Denis McDonough
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The House version of the fiscal 2023 spending package that passed Wednesday includes an amendment that defunds the VA’s Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission.
July 21, 2022 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs is postponing the go-live for its new Electronic Health Record at yet another site, as Congress intensifies its scrutiny of the rollout.
July 20, 2022 -
The Veterans Health Administration is seeing severe staffing shortages back on the rise, after years of making progress on this front.
July 07, 2022 -
Current policy lets feds use sick leave to travel for medical care, but some employer groups want the White House to go further.
June 30, 2022 -
A bipartisan group of dozen senators is rejecting the Department of Veterans Affairs' plan to close or overhaul hospitals and medical facilities that no longer meet the health care needs of veterans.
June 27, 2022 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs, Congress and the vendors behind the VA's new Electronic Health Record are renewing their scrutiny of the EHR rollout.
June 23, 2022 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs will postpone the rollout of its new Electronic Health Record at four sites until next year, following several reports raising significant concerns about the system’s reliability.
June 21, 2022 -
The Honoring Our PACT Act would expand disability compensation and health care benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances during their military service.
June 15, 2022 -
VA's first medical center to launch its new Electronic Health Record is running into data quality challenges so severe that its inspector general’s office is concerned whether the facility can maintain its hospital accreditation.
June 01, 2022 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs is still planning to reshape its real estate footprint across the country, even if a commission meant to refine these changes doesn’t come into focus.
May 25, 2022 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs hired thousands of health care employees through a streamlined hiring process since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now it's calling on Congress to make some of these hiring flexibilities permanent.
May 04, 2022 -
The VA's new Electronic Health Record is now running at a third location, although lawmakers remain concerned about future rollouts.
May 03, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management is giving formerly incarcerated individuals an opportunity to join the federal workforce.
April 26, 2022 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs is moving ahead with disciplinary action against health care employees who haven’t complied with COVID-19 workplace requirements.
April 25, 2022 -
VA Secretary Denis McDonough announced a plan to revamp VA health care facilities by closing and tearing down some, building new ones, establishing outpatient centers and moving more care to the private sector.
March 18, 2022