Department of Veterans Affairs
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More than three years after NASA became the first agency to deploy robotic process automation, the rest of the government has come a long way standardizing the rollout of additional bots.
January 13, 2021 -
Here are a few encouraging takeaways for the federal workforce after the end of a strenuous year.
January 01, 2021 -
Interviews with technology executives from VA, NGA and DISA were the three most popular Ask the CIO interviews of 2020 proving the trend that automation, cyber and strategy continue to attract readers.
December 23, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, veterans service organizations and others have mixed reactions to President-elect Biden's pick to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs.
December 11, 2020 -
Agencies reported a 28% drop in official time usage across government in 2019, according to a new report from the Office of Personnel Management.
November 17, 2020 -
No, people who are about to leave government should not be "canceled."
November 11, 2020 -
Nearly a year after the governmentwide Chief Data Officers Council held its first meeting, members are looking to move agencies beyond “quick wins” and one-off solutions to build stronger data literacy.
November 03, 2020 -
Enterprise risk management at the Department of Veterans Affairs: A conversation with Preston FinleyHow is the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) using Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) to assess threats and opportunities facing the department and the veterans it serves? What is VA doing to promote and support a risk aware culture throughout the department? How is VA using strategic foresight and ERM to make better decisions? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Preston Finley, Director - Foresight, Strategic Planning & Risk Management within the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
November 03, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the GAO offers a stark assessment of the VA's community care program, political appointees will now have a major role in diversity training, and Army officials are trying to figure out why suicides are up 30% over last year.
September 29, 2020 -
Multiple sources confirm President Donald Trump plans to name Basil Parker as the new federal chief information officer and Camilo Sandoval as the new federal chief information security officer.
September 28, 2020 -
Jim Gfrerer, the assistant secretary for information and technology and chief information officer at the Veterans Affairs Department, said the sense of urgency, extra funding and the support of non-IT executives helped the agency meet the needs of remote workers and veterans over the last five months.
September 01, 2020 -
Federal News Network has confirmed that Jose Arrieta told senior leadership he would be leaving the agency after only 16 months.
August 14, 2020 -
If federal agencies were constantly on guard the past several years, as cyber-attacks grew in intensity and effectiveness, the past several months of the pandemic, has dumped fuel on that fire of fear and paranoia.
August 06, 2020 -
Right before the fifth anniversary of FITARA, VA gave its chief information officer the control over all IT spending across departments, leaving just four other CIOs without the same clout.
June 23, 2020 -
CenturyLink, Verizon and Granite Telecommunications submitted protests to the Government Accountability Office over task orders under the Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) program.
April 16, 2020