Veterans Affairs
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An investigative report by the Veteran Affairs Department's internal watchdog has taken a look at what VA Secretary Robert Wilkie did when he was confronted with a sexual assault allegation at the flagship medical center in the nation's capital
December 10, 2020 -
The Veterans Benefits Administration celebrated a year of its Solid Start program. A White House executive order from 2018, aimed at suicide prevention, requires VA to check in with new veterans personally by telephone.
December 10, 2020 -
President-elect Joe Biden is naming Susan Rice as director of the White House Domestic Policy Council
December 10, 2020 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs ordered 73,000 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine and is preparing to distribute them whenever the Food and Drug Administration grants emergency-use authorization. But VA's top healthcare leader said the amount isn't "adequate" to reach its employees and veterans, especially those in remote locations.
December 09, 2020 -
The appointment of Dan Sitterly, a former career executive and political appointee, as a new leader at the Department of Veterans Affairs' accountability office, shows just how complex personnel moves during a presidential transition can be.
December 04, 2020 -
Veterans Affairs recently created the first-ever employee journey map, which the Trump administration sees as a potential tool for agencies. Journey maps could help agency leaders better identify workforce trends.
November 30, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a group of Senate Democrats want to know how the Department of Veterans Affairs is planning to distribute a COVID-19 vaccine to veterans and employees.
November 25, 2020 -
The Federal Labor Relations Authority agreed with a 2018 decision from an arbitrator, who said the Department of Veterans Affairs violated the terms of its collective bargaining agreement when it implemented portions of the VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act.
November 23, 2020 -
Speakers at a virtual summit this week detailed how the pandemic gave their agencies a chance to make long-talked about improvements to customer experience.
November 20, 2020 -
The API case at VA illustrates how AI can make employees’ jobs easier, rather than render those employees obsolete - common fear of organizations and managers wary of implementing AI in their offices.
November 19, 2020 -
A veterans group has teamed up with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to help a particularly vulnerable group of veterans identify disinformation and stop its spread.
November 19, 2020 -
Department of Veterans Affairs has also developed employee journey map, which describes key career moments for its workforce. VA said it's using the map to create improved experiences for employees, and in turn customer experience to veterans.
November 17, 2020 -
After a long standoff with Veterans Affairs, the American Federation of Government Employees finally has a contract. But the deal was imposed by the Federal Service Impasses Panel, who mostly sided with VA management.
November 17, 2020 -
The decision from the impasses panel, once implemented, would dramatically cut official time and abolish labor-management training, safety committees and the ability to pursue certain grievances for employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
November 12, 2020 -
The Army is using machine learning to build a retention prediction model, which determines the likelihood of personnel staying in the service.
November 11, 2020