IT modernization

Accommodating the mass shift to telework at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic is just one challenge Department of Homeland Security executives faced in 2021.

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Technology can bridge the health divide among certain tribal groups in rural areas.

Supporting the workforce and sharing knowledge across agencies remain necessary components toward adopting successful artificial intelligence and DevSecOps practices.

As the federal government harnesses the advantages of the cloud, agency leaders are strategizing around the benefits of multi-cloud environments to accommodate capabilities like automation and shared services.

The coronavirus pandemic has presented an opportunity for government to lead the charge on expanding access to care and address long-standing health equity challenges within the U.S. public health system, according to a leading public health official.

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the need for major investments in digital health services and technology across the country, including telehealth and broadband infrastructure — particularly in rural communities.

As the Department of Veterans Affairs launched full implementation of its new electronic health record over the weekend, the stressors and demands of COVID-19 appear to have helped VA understand critical modernization priorities.

The demands of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly the abrupt shift to a remote workforce, has fostered the development of cybersecurity best practices at the Department of Veterans Affairs.

DevOps and Agile processes helped U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) transition smoothly to mass telework at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, but Deputy CIO Yemi Oshinnaiye said its success came down to culture.

Federal IT leaders stressed the importance of making IT modernization and investment an integral part of agencies’ missions and called for increases to the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) in order to meet new demands in telework and delivery of government services.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is getting ready to support millions of people looking to purchase health care coverage next month through Healthcare.gov, the federal health insurance marketplace.

There’s a reason the phrase “it takes a village” remains such a popular adage. In government, implementing large-scale projects is always a huge undertaking. The 2020 Census is no different.