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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Army is using machine learning to build a retention prediction model, which determines the likelihood of personnel staying in the service.
Michael Sarich, FOIA director for the Veterans Health Administration, said “FOIA programs are going to be fine if our people are fine."
Officials at the Department of Veterans Affairs were enthusiastic about the recent go-live of the new electronic health record, which VA deployed to the Mann Grandstaff Medical Center in Spokane, Washington, two weeks ago.
A new GI Bill offering from the Department of Veterans Affairs aims to help veterans seeking a career in high technology. Those eligible can get matched up with nearby training providers.
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The veterans population has seen growing numbers of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people over time.
Employees involved in the Veterans Health Administration's Innovation Ecosystem are pivoting their projects and creating new ones to respond to the pandemic. VA leaders say the pandemic underscores the importance of its efforts to build up an infrastructure that's supportive of employee-led innovation.