Modernization
Lawmaker: Don’t Let “Rudderless Leadership” Cripple VA Health Record Overhaul
The program’s chief administrator resigned less than two months after taking charge of the project. Another top official left her post days earlier.
Artificial Intelligence
Facebook Is Dipping its Toe Into Medical AI Research
Facebook’s project could make MRIs more efficient.
Modernization
VA Opens Bids on Revamping its Main Website
VA wants to improve its web presence in a big way.
Modernization
Report: Private Trump Advisers Tried to Derail the VA’s Multibillion-Dollar IT Overhaul
A ProPublica investigation found three advisers weighed in heavily on the hiring and firing of high-level tech leaders within the agency.
Artificial Intelligence
Report: IBM Watson AI Recommended Unsafe Cancer Treatments
The system was trained using hypothetical scenarios.
Emerging Tech
Drug Company Gains Access to 23andMe's Massive DNA Library
Do you know who has access to your DNA?
Modernization
Pentagon to Increase Health Records Contract Ceiling By Another Billion
The increase includes looping the Coast Guard into the contract, as well as additional capabilities.
Artificial Intelligence
IBM Extends Watson Partnership With VA to Support Veterans With Cancer
Watson will keep using AI to spot patterns in patient DNA.
Artificial Intelligence
Google Is Using AI to See Inside the Brain Like Never Before
New data might help neuroscientists better understand the structure of the brain.
Artificial Intelligence
AI Is Getting Closer to Replacing Animal Testing
The algorithm can predict results from nine different tests.
Emerging Tech
These Magnetic Robots Might Someday Crawl Around Inside You
They're made of 3D-printer ink.
Emerging Tech
The U.S. FDA Says It’s Taking the Lead on the Regulation of Cell-Cultured Meat
A different kind of meat could get a different kind of regulation.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Asks for Ideas on Building a Universal Telehealth Network
That includes looking at tech that connects patients with providers.
Digital Government
House Passes Bill to Open Government Data About Opioid Abuse
The Health and Human Services Department would have to build a dashboard to share information about substance abuse, treatment and recovery.
Digital Government
How a Tiny Website Became the Police's Go-To Genealogy Database
“I never expected anything like this.”
Emerging Tech
These New 3D-Printed Corneas Could Help 15 Million People See Again
It’s another marvel of three-dimensional printing, using stem cells, collagen and "bio-ink"
Emerging Tech
Got A Lot On Your Mind? Try 3D Printing Your Brain
This new technology has got you covered inside and out, from head to toe.
Modernization
Veterans IT Office Wants Support Through Transformation Process
The offices focused on the department’s IT infrastructure are looking for support services to help manage through a reorganization.
Emerging Tech
We Need a DARPA-Like Program for Veterans’ Problems, Experts Say
Dedicating funds to veterans’ health care needs could bring more products to market faster, experts told Congress.
Digital Government
Report: How HHS Buried Information About the Affordable Care Act
A transparency group analyzed the removal and demotion of information related to Obamacare on a federal website.
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