Veterans Affairs
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Shelby Oakley, a director with the Contracting and National Security Acquisitions Team in the Government Accountability Office, joined host Roger Waldron on this week's Off the Shelf for a wide ranging discussion highlighting GAO’s oversight role and its engagement with the executive branch.
June 06, 2022 -
VA's first medical center to launch its new Electronic Health Record is running into data quality challenges so severe that its inspector general’s office is concerned whether the facility can maintain its hospital accreditation.
June 01, 2022 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs is still planning to reshape its real estate footprint across the country, even if a commission meant to refine these changes doesn’t come into focus.
May 25, 2022 -
The new EHR has proven to be a heavy lift, especially when it comes to a realistic and enforceable schedule.
May 16, 2022 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs has a new digital one-stop shop for contractors looking to work with the VA.
May 06, 2022 -
A central office meant to coordinate how the Defense and Veterans Affairs Departments roll out a common Electronic Health Record does not yet have a plan to ensure the system will be interoperable between both agencies,
May 05, 2022 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs hired thousands of health care employees through a streamlined hiring process since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now it's calling on Congress to make some of these hiring flexibilities permanent.
May 04, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Defense Department is working with other agencies to defeat cancer.
May 04, 2022 -
The VA's new Electronic Health Record is now running at a third location, although lawmakers remain concerned about future rollouts.
May 03, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, veterans are suing the Army for refusing to give soldiers with alcohol and drug addictions honorable discharges.
May 02, 2022 -
Federal CIO Clare Martorana has been briefing lawmakers about awards and the impact of the Technology Modernization Fund to ensure transparency and accountability.
May 02, 2022 -
System outages and patient safety concerns associated with the Department of Veterans Affairs' new electronic health record have led to top members of the House VA Committee calling for the agency to stop future rollouts.
April 27, 2022 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs is moving ahead with disciplinary action against health care employees who haven’t complied with COVID-19 workplace requirements.
April 25, 2022 -
Two former federal technology executives offer advice for how they successfully drove innovation at the departments of Transportation and Veterans Affairs.
April 25, 2022 -
Two veterans service organizations have sued the Navy over discharge upgrades. At issue are other-than-honorable discharges, how they limit lifetime VA benefits and whether service members can appeal them.
April 21, 2022