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Military Health System Strategy & Leadership

We Launched a Data Strategy While Landstuhl Was Full

While DHA drafted data strategy documents, military treatment facilities were managing real patient load. The gap between strategy and operations is the gap that kills readiness.

Mary Womack March 17, 2026 5 min read

Mary's full LinkedIn post on this is here for readers who want the original.

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  • ›The $2.6B Information Management line in the COMP account funds data infrastructure. Proposals targeting this must connect to operational readiness not just IT modernization
  • ›DHA data strategy programs that cannot demonstrate deployment to at least one MTF with measured clinical impact will not survive DOGE review
  • ›The gap between strategy and execution is where contract opportunities live. Position as the bridge not another strategy layer

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Agencies with new money and no incumbent
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Mary Womack
Mary Womack

Federal health IT professional and founder of Mission Meets Tech. I write about what policy, procurement, and platform decisions actually mean for the people doing the work.

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