COVID-19

• 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.

• Customer Experience

The agency is embracing a new customer experience strategy amid increased customer communications.

• Cloud
• Zero Trust

Tech modernization and the demands of the COVID-19 pandemic have pushed major agencies to embrace IT security that protects against newfound vulnerabilities.

• Health care

A permanent supply chain program will help the agency prevent shortages of medical devices.

Leaders across the veteran service organization outline how it is supporting veterans throughout the pandemic.

• Health care

Secretary Denis McDonough addressed the department's pandemic response and how it will continue to combat the virus by focusing on vaccinations.

Following the onset of COVID-19, one office within the Food and Drug Administration leveraged new processes and developed innovative tools to support increased public health demands in regulating medical devices, leaders explained during FDA’s regulatory conference with industry this month.

As federal agencies weigh return-to-work timelines and face threats from emerging variants of COVID-19, agency leaders are preparing for impacts in what Dr. Anthony Fauci described as "a pandemic among the unvaccinated."

When COVID-19 was declared a national emergency, the Food and Drug Administration had to act quickly on its oversight responsibilities around the sudden need for new testing, equipment and, ultimately, vaccines.