Digital Government
Flawed data complicates criminal justice AI
A White House effort is looking to eradicate biases from crime data, to make it more useful in machine-learning applications.
Digital Government
Biden announces public cancer database
Vice President Joe Biden, the public face of the administration's Cancer Moonshot, announced the release of the National Cancer Institute's Genomic Data Commons, a public-facing data platform that allows researchers to access, analyze and upload genomic health data to advance cancer research.
Digital Government
Getting government to go digital
William D. Eggers details the necessary steps for applying new technologies to today's government. PLUS: Three more books IT leaders should be reading.
Digital Government
Sen. Cruz pushes 'last chance' to block IANA transition
Sen. Ted Cruz wants to halt the United States' long-standing plan to transfer oversight of the Internet address system's architecture to a multi-stakeholder group.
Digital Government
ONC offers health data playbook for patients
To educate patients about their rights over medical data, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT unveiled a series of educational videos and a Patient Engagement Playbook.
Digital Government
Health world leans on IT in Zika fight
Health organizations are incorporating IT plans into strategies to combat the Zika virus, to promote information sharing and track the spread of infections.
Cybersecurity
DeSalvo makes business case for data sharing
The National Coordinator for Health IT emphasized three interdependent "drivers of success" for increased interoperability: a culture change around access to information, a business case for interoperability and the need for common standards.
Cybersecurity
Proposed new HHS CISO role prioritizes security
A bill would elevate the Department of Health and Human Services CISO to be on a par with the CIO. Some in Congress think the move would eliminate a conflict of interest.
Modernization
Senators still have questions about IANA transition
Senators heard from experts who want to tap the brakes on the pending transition of a key piece of global Internet architecture from U.S. control to a global multistakeholder organization.
Cybersecurity
State IG: Broadcasters need tighter controls over user accounts
The Broadcasting Board of Governors isn't retiring inactive employee accounts quickly enough, according to an agency watchdog.
Cybersecurity
Senator asks Fed about SWIFT heist
Hackers are stealing millions by cracking weak links in SWIFT's interbank money transfer system, and Sen. Tom Carper wants to know what the Fed and others are doing about it.
Digital Government
Health record advisory groups divided over patient data control
A pair of federal advisory committees approved privacy recommendations amid debate over whether patients or practitioners should control the sharing of health data.
Digital Government
VA edges closer to rollout of new health record platform
The Department of Veterans Affairs is set to launch its new, modular, web-based electronic health record viewer this summer.
Modernization
FDA plans major IT refresh
The Food and Drug Administration is focusing on cloud and mobility in a coming technology overhaul.
Digital Government
New details on IC's insider threat patrol
Robert Litt, ODNI's top laywer, told a closed Senate hearing in 2012 about how intelligence agencies use data and computer systems to uncover potential insider threats.
Digital Government
Big data and disasters
A new report from a DHS advisory board spells out what government can do to maximize the use of big-data analytics in national security and emergency situations.
Digital Government
Biden, Burwell call for collaboration on health data
Vice President Joe Biden calls for more open data to fuel big picture public health efforts, including the administration's "moonshot" bid to cure cancer.
Cybersecurity
GAO: FEMA needs framework to improve IT systems
According to the Government Accountability Office, FEMA needs to develop a governing framework for the oversight and modernization of IT investments.
Cybersecurity
IG: ICE IT system deficiencies threaten data integrity
Deficiencies in Immigration and Customs Enforcement's general IT controls could jeopardize the privacy and integrity of critical financial and operational data, according to a new report.
Modernization
Watchdog: VA benefits system lacks accurate audit logs
An Inspector General report revealed that Veterans Benefits Management System cannot effectively respond to security violations because of deficient audit logs.
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