Digital Government
10 Universities Picked to Help HHS Build Up Health IT Workforce
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT announced $73 million in grants to support career training and job placement for 4,000 new health IT workers.
Digital Government
How NIH’s Research-Driving, Centralized Hub for COVID-19 Patient Data is Evolving
Scientists are drawing insights via an enclave of patient records from 7.6 million individuals.
Digital Government
CDC Center Wants Data Science Training For Everyone, Including New Data Science Team
The contract will include a monthly seminar series for those new to data science and more advanced training for the Data Science Team.
Digital Government
HHS’ ‘Frequent and Significant Changes’ to COVID Data Reporting Left Hospitals Behind
Multiple updates to the rules and avenues for reporting critical pandemic-related capacity information left hospitals confused, overwhelmed and unable to comply.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Push NIH for Answers About Deleted Coronavirus Data
Their inquiry comes as speculation about the virus’ origins continues to swirl.
Digital Government
Britney Spears’ Testimony Spurs Lawmakers to Question Federal Guardianship Data
They asked the Justice and Health and Human Services departments to provide more information about the legal arrangements.
Emerging Tech
White House, NIH Directors Weigh in on Proposed Health and Human Services Research Arm
The proposed $6.5 billion Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health will need a very specific work culture and an inspiring first leader to be successful, key officials said.
Modernization
HHS Puts Up $80M to Increase Number and Diversity of Health IT Workforce
The four-year effort will focus on improving data collection—especially around race and ethnicity—and training a more diverse health informatics and technology workforce.
Cybersecurity
FDA Tells NIST Securing ‘Critical Software’ Extends Beyond Devices
Two federal agencies were among those who submitted comments to the National Institute of Standards and Technology for shaping deliverables under a recent executive order.
Digital Government
NIH Aims to Boost Diversity and Inclusion Within Its Biomedical Workforce
The agency said the changes, which are part of a larger plan to combat structural racism in biomedical research, are “long overdue.”
Digital Government
Final RFP Released for $50B Health IT-Focused CIO-SP4 Contract
The governmentwide IT contract is geared toward health-related programs but can be used by any federal agency.
Modernization
Indian Health Service Wants IT Strategic Planning Help from Industry
The strategic plan will be core to the agency’s modernization efforts.
Ideas
You Can Fly! CDC Says Fully Vaccinated People Can Travel Safely within the U.S.
Travelers should continue to wear a mask and maintain social distance.
Podcasts
Critical Update: Disrupting Gene Editing
The CRISPR Cas 9 tool shook up the gene-editing space, leading to new possibilities, risks and questions about who and how the technology should be used.
Emerging Tech
Health Agencies Seek Face Mask Designs of the Future
Federal officials want innovators to reimagine the protective products.
Emerging Tech
FDA Approves VA-Made 3D-Printed Hearing Device for South Carolina Veteran
It’s rooted in the patient’s unique idea to use a drinking straw to open up his hearing pathway.
Emerging Tech
Lawmakers Want to Know How Government Science Facilities Are Holding Up
The Federal Labs Modernization Act intends to keep them more informed.
Emerging Tech
HHS Aims to Accelerate Technologies for Combatting Lyme Disease
The often-overlooked illness radically disrupts hundreds of thousands of lives each year.
Ideas
COVID-19 Revealed How Sick the U.S. Health Care Delivery System Really Is
In reality, the U.S. health care sector is not a system at all.
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