COVID-19

• Electronic Health Records

Leadership within U.S. defense and national security have found that hiring for a range of talents and backgrounds is necessary for modernizing the military as a whole and advancing America’s strategic edge.

• HealthCast

The agency is integrating new technologies and policies to connect veterans with health experts and innovative care solutions throughout and beyond COVID-19.

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Health and Human Services has been developing rapid, innovative solutions to support national response efforts.

• CyberCast
• Supply Chain

With surges in cyber crime, leaders from across government came together to help both public and private organizations develop cyber strategies.

The Food and Drug Administration is advising industry partners on new guidance for identifying and tracing prescription drugs as they move through the distribution supply chain to ensure availability of critical drugs during the pandemic, Leigh Verbois, director of FDA’s Office of Drug Security, Integrity and Response, told GovernmentCIO Media & Research.

• CyberCast
• Data

Electronic discovery, or e-discovery, refers to a legal process of uncovering electronically stored information (ESI) for potential litigation purposes. As the amount of digital data continues to rise, e-discovery has the potential to transform the ways organizations collect, store and analyze information.

• HealthCast

The Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics program, or RADx, brought scalability and advancements to COVID-19 testing.

Emerging technologies and advances in infrastructure are making data across federal health agencies more actionable.

The Food and Drug Administration is requesting additional funding in its fiscal year 2022 budget to bolster data modernization, secure and strengthen supply chain, transition to cloud and develop new technology solutions.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is continuing to drive COVID-19 response efforts to support veterans and minorities, and is bracing for the “aftershock” of the pandemic, said Dr. Carolyn Clancy, VA’s acting deputy secretary.

• Health IT

HHS’ at-home and self-testing services could help the public maintain health safety amid reopening plans.