This session will explore the priorities of the FDA and NIH leadership team, and their plans to increase operational efficiency and strengthen security measures across  both agencies. Attendees will gain insights into new strategic initiatives, the evolving role of contractors, and anticipated changes to the broader NIH and FDA operating environments.

This session will provide insights into current legislative priorities and oversight efforts shaping the future of veterans’ health care. Attendees will gain a bipartisan view into how Congress is addressing issues affecting veterans’ access to care, mental health services, and modernization of the VA health system. Panelists will also discuss emerging challenges, cross-agency collaboration, and what to expect from Capitol Hill in the year ahead.

Healthcare delivery is constantly evolving and looking at a range of technologies to enhance the efficiency of healthcare delivery and better manage patients’ illnesses and health risks in a more personalized manner. Digital health technologies can include telemedicine, wearable devices, electronic health records, augmented and virtual reality, AI/ML and data analytics, smart devices, digital experience, and innovative approaches to regulatory and administrative healthcare processes. This panel will explore the state of digital health efforts across the federal health landscape, including an understanding of the opportunities, challenges, use cases, and the policy and governance needed around data to accelerate access and advancement of digital health technology.  

Want to know what to expect in FedHealth procurement from the new Administration and how to prepare your company to pursue work? This panel will explore trends with the goal of helping industry understand how the current policy and organizational changes at FedHealth agencies will influence procurement offices, priorities, and strategies. Speakers will discuss what agencies are buying, who and what is driving acquisition strategy decisions, planned improvements to forecasting tools, new or evolving evaluation methodologies, preferred contracting vehicles, contracting constraints, industry engagement, and other efforts to improve the speed and efficiency of acquisitions.