David Shulkin
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As Congress will soon resume debates over the future of the Veterans Choice Program, the American Federation of Government Employees is urging lawmakers to consider consequences of privatization.
October 06, 2017 -
The Veterans Affairs Department indicated more key announcements are coming soon about the next steps for its major electronic health record project.
September 29, 2017 -
The Veterans Affairs Department said it's having trouble meeting its hiring goal of 1,000 new mental health professionals by the end of the year.
September 27, 2017 -
The president might call it "reorganization." Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin might call it "modernization." But the general principles are the same.
September 19, 2017 -
The VA secretary is not merely angry at the MPSB's recent request to reinstate Brian Hawkins, he's determined to fire him
August 10, 2017 -
The VA's Innovation Demo Day highlights ideas and inventions to help serve patients and support employees.
August 08, 2017 -
Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin said the agency is not privatizing, but additions to the Choice program will help create more comprehensive programs and partnerships to provide veterans with the best care.
August 07, 2017 -
The Veterans Affairs Department will expand its telehealth program, which already provided healthcare services to 700,000 veterans across the country.
August 03, 2017 -
The Veterans Affairs Department's push to more easily fire employees charged with misconduct has found its latest target — the former director of the Washington, D.C. VA medical center.
August 02, 2017 -
Dr. David Shulkin inherited a Veterans Affairs Department only partway through a badly needed transformation. As secretary, he's got a lot of tough constituents — Congress, a demanding president, veterans groups and veterans themselves. Shulkin discussed a number of pressing matters on Federal Drive with Tom Temin, starting with the consequences of new funding for the Veterans Choice program just approved by Congress. It extends veterans' ability to obtain health care outside of the VA system. Just don't call it privatization.
August 01, 2017 -
The House passed a last-minute bill Friday morning that will replenish the Veterans Choice Program with $2.1 billion in additional funds for the next six months. The additional Choice funds are crucial, as they buy lawmakers and the Veterans Affairs Department more time to redesign the program. But the legislation is also packed with new hiring flexibilities.
July 28, 2017 -
The House will vote this week on a bill that would replenish the Veterans Choice Fund with an additional $2 billion. But to offset the costs, VA would continue to collect housing loan fees and would trim pensions for some veterans living in nursing facilities that are covered under Medicaid.
July 24, 2017 -
According to the Veterans Affairs Department's new reports detailing all major disciplinary actions for its workers, VA is on track to fire fewer people in 2017 than it has during the past six fiscal years. Federal employment experts say the new adverse action reports lack some significant details about VA's efforts to improve accountability and transparency.
July 10, 2017 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs has posted its first list of employee removals, suspensions and demotions showing 525 VA staffers have been fired since President Trump took office in January.
July 10, 2017 -
The Veterans Affairs Department faces many challenges with its decision to abandon the Veterans Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA) and adopt a commercial, off-the-shelf electronic health record. But with a high dollar amount and big stakes comes as even larger culture change, federal IT experts said.
June 26, 2017