The Defense Logistics Agency is trying to expand the way it uses performance-based logistics to better the products used by service members.
A pioneer in electronic health records, the Department of Veterans Affairs is embarking on a makeover of its flagship EHR Vista. Dr. Alan Constantian, the assistant deputy CIO for product management at Veteran's Affairs, is directing the effort.
Beth Cobert has not testified before Congress since becoming acting director of OPM in July. From the data breaches to workforce issues, senators have plenty of material to draw upon.
The Homeland Security Department's Unity of Effort initiative is working better for the department as a whole than the 22 individual components that make up DHS. Component agencies say the unity program has little impact on their specific missions. With about one year left until the next presidential transition, component agencies say they're slowly learning to talk to each other. Federal News Radio reporter Nicole Ogrysko has more.
Managers within the Homeland Security Department's headquarters say the Secretary's "Unity of Effort" initiative is working better for them than it is for individual agencies. Component agencies say unity programs have little impact on their missions.
The Associates of the American Foreign Service Worldwide presents the SOSA awards to honor Foreign Service volunteers.
The White House, Congress and the Department of Justice laid out to-do lists to address problems plaguing the Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as legislation to provide veterans with resources for education, economic opportunities, health care and to end homelessness.
From World War I to the Iraq War, each veteran's story tells a piece of our nation's history. The Veterans History Project wants your help capturing those stories for the generations to come. Bob Patrick is the director of the Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress. He gave Federal News Radio's Lauren Larson the details.
The Veterans Health Administration’s struggle to recover from a scandal that exposed problems in patient care and scheduling can be felt in every corner of the organization. Since becoming the head of the Veterans Health Administration in July, David Shulkin has led weekly meetings with the agency’s top leaders. He recalls what happened at the first meeting to Federal News Radio’s Emily Kopp.
Shared services — it's a strategy the White House has been urging agencies to save money on and boost operational efficiency. Some multi-component agencies find the model of intra-agency shared services compelling. Tom Muir is director of support services at Veterans Affairs. Mark Glorioso is director of NASA's Shared Services Center. Muir explains how shared services support VA's mission.
While new laws and programs have focused on patients, employee morale remains low at the Veterans Health Administration. As long as that remains the case, patients will not get the best from the VA's health system, says VA Under Secretary of Health Dr. David Shulkin.
Cyber breach victims who haven't yet received a notification letter from the Office of Personnel Management will soon have a place to check their status. Acting OPM Director Beth Cobert also called on agencies to fill cyber skill gaps with the same urgency as their response to the 30-day cyber sprint.
The Office of Personnel Management's Acting Director Beth Cobert has been nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as director.
The Office of Personnel Management gave DHS the go-ahead to fill up to 1,000 positions focused on cybersecurity. The announcement is the latest action in an ongoing plan to address cyber risks for the government.
The Senior Executives Association board has chosen a former staff member and board officer to succeed on an interim basis the recently retired Carol Bonosaro.