“At the Department of Health and Human Services, the time for talking about blockchain is over. Now it’s time to see what the technology can do.”
“Last month, HHS received authority to operate and pull live data for a new tool, called HHS Accelerate, which uses blockchain and artificial intelligence to enhance procurement.” “The goal of the tool, which the agency has been testing since last summer, is to give HHS’ contracting officers greater visibility into the agency’s acquisition function. That visibility will allow them to cut down the length of the acquisition lifecycle, as well as promote better decision-making on contracts, saving time and money, agency officials say…”
“In a separate interview with the program Government Matters, Arrieta noted that HHS has “always struggled with the access to data, access to real-time data, or we’ve been forced into one specific business process,” MeriTalk reports.”
“With HHS Accelerate, the agency has created…” Read the full article here.
Source: HHS Moves Ahead on Blockchain for Acquisition Modernization – By Phil Goldstein, January 17, 2019. FedTech.
