The Data at the Point of Care pilot is part of the MyHealthEData initiative that launched Blue Button 2.0.

Droegemeier said the federal government needs to bring more academic and private sector organizations to the table.

The nominee said during a Senate confirmation hearing that he plans to continue his work promoting the U.S. as the world's leader in innovation.

The trade association and the Trump administration say they want to improve the skills of hundreds of thousands of IT workers nationwide.

But, a group of Republicans who sit on the House Armed Services Committee is urging the president to not bring the contract to a halt.

Reps. Elijah Cummings and Gerry Connolly want more info on how the proposal would aid OPM's tech troubles, among other things.