Military Health System

FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021 file photo, Medical staff move a COVID-19 patient who died to a loading dock to hand off to a funeral home van, at the Willis-Knighton Medical Center in Shreveport, La. Louisiana hospitals already packed with patients from the latest coronavirus surge are now bracing for a powerful Category 4 hurricane, which is expected to crash ashore Sunday, Aug. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

A tale of two agencies trying to implement a new electronic health record

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Veterans Affairs Department is delaying the launch of its EHR in certain areas, while the Defense Department’s is moving…

Federal Newscast

Navy

Navy thinks it has some specific answers to the ‘fix our computers’ complaint

DoD Reporter's Notebook

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Federal government lacking expertise in AI and cybersecurity, GAO reports

Federal Newscast

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Exclusive

DHA’s updated plan to resize Military Health System is similar to pre-pandemic strategy

Defense

Moving more TRICARE patients to civilian care would cause ‘significant harm,’ study finds

DoD Reporter's Notebook

An Air Force member takes a selfie while getting her shot of the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 at a military base in Lima, Peru, Monday, March 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

Punishments start for troops who refuse vaccines

DoD Reporter's Notebook

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DoD’s drug supply chain is shaky, DoD IG report adds to growing evidence of that

Defense

Members of the 6th Special Operations Squadron use a tablet to upload coordinates during an exercise showcasing the capabilities of the Advanced Battle Management System at Duke Field, Fla., Dec. 17, 2019. During the first demonstration of the ABMS, operators across the Air Force, Army, Navy and industry tested multiple real-time data sharing tools and technology in a homeland defense-based scenario enacted by U.S. Northern Command and enabled by Air Force senior leaders. The collection of networked systems and immediately available information is critical to enabling joint service operations across all domains. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua J. Garcia)

DoD entering a ‘paradigm shift’ in how it addresses, tracks brain injuries

Defense

In this Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, photo is a Samsung Galaxy S10+ smartphone during a product preview in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Military has new way to keep in touch with service members during stressful times

Defense

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DoD taking renewed interest in blockchain amid COVID-19 pandemic

Big Data

Military services call for halt in transition of hospitals to DHA

Defense

Chief Master Sgt. Roger Towberman displays his insignia during a presentation of the United States Space Force flag in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 15, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Space acquisition proposals held up amid DoD-OMB negotiations

Lawmakers probably won’t have time to slip ideas to better space procurement in this year’s defense policy bill.

DoD Reporter's Notebook

Coronavirus is shaping military medicine for the future

For the military, the pandemic is starting to echo lessons of war and shape the defense medical system in new ways, just as conflicts did in the past.

Defense

DoD pressing ahead with plans to close, realign medical facilities despite GAO warnings

Defense

The Pentagon expects to move ahead with its plan to downsize or close dozens of medical facilities by the end of 2020.