The Department of Health and Human Services is expected to automate its use of the Department of Homeland Security’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program to better detect cyber threats within its network, Fifth Domain reported Thursday. Oki Mek, a senior adviser to HHS Chief Information Officer Jose Arrieta, said he intends to use automation and blockchain technology to gather logs in an effort to “go down deep” within the department’s network.

AT&T has been selected by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG) to transform and modernize its network and provide wireless access to FirstNet, the nationwide, wireless communications platform dedicated to America’s first responders and public safety community, AT&T announced on Tuesday. 

Jose Arrieta, chief information officer of the Department of Health and Human Services, has said that the department seeks to modify its acquisition strategy as it seeks to explore emerging technologies, Federal Times reported Wednesday.

The Department of Health and Human Services is looking to develop unique approaches in incorporating humans into cybersecurity development, FCW reported Wednesday.

Jose Arrieta, chief information officer at the Department of Health and Human Services, told Federal Times in an interview published Wednesday about the pilot programs HHS has focused on since he joined the agency and one of those is the HHS Accelerate acquisition portal.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has selected Unisys to compete for task and delivery order under a potential five-year, $49 million Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) and Intelligent Automation/Artificial Intelligence (IAAI) contract, Unisys announced on Tuesday. 

The office of inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services has used data analytics tools to identify fraudulent medical schemes and make decisions on resource allocation, Federal News Network reported Monday.

The Government Accountability Office has found that the Department of Defense will require over a full year to update its regulations through “lowest price technically acceptable” acquisition procedures. GAO said in its report that Congress required DoD and civilian agencies to revise its rules on using LPTA within 120 days.

The Department of Health and Human Services has adopted artificial intelligence to determine how government-friendly a solicited service can be, FCW reported Monday. Jose Arrieta, chief information officer at HHS, said the department constructed a neural network that has so far calculated correctly 86 percent of the time.

Hughes Network Systems announced on Tuesday that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has selected the company as an awardee of the $3 billion DHS Tactical Communications Equipment and Services II (TacCom II) contract vehicle.