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AFCEA Bethesda
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The Food and Drug Administration can process data more quickly thanks to an infrastructure-as-a-service platform. NIH is reducing the time it takes to perform an MRI because of high-performance computing services in the cloud.
December 16, 2015 -
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While industry is excited about the Internet of Things, agencies have shown they've been interconnecting systems and applications for years. But the Privacy Act is standing in the government's way to go further, some say.
October 12, 2015 -
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Dave Bennett, DISA's chief information officer, said the agency is beginning to implement a new approach to cybersecurity. He said the continuous monitoring risk scoring system (CMRS) looks at a variety of factors to give the agency a score based on a set of predetermined analytics.
December 18, 2014 -
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A simple question is being answered in sundry ways this morning. How can information technology assist in the mission to deliver the most effective health care? Innovators and practitioners assembled this morning for AFCEA Bethesda's annual Health IT day at the Bethesda North Marriott and Conference Center. Leslie Steele is the resident of AFCEA's Bethesda Chapter and helped form the agenda for the seventh annual conference. She spoke with Emily Kopp and Tom Temin on the Federal Drive about what's changed since the first iteration.
December 02, 2014 -
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The Children's Inn at NIH will not be involved with AFCEA-Bethesda's annual fundraising gala in 2015 after a change in the number of charitable recipients involved in the event.
July 10, 2014 -
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On the In Depth show blog, you can listen to our interviews, find more information about the guests on the show each day, as well as links to other stories and resources we discuss.
February 11, 2014 -
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More than eight years after the White House issued Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12 requiring the issuance of secure identity cards, governmentwide and agency-specific initiatives provide hope the smart cards can be more than "glorified ID cards." NIST and GSA are developing an identity exchange in the cloud. DHS and IRS are putting their cards to use at a local level for both building and computer access.
October 11, 2012 -
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Ed Wilgus, senior contracting officer with the National Institutes of Health Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center, discusses new health IT contract.
November 02, 2011 -
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Michael Fischetti, director of Acquisition Management and Support at TRICARE Management Activity, discusses how small business fits into his agency\'s health IT mission.
November 02, 2011 -
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Nine months since OMB issued its 25-point plan to improve how agencies oversee technology, the tone is changing. Lisa Schlosser, the federal deputy CIO, said the goal is to make sure agencies are using their people, money and other resources as best as possible. Agencies are finding some early success with the IT reforms, especially around acquisition.
September 23, 2011 -
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Steve Krauss, president of AFCEA Bethesda, talked to Federal News Radio about the event and some of the big issues that were to be discussed.
May 04, 2011 -
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Pete Tseronis, the chief technology officer at the Department of Energy, tells Federal News Radio federal data centers will start to look a lot like Facebook.
May 04, 2011 -
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When it comes to reducing costs and wasteful spending at agencies, IT managers are being leaned on heavily to get the job done. The Navy is moving ahead with its technology efficiency and consolidation initiative by putting the brakes on spending for new servers, server upgrades and data centers. “We are reevaluating what all of [...]
January 18, 2011 -
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One of the top IT officials at the State Department wants to push the boundaries of using biometrics to determine who gets visas and passports in the United States.
November 04, 2010
