Government Matters takes an inside look at impacts the 2019 Civic Digital Fellows made at the Department of Health and Human Services, and how they worked to improve government technology.
Sammies 2019 finalist Kristen Finne, Senior Program Analyst and Manager at the HHS emPOWER Program, discusses ensuring safety for people on medical devices during power outages, and how data can help those in the path of disaster.
Nick Sinai, venture partner at Insight Partners, discusses the growing prevalence of AI at the White House, and how federal agencies will incorporate machine learning into their missions.
William Cahoe, 10x project coordinator at the General Services Administration, discusses the small scale tech investments that his office is developing, and why private sector best practices could work in government.
Oki Mek, chief technology officer at the HHS Acquisition Division, and Todd Simpson, chief product officer at HHS, discuss the new Accelerate procurement portal, and how the agency plans to use blockchain in future tech projects.
Megan Furman, deputy director of the Defense Digital Service, discusses priorities at the organization, and how their programs are improving technology and cybersecurity at the Department of Defense.
Todd Myers, automation lead, CIO-T at NGA, outlines the agency’s current goals for machine learning, and how it will help manage the large quantities of data that flow into their systems.
