Grace Dille

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The Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization (FEHRM) office is moving the Federal EHR to the cloud, a move that the office’s chief technology officer (CTO) said will help agencies like the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with their EHR rollout. Lance Scott, the CTO at the FEHRM, joined the ACT-IAC Health Innovation Summit on Friday in Reston, Va., to explain that the cloud transformation is “no small feat” and will take about 18 months to two years to complete.

1 week ago | meritalk.com | Grace Dille

The Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) issued a Fraud Prevention Alert this week that argues the Federal government could have saved an estimated $79 billion if it had implemented data analytics to prevent pandemic-related fraud. Congress created the PRAC as a part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act in 2020 to help combat COVID-19 benefits fraud.

1 week ago | cdn.meritalk.com | Grace Dille

A bipartisan group of senators has reintroduced legislation that aims to streamline software purchasing across the Federal government with a goal of reducing unnecessary costs. Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., Bill Cassidy, R-La., Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, James Lankford, R-Okla., Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., reintroduced the Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets (SAMOSA) Act on June 4.

1 week ago | meritalk.com | Grace Dille

Sean Cairncross, the White House’s nominee to serve as national cyber director, told lawmakers during his confirmation hearing on Thursday that interagency and public-private partnerships will be a top priority for him if his nomination wins full Senate approval. Cairncross, who President Donald Trump nominated in February, would be tasked with overseeing the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD).

1 week ago | meritalk.com | Grace Dille

The Department of Defense (DoD) reported almost $11 billion in confirmed fraud between 2017 and 2024, and lawmakers and government watchdogs argued today that the Pentagon is not taking its rampant procurement fraud problem seriously enough. During a June 4 hearing before the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations, lawmakers and an official from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said that fraud risk management is not a top priority for DoD leadership.