The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is holding its sixth Information Technology (IT) Conference, “Convergence 2021” virtually on Thursday, August 12, 2021. This conference provides a single forum where technology efforts, including lessons learned from recent projects are shared across the organization. The Office of Information Technology (OIT), hosts this annual event in order to maintain open communications with...

In response to cyber-criminals stepping up their attacks, healthcare industry IT departments are bolstering their budgets. A recent survey by Healthcare Informatics noted that not one health system expected their budgets to decrease. In fact, half the respondents expect an increase in spending of 5% or more over the next 12 months. Hosted by CMS's Information Security Privacy Group (ISPG), CMS CyberWorks: Cybersecurity & Privacy Day is the...

The Government Procurement Conference (GPC) is a national conference fostering business partnerships between the Federal Government, its prime contractors, and small, minority, service-disabled veteran-owned, veteran-owned, HUBZone, and women-owned businesses. Now in its 31st year, the Government Procurement Conference has become the premier event for small businesses throughout the United States. Due to the gathering restrictions of the Covi...