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VA sees its special pay authorities driving up workforce retention

The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeing signs that some of its newer special pay authorities are leading to improvements in workforce retention.

Hiring/Retention

CX Exchange 2024: VA’s John Boerstler on expanding outreach to veterans

Federal Insights

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FILE - This Feb. 2, 2015, file photo, depicts a part of a U.S. $100 bill. A new government report estimates that government will be paying nearly half the nation’s health care tab within 10 years. That’s even without “Medicare-for-all,” the government-run plan for all Americans that some Democratic presidential contenders are calling for. Driving the increase is traditional Medicare, experiencing a surge in enrollment as aging baby boomers shift out of private coverage. The report comes from nonpartisan experts with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)

Accenture Federal Services acquires major federal contractor

Federal Newscast

DHA, AFGE cement workplace policies for 38K DoD health employees

Unions

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VA reviewing 4,000 positions at risk of pay downgrade

Pay

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A quarter of federal employees feel burnout, causing high turnover and low morale, study finds

Workforce

A person accesses the Department of Veterans Affairs' EHR system on a laptop.

Recent VA EHR rollout ‘most successful’ so far, but IG outlines recent problems

IT Modernization

Most VA sites scheduling more medical appointments through ‘access sprints’

Hiring/Retention

VBA looks to move away from mandatory overtime to reduce burnout

Workforce

Federal Wage System for blue-collar feds puts some above, others below, local rates

Pay

Washington DC/USA Mar 25 2019/Signboard of United States Department of Veterans Affairs(VA).The VA stands in front of Lafayette Square Park in the north of the White House.

VA looks to cut 10,000 positions from health care workforce, but seeks bigger budget in 2025

Hiring/Retention

At VA, AI and data optimization hold the promise of better health outcomes, job satisfaction

With the health and well being of veterans at stake, and the large volume of their data on hand, the VA puts the highest level of importance on security.

Federal Insights

VA, DoD launch new EHR at joint site — a major milestone for each agency’s rollout

The Lovell Federal Health Care Center is DoD’s final go-live site for the new Oracle-Cerner EHR, which it calls MHS Genesis.

IT Modernization

DoD slated to receive over $18B for military construction initiatives

Federal Newscast

The Defense Department is slated to receive over $18 billion for military construction initiatives.