Department of Veterans Affairs

VA wraps first-wave EHR fixes, but employees ‘strongly disagree’ it’s ready to move forward

VA medical workers feel burnt out putting in longer hours and going through more steps to complete routine tasks using the new Oracle-Cerner EHR.

IT Modernization

VA targets summer 2024 for Oracle-Cerner EHR rollout to resume

IT Modernization

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 2013, file photo, just cut stacks of $100 bills make their way down the line at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Western Currency Facility in Fort Worth, Texas. Everyone knows the tech industry is big, but it can be challenging to get your head around just how big it is. At least until you look at it from a different angle and realize that Apple makes more money in a day than 2500 average U.S. households can expect to see in a year. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Agencies have a chance to propose new special salary rates, but budget uncertainty can cause hesitation

Pay

(AP Photo/David Goldman)

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, file photo, packages wait to be sorted in a Post Office as U.S. Postal Service letter carrier Michael McDonald, gathers mail to load into his truck before making his delivery run, in Atlanta. The financially struggling U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013 it is revamping its priority mail program as part of its efforts to raise revenue and drive new growth in its package delivery business. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

USPS trying to keep ‘job-hopping’ new hires to stay for longer term

Hiring/Retention

AP/Charles Dharapak

Senate confirms VA deputy secretary focused on EHR rollout, outreach to new vets

Veterans Affairs

The full story around the VA’s EHR modernization program

Commentary

AP/Charles Dharapak

VA vows ‘full review’ of website after IT issues impact disability claims for nearly 57,000 veterans

IT Modernization

VA counts on 17% average pay raise to compete with industry for tech workers

Pay

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OMB seeks to ‘build trust’ in government services, speed up CX expert hiring across agencies

Management

Task force studies ways to expand National Guard health care coverage

Defense

Pentagon approves higher cyber pay for NSA, other defense intelligence agencies

Pay

VHA expects to ‘far surpass’ — and possibly double — its year-end hiring goal

The Veterans Health Administration is looking to exceed its year-end hiring goals, during a year in which the agency already broke records to grow its…

Hiring/Retention

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One federal executive’s journey in the forest of AI

Anil Tilbe, a director with the Department of Veterans Affairs, explains how his understanding of artificial intelligence has evolved through different…

Commentary

VA extends PACT Act deadline to Aug. 14 for backdated benefits after website issues

Technology

The Department of Veterans Affairs is facing an eleventh-hour surge of applications from veterans looking to receive the maximum benefit they qualify for under the toxic-exposure PACT Act.