National Cancer Institute Archives

Rory A. Cooper, who uses a wheelchair, shakes hands with President Biden in the East Room of the White House. A uniformed man stands next to them holding a National Medal for Technology and Innovation to be presented to Cooper. — President Joe Biden presents the National Medal of Technology and Innovation to Rory A. Cooper, of the University of Pittsburgh and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, at a ceremony in the East Room of the White House Oct. 24 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Biden’s tech and innovation medal recipients include those with VA, Energy, NIH ties

Federal government awardees honored for their innovations in mobility devices, cancer treatments, and drinking water technologies.

Oct 24, 2023 By Madison Alder

Max Stier speaks at the 2019 Sammies. (Partnership for Public Service)

VA, HHS tech leaders among Sammies 2023 finalists

The Partnership for Public Service has named 27 federal agency leaders as finalists for this year’s Samuel J. Heyman Service to America awards.

May 8, 2023 By John Hewitt Jones

The Daily Scoop Podcast

How cloud migrations are accelerating research at NCI; CMMC 2.0 advice for the DIB

On the latest episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast, National Cancer Institute Chief Information Officer Jeff Shilling on IT modernization efforts and former Department of Defense CISO…

Jan 10, 2022 By FedScoop Staff

Adopting cloud infrastructure to support faster cancer research

National Cancer Institute CIO Jeff Shilling on how researchers can securely and quickly analyze large datasets in the cloud.

Jan 7, 2022 By FedScoop Staff

NCI’s Digital Services Center building system architecture as it goes

Experienced federal staff capable of drafting an implementation plan has been hard to come by.

Dec 14, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir

Pandemic pushed National Cancer Institute to commercial software for telemedicine, CIO says

The institute switched to Microsoft Teams for telemedicine amid the pandemic because it was quick to scale, cheap and user-friendly.

Feb 26, 2021 By Billy Mitchell

How We’re Bringing AI to the Fight Against Cancer

Cancer is the epidemic of our time – over half a million Americans die each year from cancer – more than 1,500 each day. 15 million of…

Jul 6, 2017 By FedScoop Staff

NCI: Consumer health big data needs clinical validation

(iStockphoto.com) With millions of Americans using fitness apps and tracking devices that count thousands of steps, keep tabs on weight and diet information, and record other consumer behavior information,…

Nov 23, 2014

FedScoop interview: Former NCI Deputy CIO John Speakman (AUDIO)

John Speakman, who just stepped down as the deputy chief information officer at the National Cancer Institute, joins FedScoop Radio to discuss his favorite parts of working…

Aug 31, 2012

FedScoop interview: Former NCI Deputy CIO John Speakman (AUDIO)

John Speakman, who just stepped down as the deputy chief information officer at the National Cancer Institute, joins FedScoop Radio to discuss his favorite parts of working…

Aug 31, 2012