In the News

June

• A Healthy Dose of Simplification at CDC, Govloop, June 12, 2023
• Can Michigan Developers Improve Health-Care Data Interoperability?, Government Technology, June 12, 2023
• European healthcare digitalisation at inflection point, Healthcare IT News, June 8, 2023

May

• How Washington State’s Investments in Electronic Data Collection Helped Bolster Public Health, Pew, May 19, 2023
• Modernizing the Health Data Ecosystem, Government CIO and Research, May 18, 2023
• Fear, funds and fossilware top barriers to updating federal tech, Federal Times, May 10, 2023

April

• HIMSS to showcase Community Care Outcomes Maturity Model at HIMSS23, Healthcare IT News, April 16, 2023
• USDA prioritizing research into climate change, data infrastructure, nutritional equity, Federal News Network, April 12, 2023
• ONC proposes new rules for Cures Act implementation, certifications and more, Healthcare IT News, April 11, 2023
• HIMSS report highlights cloud’s role in advancing connected health, Healthcare IT News, April 3, 2023

March

• Report: These 9 Trends are Reshaping Government in 2023, Nextgov, March 28, 2023
• 4 Changes to OMB Data Regulations That Could Improve Health Equity, Healthpayer Intelligence, March 28, 2023
• Treating public health disconnects with interoperable data, GCN, March 17, 2023
• Celebrating 5 years of the Technology Modernization Fund, Federal New Network, March 14, 2023
• In the era of public health threats, CDC modernization is a race against the clock, Healthcare IT News, March 14, 2023

February

• Goodbye, Johns Hopkins covid tracker, Washington Post, February 14, 2023
• AWS Touts Modular Data Center for Defense Department, NextGov, February 13, 2023
• Community Clinics Look to EHR Implementation to Up Patient Experience, EHR Intelligence, February 9, 2023
• CDC Push for More Pandemic Power Meets Republican Resistance, Bloomberg Law, February 8, 2023

January

• NJDOH Awarded CDC Grant to Modernize Data Analytics Infrastructure, Health IT Analytics, January 31, 2023
• Six Keys To Successful Digital Transformation, Forbes, January 25, 2023
• National Wastewater Surveillance for Infectious Diseases Worthy of Further Investment, Says New Report, National Academies, January 19, 2023
• ONC blogs give a glimpse of expanded support for federal programs, Health Data Management, January 17, 2023
• Governments View Open Source as Critical for Enhancing Digital Services, Experts Say, Nextgov, January 10, 2023
• State Department Creates First Office Devoted to Emerging Technology Diplomacy, Nextgov, January 4, 2023
• National Science Foundation Spearheads New Funding to Improve Diversity in AI Workforce, NextGov, January 3, 2023

December

• State Dept supporting ‘data for diplomacy’ through contracting modernization, Federal News Network, December 13, 2022
• CDC awards Palantir consolidated disease surveillance contract worth $443M, FedScoop, December 7, 2022
• White House looks to accelerate AI in government through its ‘Bill of Rights’, Federal News Network, December 5, 2022

November

• VA Has a Plan to Attract Workers Displaced by Widespread Tech Industry Layoffs Government Executive, November 25, 2022
• Census Targets Data Modernization, Cybersecurity Ahead of 2030 Rollout Nextgov, November 23, 2022
• What a Divided Government Could Mean for Tech Policy Nextgov, November 9, 2022
• How AI can help the public health sector face future crises VentureBeat, November 4, 2022
• Innovation Begins with Data GovLoop, November 4, 2022
• Federal Tech Leaders: ‘Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast’ GovCIO Media & Research, November 3, 2022

October

• Data Management Will Advance Open Source Software, Public Health Services, GovCIO, October 26, 2022.
• Accenture Federal Services Wins $189 Million Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Contract, Accenture, October 13, 2022.
• GSA’s Tech Shops Face $30M Deficit After Priority Change Last Year, Nextgov, October 13, 2022.
• Monkeypox cases in the U.S. have been falling since a peak in early August, NPR, October 11, 2022.
• Census Bureau moving beyond surveys and censuses with cloud-based data ecoysystem, Fedscoop, October 5, 2022.
• Hawaii wastewater testing program shows decline in COVID-19, KITV, October 4, 2022.

September

• Biobot Analytics to Expand U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Wastewater Monitoring Program to Include Monkeypox Analysis, Yahoo!, September 29, 2022
• ‘Disaster to disaster’: Walensky decries underinvestment in public health, Stat News, September 23, 2022
• Lack of Data Still Blunts U.S. Response to Outbreaks, New York Times, September 20, 2022
• Three takeaways from the monkeypox hearing, Washington Post, September 15, 2022
• CalHHS Data Exchange Framework Set to Boost Interoperability, EHR Intelligence, September 13, 2022
• DHS Launches ‘Largest Customer Experience Hiring Initiative’ with Hundreds of Technologist Positions, Nextgov, September 9, 2022
• CDC Awards $9M for Development of Long COVID Surveillance System, Health IT Analytics, September 9, 2022

August

• OPM CIO: new digital services team proving key for IT modernization projects, Fedscoop, August 24, 2022
• Micky Tripathi Outlines Goals for Public Health Data Systems Task Force, Healthcare Innovation Group, August 17, 2022
• Hospitals to resume sending COVID-19 data to CDC, Healthcare IT News, August 16, 2022
• National Center for Health Statistics targeting fall launch of virtual data enclave, Fedscoop, August 11, 2022
• HHS Awards Nearly $1.8 Million to Missouri Community Health Centers to Advance Health Equity through Better Data, Ozark Radio News, August 8, 2022
• CDC, USPS Officials Detail Data Management Improvements , MeriTalk, August 3, 2022
• TMF Invests in Improving Public-Facing Services, Bolstering Cybersecurity, GSA, August 3, 2022
• CDC says states now required to report all monkeypox cases within 24 hours, MSN, August 3, 2022

July

• CDC set to make monkeypox a nationally notifiable condition, Politico, July 27, 2022
• CSTE Applauds Introduction of the Improving DATA in Public Health Act, Yahoo.com, July 25, 2022
• House shows love for some IT modernization funds, but not all of them, Federal News Network, July 25, 2022
• The unsung heroes of public health, CBS News, July 24, 2022

• U.S. Extends COVID Public Health Emergency Another 3 Months, Health Day, July 18, 2022
• U.S. CDC plans to improve international air contact tracing data collection, Reuters, July 11, 2022

June

• Google to create standalone public sector cloud services division , FedScoop, June 28, 2022
• Announcing the 2022 Finalists for the Data Team Democratization Award, DataBricks, June 22, 2022
• FedScoop announces the Best Bosses in Federal IT 2022, FedScoop, June 22, 2022
• A tale of two agencies trying to implement a new electronic health record, Federal News Network, June 22, 2022
• Racial Gaps Remain Despite Overall Jump in Life Expectancy, Health IT Analytics, June 21, 2022
• President Biden Nominates OSTP Director, Nextgov, June 21, 2022
• Expert Panel Calls for Overhaul of U.S. Public Health System, The New York Times, June 21, 2022
• New Technology Modernization Fund Investments to Boost Network Security for Critical Services, US General Services Administration, June 21, 2022
• Epic Says It Will Apply to be a QHIN Under TEFCA, Healthcare Innovation Group, June 16, 2022
• After a long-term study, evidence-based decisions need trustworthy data, Federal News Network, June 16, 2022
• Biden Administration Releases New IT Modernization Plan, Nextgov, June 10, 2022
• Bipartisan Bill Establishes All-Encompassing Federal Data Privacy Standards, Nextgov, June 6, 2022

May

• Innovation is the confluence of people and leading-edge technology, Federal News Network, May 31, 2022
• CDC looks to improve internal data sharing with centralized, cloud-based ecosystem, FedScoop, May 27, 2022
• Data: Elemental to Health Holds Briefings on Data Modernization Featuring Local Health Leaders
  NACCHO, May 5, 2022

April

• Innovation in federal agencies is hard, but possible with these tips, Federal News Network, April 25, 2022
• Experts Weigh in on CDC’s New Forecasting Center for Infectious Diseases, Health Day, April 22, 2022
• HHS aims to merge patient data across networks with new health IT system, Federal News Network, April 13, 2022
• Federal Data and Digital Maturity: Agencies Assess Where They Stand, Partnership for Public Service, April 6, 2022

March

• The CDC could lose access to key data to track Covid-19, CBS News, March 15, 2022
• Former CDC directors: Coordinating our nation’s health data will save lives, The Hill, March 10, 2022
• America’s virus trackers show cautious optimism over state of coronavirus pandemic, 60 Minutes, March 6, 2020

February

• Opinion: The pandemic shows we have set the CDC up to fail, The Hill, February 19, 2022
• FDA’s Modernization to Focus on Agency Mission and People, Nextgov, February 7, 2022

January

• ASTHO Policy Watch 2022: Data Modernization and Privacy Protections, ASTHO, January 31, 2022
• ASTHO Policy Watch: Public Health Workforce, ASTHO, January 25, 2022
• DoD CDO sees leadership shakeup as agency ‘doubling down’ on data goals, Federal News Network, January 5, 2022

December

• Navy Launches SCOUT To Expand AI Capabilities, Nextgov, December 28, 2021
• How the Government Expanded its Supercomputing Assets in 2021, Nextgov, December 28, 2021
• Air Force Expands AI Training With Simulated Battle Plans, Nextgov, December 28, 2021
• Researchers to Harness America’s First Exascale Supercomputer in Summer 2022, EHR Intelligence, December 23, 2021
• A Multi-Cloud Roadmap for Federal Agencies, Nextgov, December 21, 2021
• Labor Seeks Members For Telecom Working Group Focused on 5G, Nextgov, December 21, 2021
• Tech Advocacy Groups Request More IDEA Act Guidance From OMB, Nextgov, December 21, 2021
• Air Force Chief Software Office Prepares ‘Big Questions’ for Next CSO, Nextgov, December 21, 2021
• Is artificial intelligence about to transform the mammogram?, WAPO, December 21, 2021
• How Open Data and Open-Source Approaches Can Help Federal Agencies Save Time and Lives, Nextgov, December 20, 2021
• AI Workforce Training Bill Clears Senate, Nextgov, December 20, 2021
• White House AI Initiative Launches Public Research Support Tools, Nextgov, December 20, 2021
• Defense Logistics Agency Enlists ‘Citizen Developers’ to Grow its RPA Bot Army, Nextgov, December 20, 2021
• Using the Hard Lessons of the Pandemic to Shape the Government’s Bioeconomy Policies, Nextgov, December 17, 2021
• Cloud underlies ability to modernize at speed of need, Federal News Network, December 15, 2021
• Better Collaboration Needed Between 18F, USDS To Reduce Overlap, GAO Says, Nextgov, December 14, 2021
• Senate Confirms John Sherman as Pentagon’s Tech Chief, Nextgov, December 17, 2021
• State Dept expects long-awaited online passport renewal system to launch by fall 2022, Federal News Network, December 17, 2021
• How agencies can apply comprehensive automation strategies across IT operations management, Federal News Network, December 16, 2021
• Special Report: Computing on the Edge, Nextgov, December 16, 2021
• Cyber Workforce Bill Clears Senate, Nextgov, December 16, 2021
• The Challenges of 2021 Bring Opportunities for 2022, Government Technology, December 15, 2021
• Cloud underlies ability to modernize at speed of need, Federal News Network, December 15, 2021
• DoD chief financial officers can help link ‘the boardroom to the battlespace’, Federal News Network, December 15, 2021
• Better Collaboration Needed Between 18F, USDS To Reduce Overlap, GAO Says, Nextgov, December 14, 2021
• 4 Federal Government IT Trends to Watch in 2022, FedTech, December 14, 2021
• Economist Calls for Deeper Examination of AI’s Risks, Nextgov, December 14, 2021
• What Lies Ahead for Federal IT Modernization, Nextgov, December 10, 2021
• OMB Guidance Heralds Automation of FISMA Reporting, Nextgov, December 6, 2021
• VA Aims To Reduce Administrative Tasks With AI, Machine Learning, Nextgov, December 6, 2021
• Breaking Down Data Silos in Federal Digital Transformation, Federal News Network, December 6, 2021
• Amazon Announces Second ‘Top Secret’ Cloud Region, Nextgov, December 6, 2021
• Defense agencies let experience inform planning and programming, Federal News Network, December 3, 2021
• House Lawmakers Look to Leverage Increased Telework Benefits in Federal Recruitment, Nextgov, December 3, 2021
• Data-Driven Government, Nextgov, December 2, 2021
• New House bill attempts to reinvigorate underperforming federal internship program, Federal News Network, December 2, 2021
• Building Out Digital Services Requires Balance and Customer Trust, Officials Say, Nextgov, December 2, 2021
• House Panel Examines Recruitment and Telework for the ‘Next Generation’ of Feds, Nextgov, December 2, 2021
• VA Revitalizes Plan For EHR System Rollout, Nextgov, December 2, 2021
• Ambitious Agency Modernization Efforts Demand Leadership Involvement, Nextgov, December 1, 2021
• Facing pressure for more talent, agencies get new resources from OPM to surge federal hiring, Federal News Network, December 1, 2021

November

• DoD’s campaign to drive digital transformation, Federal News Network, November 25, 2021
• Homeland Security Looking For Ideas on AI, Biological Surveillance, Nextgov, November 22, 2021
• The State of the Federal Tech Workforce, Nextgov, November 22, 2021
• GAO: Cultivating a Data-Centric Culture Can Help Recruit, Retain a Digitally-Savvy Workforce, Nextgov, November 22, 2021
• Public Health Admins Are Prioritizing Interoperability with EHR Modernization, Nextgov, November 19, 2021
• DoD picks Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Oracle for multibillion dollar project to replace JEDI Cloud, Federal News Network, November 19, 2021
• Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Oracle to Bid on Pentagon’s Next Multibillion-Dollar Cloud Contract, Nextgov, November 19, 2021
• Biden’s Management Agenda Highlights Need for High-Tech Federal Workforce, Nextgov, November 18, 2021
• CISA Gets Set to Deploy Updated DNS Resolver Service to Protect Federal Agencies, Nextgov, November 18, 2021
• USDA’s Bot Program Saves More Than 150,000 Hours Per Year, Nextgov, November 12, 2021
• Agency evaluation offices reviewing equity in pandemic spending and recovery, Federal News Network, November 17, 2021
• DIU Issues Step-by-Step Guide for Defense Stakeholders to ‘Responsibly’ Use AI, Nextgov, November 16, 2021
• Commerce Opens Bidding For $1.5B IT Modernization Contract, Nextgov, November 16, 2021
• DHS Launches Portal to Recruit—and Retain—Cybersecurity Talent, Nextgov, November 15, 2021
• National Guard Taps First Chief Data Officer, Nextgov, November 10, 2021
• Critical Update: Veterans Affairs Applies Mixed Reality Tech to Solve Real-World Health Issues, Nextgov, November 9, 2021

October

• Verizon Set to Lead Naval District Washington’s Pivot to a Modern Telecommunications Infrastructure, Nextgov, October 25, 2021
• What Agencies and Industry Can Learn from Sharing Cyber Threat Intel, Nextgov, October 25, 2021
• House Passes Bill to Protect Telecom Networks from Foreign Threats, Nextgov, October 21, 2021
• Why the Navy Is Pivoting to Implement Enterprisewide IT Services, Nextgov, October 21, 2021
• GAO Study Stresses Need for Steady Funding of Quantum Tech, Nextgov, October 21, 2021
• Operational Technology in the Crosshairs, Nextgov, October 19, 2021
• U.S. Moves Pandemic Data Tracking to CDC, Reversing Trump, Bloomberg, October 14, 2021
• Army Gets Strategic About Going Digital, Nextgov, October 14, 20214, 2021
• Federal Data Officers Council Seeks Input on Mission, Focus Areas, Nextgov, October 13, 2021
• Opinion: Public health is a national security issue, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 9, 2021
• 6 ways SASE helps agencies comply with the President’s Cyber EO, Federal News Network, October 13, 2021
• IT modernization helps agencies get more out of their data while decreasing spending, Federal News Network, October 12, 2021

September

• Health Technology in Action [Special Report], Nextgov, September 30, 2021
• How the Pandemic Changed the Government’s Health-Focused Buying, Nextgov, September 27, 2021
• How AI and Data Can Increase Resilience in the New Era of the Pandemic, Nextgov, September 24, 2021
• 10 Universities Picked to Help HHS Build Up Health IT Workforce, Nextgov, September 22, 2021
• Biology Must Generate Ideas as well as Data, Nature, September 13, 2021
• GSA Taps Tech Modernization Fund Chief, Nextgov, September 7,2021

August

• Biden Administration Announces Tech Talent Fellowship Effort, Nextgov, August 30,2021
• U.S. CDC to create new information center to forecast disease threats, Reuters, August 18, 2021
• DHA director: Information and technology drive effective pandemic response, Healthcare IT News, August 12, 2021
• How the Marine Corps is achieving the DoD’s Data Strategy | Federal News Network, Federal News Network, August 10, 2021

July

• House Bill Would Create Long-Awaited Software and Data Roles at Federal Agencies, Nextgov, July 20, 2021
• VA Secretary Outlines Structural Changes to EHR Rollout, Nextgov, July 15, 2021
• CDC to Modernize Immunization Information System, MeriTalk, July 13, 2021
• Bots starting to help DoD figure out right price for weapons systems, Federal News Network, July 6, 2021
• How AI Can Help with Critical Government System Maintenance Needs, Nextgov, July 2, 2021

June

• CIOs tackle barriers to innovation, telehealth integration, analytics and more, Healthcare IT News, June 18, 2021
• Feds Offer Tips to Better Leverage Agency Data, Nextgov, June 17, 2021
• When it comes to data modernization, ‘tech is only one part of the puzzle’, Healthcare IT News, June 10, 2021
• What I Learned in 33 Years at the CDC, The New York Times, June 10, 2021

May

• Biden Budget Boosts Federal IT Spending, Nextgov, May 28, 2021
• VA’s unreliable infrastructure estimates raise more questions about EHR’s cost, Federal News Network, May 27, 2021
• US birth and fertility rates drop to record lows in 2020, CDC says, ABC News, May 5, 2021
• Finalists for Government ‘Oscars’ Highlight Outstanding Federal Employees, Nextgov, May 3, 2021

April

• Survey: 2 in 3 IT Workers Say Automation Aided Productivity During COVID-19, Nextgov, April 28, 2021
• Health Modernization: Core IT Must Keep Up with Clinical Innovation, Nextgov, April 26, 2021
• Special Report: The Evolution of the FITARA Scorecard, Nextgov, April 21, 2021
• Lawmakers want to end 8-year debate over the definition of data centers, Federal News Network, April 20, 2021
• Meet two federal software developers: One at the start of their career and the other nearing the end, Nextgov, April 20, 2021
• How COVID-19 opened a new chapter for population and public health, Healthcare, Finance News, April 16, 2021
• The White House details a nearly $2 billion plan to enhance the tracking of variants, The New York Times, April 16, 2021
• Biden Requests Major Investments for Federal Tech and Cybersecurity, Nextgov, April 9, 2021
• How COVID-19 has transformed public policy and population health efforts, Healthcare Finance, April 1, 2021

March

• CDC Data Modernization Lead Outlines 4 Challenges To Tracking COVID-19, Fyne Fettle, March 30, 2021
• Health agency CIOs see no going back from pandemic transformations, Federal News Network, March 3, 2021

February

• U.S. administers 75.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines: CDC, Reuters, February 28, 2021
• Cultural Resistance Top Challenge Slowing IT Modernization, Survey Finds, Nextgov, February 25, 2021
• 4 Data Analytics Trends to Watch in 2021, Nextgov, February 12, 2021
• Lawmakers Want the U.S. to Enable Increased Use of IoT Devices, Nextgov, February 12, 2021
• How Forward-Thinking Investments Will Build the Future of Digital Government, Nextgov, February 5,2021

January

• Why Federal Information Governance Is a Team Sport, Nextgov, January 29, 2021
• White House Memo Creates Chief Science Officers at Federal Agencies, Nextgov, January 28, 2021
• HHS Makes Strategic Moves to Achieve Ultimate ‘Artificial Intelligence Ambition’, Nextgov, January 26,2021
• Synthetic Data Engine to Support NIH’s COVID-19 Research-Driving Effort, Nextgov, January 19, 2021
• Biden-Harris Admin Proposes $10B in New IT and Cyber Funding for Federal Agencies, Nextgov, January 15, 2021
• HHS Names First Ever Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer, Nextgov, January 15, 2021

2020

December

• No Failures in Latest FITARA Scorecard But 5 Agencies Slip, Nextgov, December 22, 2020
• Better data management requires more education, communication across enterprise, experts say, Federal News Network, December 18, 2020
• COVID-19 reshaped how federal employees work — but will it last? Federal News Network, December 9, 2020
• HHS releases facility-level data on COVID-19 hospital capacity, Healthcare IT News, December 8, 2020
• What’s next for cybersecurity in 2021? Ransomware-as-a-service, DDoS and more, Healthcare IT News, December 7, 2020
• Coronavirus Was In U.S. Weeks Earlier Than Previously Known, Study Says, NPR, December 1, 2020

November

• Army Builds Retention Prediction Model Using Machine Learning, Federal News Network, November 12, 2020
• Rapid Innovation Depends on Patient Codesign, Healthcare IT News, November 10, 2020
• Special Report: Benefits of Technology Modernization Fund validated, Federal News Network, November 9, 2020
• Analysts See ‘First Glimmers of Sustained Growth’ in Under-30 Federal IT Workforce, Nextgov, November 9, 2020
• VA Touts Successful First EHR Go-live: ‘A Lot of Things Worked’, Federal News Network, November 9, 2020

October

• DOD’s New Data Strategy Puts Decision-Makers in the Center, CDO Says, Nextgov, October 29, 2020
• NOAA Partners with Google to Boost Weather Forecasts with AI, Nextgov, October 28, 2020
• VA Marking Milestone with Initial EHR Rollout, But Long-term Road Ahead Still Unclear, Federal News Network, October 23, 2020
• What’s Next in IT Modernization, Nextgov, October 22, 2020
• How Customer Experience Leaders Are ‘Hardwiring’ CX Across Government, Nextgov, October 22, 2020
• ‘For the First Time In Many Years,’ OPM Has a Plan To Fix Its Tech, Nextgov, October 21, 2020
• VA Takes Important Step in Prep for New Health Records Launch, Nextgov, October 15, 2020
• IRS Drafting Plan to Decommission Legacy Systems as Part of Enterprise Cloud Migration, Federal News Network, October 14, 2020
• Pandemic-era Burnout: How Physicians Manage Crushing Workloads and IT Demands, Healthcare IT News, October 12, 2020
• HIEs’ Role in Supporting Public Health Efforts During COVID-19, Healthcare IT News, October 12, 2020
• DoD to Establish Data Commandments Based on New Strategy, Federal News Network, October 9, 2020
• Third Time’s the Charm? VA Sets New Date for Initial Electronic Health Record Rollout, Federal News Network, October 1, 2020

September

• Agencies Need to Hire and Retain the Right Talent to Fulfill the Mission, Federal News Network, September 12, 2020
• Hurd, Kelly Introduce Resolution to Encourage Governmentwide Vision of Artificial Intelligence, Nextgov, September 21, 2020
• Teens Want COVID-19 Advice That Gives Them Safe Ways to Socialize – Not Just Rules for What They Can’t Do, Nextgov, September 20, 2020
• Patients Want to Download Their Own Health Data, Report Shows, Healthcare IT News, September 17, 2020
• 20 Bold Predictions for Health IT in the Next 5 Years, Becker’s Health IT, September 11, 2020
• DeWitt Hospital Remotely Installs Cloud-based EHR that Helps with COVID-19 Care, Healthcare IT News, September 10, 2020

August

• Common Themes Among 5 Agency IT Modernization Plans, Federal News Network, August 18, 2020
• Data Democracy in the Data Age, Nextgov, August 18, 2020
• HHS CIO Arrieta Unexpectedly Resigns, Federal News Network, August 14, 2020
• AI Methods Make COVID-19 Forecasting More Local, Nextgov, August 10, 2020
• Agencies Need Younger, More Experienced Hackers, Federal Soup, August 4, 2020
• New Model Draws on Hospital Data to Help Health Officials Time COVID-19 Lockdowns, Healthcare IT News, August 3, 2020
• COVID-19 Sparks Debate on Future of Healthcare, Healthcare IT News, August 3, 2020

July

• Read Fauci, Redfield and Giroir’s Full Witness Testimony as Submitted to the House, PBS, July 31, 2020
• Top U.S. Officials to Head to Congress to Defend Virus Response, Bloomberg, July 31, 2020
• New Interoperability Rulings Push the Needle on FHIR Adoption, Healthcare IT News, July 23, 2020
• Preliminary FITARA Scores Look Good, Lawmaker Says, Nextgov, July 20, 2020
• Changing Paths During the Pandemic, CDC, July 2, 2020

June

• How COVID-19 Could Change the Makeup of the Federal Workforce, Nextgov, June 24, 2020
• WHO Releases New International Classification of Diseases (ICD 11) , World Health Organization, June 18, 2020
• NIH Unveils Centralized Resource for COVID-19 Patient Data, Nextgov, June 16, 2020
• Federal CIO Kent Sees a Bigger Opening to Push for IT Modernization, Federal News Network, June 15, 2020
• Accelerating Precision in Public Health Surveillance and Response, CDC, June 10, 2020
• The Importance of Proper Death Certification During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Journal of the American Medical Association, June 10, 2020
• Congress Seeks Creation of National Research Cloud for Artificial Intelligence, Nextgov, June 5, 2020

May

• Hospitals Facing Big Hurdles to Public Health Data Reporting,Healthcare IT News, May 27, 2020
• Scaling AI: 3 Reasons Why Explainability Matters, Nextgov, May 26, 2020
• Federal Cloud Adoption: Remote Working Accelerates the Urgency, Federal News Network, May 25, 2020
• Apple, Google’s Contact Tracing API Goes Live, Mobihealth, May 20, 2020
• Federal Data Strategy Deadlines Shift Due to COVID-19, Nextgov, May 19, 2020
• Breaking Down Barriers for Drug Death Data, CDC, May 19, 2020
• Exclusive: CDC Plans Sweeping COVID-19 Antibody Study in 25 Metropolitan Areas, Reuters, May 18, 2020
• Agencies Lean Into Automation During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Nextgov, May 14, 2020
• It’s Official: Roat is the New Deputy Federal CIO, Federal News Network, May 12, 2020
• Virus Hunters Rely on Faxes, Paper Records as More States Reopen, Politico, May 10, 2020

• FHIR-based System for EHRs Cut Search Time From 3 Minutes to 5 Seconds, Healthcare IT News, May 5, 2020
• Improved Interoperability is Key to Managing COVID-19 Spread, Healthcare IT News, May 4, 2020
• GSA to Partner with NIH in Centers of Excellence Initiative, Nextgov, May 4, 2020

April

• CDC Adds New Symptoms to Its List of Possible Covid-19 Signs, The New York Times, April 27, 2020
• Supercomputing System Fighting COVID-19 Gets Upgrade, Nextgov, April 24,2020
• How South Korea Flattened the Coronavirus Curve with Technology, Nextgov, April 24, 2020
• Creating a Viable Resource for Coronavirus Information, Federal News Network, April 23, 2020
• Self-Reported Symptoms Pave Way for COVID-19 Forecasting, Nextgov, April 21, 2020
• States Start Hiring Battalions of Contact Tracers to Track Covid-19, Nextgov, April 20, 2020
• Antibody Test, Seen as Key to Reopening Country, Does Not Yet Deliver, New York Times, April 19,2020
• Groups Urge Congress to Fund Federal Tech Upgrades in Next COVID Stimulus Bill, Nextgov, April 16, 2020
• The Pandemic Is a Clarion Call to Remove Barriers to Innovation, Nextgov, April 16, 2020
• Artificial Intelligence That Can Evolve On Its Own is Being Tested by Google Scientists, Newsweek, April 15, 2020
• COVID-19: U.K. Government Unveils NHS Contact-Tracing Phone App As Next Step In Fighting Disease, Forbes, April 12,2020
• Congress Hears Options—And Concerns—for Using Smartphone Data to Fight COVID-19, Nextgov, April 10
• Google, Apple Work Together on APIs to Track COVID-19 Spread: 5 Details, Becker’s Hospital Review, April 10, 2020
• 3 Keys to Full Spectrum Data Management, Nextgov, April 10, 2020
• Deaths of Despair: How Connecting Opioid Data Extends the Possibilities for Suicide Research, CDC, April 9, 2020
• COVID-19: How the Coronavirus Crisis Will Change the Care Model, Healthcare IT News, April 8, 2020
• How Companies, Governments and People Rise to the Conoravirus Challenge, Nextgov, April 8, 2020
• Mid-Pandemic, CDC Looks to Upgrade Its Biosurveillance Database, Nextgov, April 7, 2020
• White House Expands Coronavirus-Focused Supercomputing Consortium, Nextgov, April 7, 2020
• During Pandemic, CDC Aims to Hire Chief Data Officer, Nextgov, April 2, 2020
• ONC, HIMSS Put Focus on Collaborative COVID-19 Response, Healthcare IT News, April 1, 2020
• CDC’s ‘Disease Detectives’ are on the Coronavirus Case, Yahoo News, April 1, 2020

March

• CDC: 30% of Americans with COVID-19, Underlying Conditions Require Hospitalization, UPI, March 31, 2020
• In the Era of Public Health Emergencies, Interoperability Rules are a Beacon for More Precision in Public Health, CDC, March 30, 2020
• How Providence Outfitted its EHR within 24 Hours of its 1st COVID-19 Patient, Becker’s Hospital Review, March 27, 2020
• Coronavirus Pandemic Puts Focus on Strengths, Weaknesses of EHRs, Healthcare IT News, March 26, 2020
• Emerging Tech Offices Come Together on Long-term Plan to Combat Coronavirus, Federal News Network, March 25, 2020
• Health IT Heavy-Hitters Join Forces for COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition, Healthcare IT News, March 24, 2020
• How the Federal Tech Community Is Coping With COVID-19, Nextgov, March 24, 2020
• White House Launches Supercomputing Consortium to Fight COVID-19, Nextgov, March 23, 2020
• Atlanta Mayor Signs 14-day Stay-at-home Order Due to Corona Pandemic, AJC, March 23, 2020
• CDC Launches COVID-19 Bot to Help You Decide If You Need to See a Doctor, Nextgov, March 20, 2020
• Ad Council, along with White House, CDC, HHS and Major Media Networks, to Launch National PSAs in Response to Coronavirus Pandemic, Ad Council, March 19, 2020
• From Swine Flu to the Coronavirus: How Tech is Helping to Flatten the Curve This Time, Beckers Hospital Review, March 18, 2020
• A New View of Life Expectancy, CDC, March 12, 2020
• UW Medicine CIO’s Advice: Prepping IT Systems for COVID-19, Healthcare IT News, March 12, 2020
• CDC Demands Airlines Provide More Passenger Data During COVID-19 Outbreak, Nextgov, March 12, 2020
• Coronavirus Research Highlights AI, Data Applications in Biotech, Morning Brew, March 9, 2020
• Government and Tech Conferences Alter Plans Due to Coronavirus, Nextgov, March 6, 2020
• Technology Can Help Diagnose, Contain COVID-19 – Within Limits, Healthcare IT News, March 5, 2020.

February

• First Instance of VA’s New Electronic Health Record System Now Scheduled For July, Nextgov, February 28, 2020
• CDC Launches Future of Work Task Force Amid Threat of Aging Workforce, Federal News Network, February 27, 2020
• CDC Officials Warn of Coronavirus Outbreaks in the U.S., The New York Times, February 25,2020.
• Agencies Grasping the Cost, Benefit Analyses of Moving to the Cloud, Federal News Network, February 19, 2020.
• Securing the Government Cloud, Nextgov, February 13, 2020
• Trump’s Budget Pushes Bonuses and Reskilling to Build Up IT Workforce, Nextgov, February 12, 2020
• Federal Tech Guide to Trump’s 2021 Budget, Nextgov, February 11, 2020
• Dr Don Rucker on Interoperability, FHIR and Global Collaboration, Healthcare IT News, February 5, 2020

January

• GSA Official: Agencies Should Build Testing Data and Environments Specifically for AI, Nextgov, January 29, 2020
• State Department CIO’s Plan to Reengineer Agency’s IT Process, Nextgov, January 28, 2020
• An AI Epidemiologist Sent the First Warnings of the Wuhan Virus, Wired, January 25, 2020
• A CISA Release Noting the Guidance Directs Administrators to an Analysis of Microsoft Office 365, Nextgov, January 24, 2020
• New Federal Website Design Standards Emphasize ‘Continuous Improvement’, Federal News Network, January 23, 2020
• VA’s Artificial Intelligence Director Details AI Institute’s Early Efforts, Nextgov, January 22, 2020
• GSA Publishes Web Standards for Year-Old Digital Services Law, Nextgov, January 22, 2020
• Your Fitbit Could Help Health Officials Predict Flu Outbreaks in Real-Time, CNN, January 16, 2020
• CDC: More Than 15% of U.S. Adults Physically Inactive, The Washington Times, January 16, 2020
• Many Vaping-Related Lung Injury Victims Used THC Products From ‘Informal Sources,’ CDC Says, Philly Voice, January 15, 2020
• Stealth Disease Likely To Blame For 20% Of Worldwide Deaths, NPR, January 16, 2020
• Don’t Die Wondering: Apps May Soon Be Able to Predict Your Life Expectancy, but Do You Want to Know?, Nextgov, January 15, 2020
• Google Under Fire for its Efforts to Access Health Records, Health Data Management, January 14, 2020
• AMIA Seeks Policy Refinements in its Comments to NIH and FDA, Health Data Management, January 14, 2020
• FITARA Hits Its 5-year Anniversary, Nextgov, January 13, 2020
• FDA’s Data Strategy Modernization Starts With Public Outreach, Nextgov, January 7, 2019
• Tackling Transformative change: Investing in Data, Talent and Technology, Health Data Management, January 7, 2020
• Overcoming a Collective Failure of Imagination—How to Diagnose It and What to Do About It, Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, January 1, 2020