Emerging Tech
FDA Turns to Emerging Tech to Secure the Food System
The agency wants to implement new digital resources like blockchain to disrupt America’s old way of tracking food to its source.
Emerging Tech
New CIO Wants to Make HHS a Testbed for Budding Tech
Jose Arrieta has been chief information officer for less than a week but he’s reimagining what the role could be.
Artificial Intelligence
HHS Splits $49M AI, Automation Contract Evenly Between Small, Large Businesses
The Intelligent Automation/Artificial Intelligence contract is ready for HHS buyers, though officials have plans to grow the business.
Digital Government
HHS Accused of 'Censorship' of Obamacare Website Materials
Nonprofit monitor flags 85 removed pages, warns of harm to vulnerable groups.
Cybersecurity
HHS is Shopping For Cellphone Hacking Tools
The tools would likely be used by the HHS Office of the Inspector General for investigations into multimillion-dollar frauds and serious organized crime related to health benefits.
Emerging Tech
White House Unveils Joint Committee to Invigorate U.S. Research Communities
Co-chairs from across federal agencies will work together on policy-making insights.
Digital Government
Scooters Wouldn’t Be So Dangerous If You Just Wore a Helmet
A much-anticipated CDC report on the safety of dockless electric scooters in Austin, Texas, finds an alarming percentage of head injuries after crashes.
Cybersecurity
People Are Clamoring to Buy Old Insulin Pumps
How an obsolete medical device with a security flaw became a must-have for some patients with type 1 diabetes.
Modernization
What Agencies Get From Taking Leadership Roles In New Shared Services Regime
The administration is asking select departments to take the lead on governmentwide services. But don’t think it’s charity on the part of the agencies.
Emerging Tech
FDA Approves First Device to Treat Kids with ADHD
A nerve-stimulating medical device sends therapeutic signals to parts of the brain thought to be involved in ADHD.
Modernization
HHS Seeks to Spur Breakthroughs in Treating Kidney Disease
The KidneyX Innovation Accelerator incentivizes entrepreneurs and innovators to revolutionize the way kidney disease is treated.
Artificial Intelligence
FDA Proposes Regulations for AI-Powered Medical Devices
Because AI retrains itself over time, the administration wants to keep tabs on what’s happening under the hood.
Modernization
Proposed Rule Would Force Health Care Providers to Share Records Electronically
For millions of Americans, accessing their health records is an onerous task. A new rule could change that.
Digital Government
Agencies Can Do Better by Collecting Data with Purpose
There’s a difference between having data and having useful data, federal officials said.
Policy
Transparency Groups Sue Health and Human Services Over Website Changes
Sunlight Foundation launches a new portal to centralize monitoring of Trump "censorship."
Digital Government
Census’ Big Data Innovation Program Infects HHS with Promising Results
Officials at Health and Human Services took an idea from their colleagues at Census to use big data and public-private collaboration to design systems that can save lives.
Digital Government
HHS Trimmed Minority Outreach Pages From Obamacare Website
Nonprofit monitor suggests violation of mission; agency sees routine update.
Cybersecurity
Senator to Agencies: What Are You Doing to Secure Health Tech?
Sen. Mark Warner wants to develop a wide-ranging strategy to combat cybersecurity vulnerabilities targeting America’s health care sector.
Digital Government
How Two Agencies Handled Expired Credentials After Historic Shutdown
Despite agencies reopening, some feds weren’t able to get right back to work due to expired PIV cards and passwords.
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