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Federal leaders are applying advanced analytics processes on large swaths of data using artificial intelligence in order to address public health matters like combatting fraud, waste and abuse and also the current COVID-19 pandemic.

The Department of Health and Human Services has streamlined COVID-19 data reporting to securely collect, analyze and share health information across the country and to inform decision-makers guiding the nation’s pandemic response.

The Defense Health Management Systems is centralizing data from disparate sources with a cloud solution, preparing its data assets for greater usability to improve health care delivery across the Military Health System.

A Department of Justice and General Services Administration 18F collaboration led to the launch of a new portal this summer for the public to more easily report civil rights violations.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is continuing to prioritize health records consolidation and data analytics projects during the pandemic, agency officials said during an ATARC Data Analytics Working Group event. 

Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Director Don Rucker highlighted the role that health information exchange (HIE) will play in the future of health care delivery, particularly in relation to the Cures Act Final Rule ONC released this spring and the public health needs of COVID-19.

The biggest roadblock to developing a strong cybersecurity posture at federal agencies isn’t resources or talent — it’s complacency.

Defense agencies tackled intricate cybersecurity challenges to prepare for remote work.

For many federal agencies, teleworking presents a unique cybersecurity challenge: suddenly thousands of employees are using home Wi-Fi networks and personal devices to work, and sometimes view classified information, potentially opening up their department’s network up to cyber criminals and nation-state actors.

National Institutes of Standards and Technology's new guidelines for granting secure verification to government workers who manage protected information will allow federal employees who work with classified data to be granted access more easily amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

A new executive order from the White House is pushing to expand telehealth coverage and infrastructure, as well as make health care in rural communities more accessible beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.

A digital platform intended to guide government and businesses through tailored reopening processes allowed the state of Rhode Island to quickly set up future reopening protocols in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.