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Current policy lets feds use sick leave to travel for medical care, but some employer groups want the White House to go further.
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.
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.
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.
The Honoring Our PACT Act would expand disability compensation and health care benefits for veterans exposed to toxic substances during their military service.
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.
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.
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.
The VA's new Electronic Health Record is now running at a third location, although lawmakers remain concerned about future rollouts.
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management is giving formerly incarcerated individuals an opportunity to join the federal workforce.
The Department of Veterans Affairs is moving ahead with disciplinary action against health care employees who haven’t complied with COVID-19 workplace requirements.
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.
The Veterans Affairs Department is looking to right-size its sprawling network of medical facilities across the country, and is planning to close or overhaul facilities that no longer meet the health care needs of veterans.
Registered nurses and physicians assistants working at the Veterans Affairs Department will soon have a higher maximum salary, as part of an effort in Congress to reduce record turnover among the VA’s health care workforce.