-Erich Oliphant, Dovel Technologies Microservices has become a hot buzzword in the IT media, making business and technology leaders worldwide to look around and ask, are we doing that? Should we be doing that? But when you take a step back from the hype and look at microservices, you see… Read More

– Jon Hoehne, Vice President Quality Assurance In response to the national opioid crisis, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) tried a new approach to determine better ways to use the large amounts of data available to predict and prevent opioid abuse. HHS’s Opioid Symposium and Code-a-Thon… Read More

– Dr. R. Todd Reilly, Dovel Technologies At the HIMSS Precision Medicine Summit this summer there was a lot of discussion about the desire to move toward a more distributed model of care delivery. Distributed care is about decentralizing healthcare services – moving basic monitoring and diagnostic tests to… Read More

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), established more than 50 years ago, was designed to give citizens access to federal records, ensuring an informed citizenry. While the intent of FOIA has remained constant, the use of FOIA has grown exponentially in recent years creating an economic and logistical burden on… Read More

This article originally appeared on the NVTC Blog. Data is being generated at unprecedented levels – with more than 2.5 quintillion bytes being created every day. Unlocking the potential value of this data will help accelerate research, develop targeted therapeutics and improve the delivery of healthcare. Today’s information and… Read More

  Challenge Dovel has supported several projects within the federal government. One specific project required 936 man hours of regression testing time, and six testing resources were allocated towards this regression effort. Dovel delivered development, operations, maintenance, and enhancement support for this project and continues to provide ongoing regression testing… Read More

In June 2015, the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) was the victim of a data breach that exposed the confidential records of over 20 million government employees and contractors.  About a year earlier, a report issued by OPM’s Office of the Inspector General found “significant deficiencies” in OPM’s IT… Read More

Interest in Agile development methodologies has increased dramatically in the past decade and has resulted in the increase of training, certification exams and conferences plastering the term on every form of marketing material available and has certainly bolstered the appeal of delivering usable software in a reduced timeframe for less… Read More

A well-executed IT training program can be an invaluable resource. A strong and thoughtful program can expand the use of a new software or system which increases productivity, efficiency, and consistency. A training program can expand an existing system to new customers to increase revenue or demonstrate a commitment to… Read More

When technology supports heavily regulated industries, comprehensive documentation is viewed as a critical IT deliverable that provides evidence of compliance, assists in maintaining continuity of operations, and demonstrates transparency to key stakeholders. However, requirements for comprehensive documentation can present a major challenge for adoption of Agile principles because they require… Read More