Veterans Affairs
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In today's Federal Newscast, a prominent veterans group says the Pentagon has decided not to allow it use the building’s parking lots as the staging area for its annual Memorial Day motorcycle ride.
May 04, 2021 -
It was already difficult being the child of an active duty military member. Long periods of separation, frequent moves, or a parent injury or loss. The pandemic has magnified those issues.
April 29, 2021 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs is considering the next steps for telehealth, after it expanded the program by 1,831% last year.
April 28, 2021 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs' digital transformation center has delivered at least 30 COVID-19-related applications and modified another 20 to help meet pandemic needs over the last year, including a few upgrades to its veteran homelessness program.
April 27, 2021 -
For David Case, deputy inspector general at the Department of Veterans Affairs, investigations are a mix of sifting through documents and machine-generated data, and talking to individuals.
April 22, 2021 -
Democrats and Republicans are united on the need for change at the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection, but they don't yet agree on how best to improve the organization at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
April 21, 2021 -
The Government Accountability Office has come out with recommendations on how Veterans Affairs can better staff-up and use its suicide prevention teams.
April 21, 2021 -
Now that the federal customers who rely on the system see speed as the new normal, they won’t be satisfied with a return to the status quo ante.
April 20, 2021 -
Anthony Principi, who served as secretary of Veterans Affairs from 2001 to 2005 and is a member of the Cerner Government Advisory Board, explains why the strategic pause for VA makes sense to further ensure the future of the new EHRM.
April 19, 2021 -
The Marines obsess over something simple like a PT uniform while VA sweats bullets over its electronic health record.
April 16, 2021 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs has experienced several consecutive years of budget boosts, and 2022 may be no different. But unlike prior years, VA is seeking more funding for veterans homelessness, research and infrastructure upgrades.
April 15, 2021 -
VA on Wednesday acknowledged a variety of challenges with the new electronic health record, but it said the Cerner Millennium solution will ultimately be an improvement once employee and congressional concerns are resolved.
April 14, 2021 -
Employees and congressional stakeholders say the VA faces tough decisions with its ongoing strategic review, as the initial rollout of a new electronic health record in Washington state was far less successful than the agency originally touted last fall.
April 12, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, over 50 House members are urging the Department of Veterans Affairs to create a centralized spot within the agency to report sexual harassment.
April 08, 2021 -
Some federal employees are receiving COVID-19 vaccines through their agencies, but for others, they must wait until their state and local governments make doses available.
April 06, 2021