COVID-19

• Digitization

Through its strategic plan, the agency is embracing strategies to embrace a fully digital government.

• Data

FDA’s biologics leader explains progress with COVID-19 vaccines and response to emerging variants.

• HealthCast

The Government Accountability Office has provided oversight over COVID-19 amid the challenges the pandemic has created.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has been dispatching medical personnel and other support to areas impacted by extreme weather activity.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Data

Information-sharing and analysis of large quantities of public health and health care data has been vital for informing the federal programs used to contain the pandemic.

• Health IT

The new legislation also builds on White House infrastructure goals to improve health care, drug development and more.

• Data

Success in the RADx Program and at-home COVID-19 testing is leading to improved data collection and analysis.

• Digitization

Investments in records digitization and partnership with the National Archives and Records Administration has allowed the agency to streamline its benefits program.

• Digital Services

Data management and digital tools are driving FDA’s efforts to respond to the next wave of COVID-19 demands.

• Health care

The agency will be instating public health precautions to halt the spread of the Delta variant and protect the health of veterans and caregivers.

• Health IT

Dr. Neil Evans brings experience with health IT management and digital modernization to his role as VA’s tech executive.

• HealthCast
• Data

The data chief is aiming to make veteran data integrated across the agency and its partners.