Veterans Affairs
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VA is rolling out a 10-point human infrastructure strategy, aimed at helping the agency recruit and retain in-demand workers at a time when the agency is facing record turnover among health care employees.
February 09, 2022 -
Congressional leaders urged VA to abandon a costly supply chain IT system it recently decided to borrow from the Defense Health Agency that has failed to meet VA's requirements.
February 09, 2022 -
If agencies only measure diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility through hiring numbers they risk overlooking other, equally important gaps in their systems and policies.
February 07, 2022 -
Leaders say if agencies truly want women to succeed they need to drop the one-size-fits-all approach.
February 03, 2022 -
Paul Cunningham, the chief information security officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs, is retiring at the end of February.
January 31, 2022 -
The inspections are mandatory for all houses, and will give the services a better understanding of the overall condition of privately-operated homes on their bases.
January 31, 2022 -
The Biden administration has a lot of labor itches to scratch, but they're not totally in control.
January 28, 2022 -
Government attorneys appealed a Texas judge's finding that the Navy's strict religious accommodation process violates the religious freedoms of 35 sailors who refused the vaccine.
January 24, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a Postal Service banking pilot isn’t drawing many customers.
January 19, 2022 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs is processing its backlog of disability claims faster than ever before, but is looking to accelerate this pace through an automation pilot it launched last month.
January 18, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the seeming disconnect between the Smithsonian and its largest employee union continued over the weekend.
January 18, 2022 -
The Veterans Affairs Department is pushing back the second rollout of its Electronic Health Record (EHR) system because of a shortage of employees available for training amid an uptick in COVID-19 cases.
January 14, 2022 -
An audit by the Government Accountability Office found some policy and procedural lapses that hinder VA's ability to respond to complaints.
January 12, 2022 -
As it settles in for real work after the holidays and its January 6 look-back, Congress, at least some members, are starting to wonder how the long continuing resolution is affecting the Defense Department.
January 10, 2022 -
In the race to find technology talent, sometimes you have to grow your own. Accenture Federal Services is doing just that with an apprenticeship program for veterans in the St. Louis, Missouri area.
December 22, 2021