privacy

The Senate Commerce Committee seeks to balances data collection and use with privacy to control the coronavirus spread.

• Cybersecurity

The agency encourages organizations to engage with the framework and contribute to the standards' evolution.

• Health IT

There are both promises and challenges in applying breaking technology to federal health IT, noted Rep. Michael Burgess during the Digital Health CXO Tech Forum Tuesday.

• Data

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection is partnering with the National Institute of Standards and Technology to improve the agency's algorithms in its facial recognition technology for identifying people coming into the U.S., agency officials said during a House hearing that evaluated the current state of the technology.

• Health IT

As federal agencies officially begin to leverage data as a strategic asset, per the direction of the Federal Data Strategy and several legislative directives, Federal CIO Suzette Kent said agencies focused on health care delivery are already well-positioned leaders in applying data in meaningful ways for the citizens they serve.

“We have to be intentional in understanding what our citizens are expecting and how they expect to receive those services. We have to fundamentally change how we deliver against those expectations … We need to use every lever we can to drive transformation.”