Department of Veterans Affairs
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Some exposed employees got the virus in the line of duty. Now they're suing for extra pay.
April 03, 2020 -
The Defense Department raised its threshold for 8(a) sole source contracts to $100 million as required by the 2020 Defense authorization bill. While not related to coronavirus outbreak, the timing is important.
March 20, 2020 -
VA telehealth employee wonders why he can't telework.
March 17, 2020 -
Jon Williams explains why the VA should instead focus its resources on increasing staff and modernizing its information technology capabilities.
March 03, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, IT security controls continue to be a material weakness for the financial management systems at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
December 23, 2019 -
Agencies have about a month to deliver a website modernization strategy to Congress, one of several major due dates for the 21st Century IDEA Act.
November 13, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, 50,000 federal employees will get a chance to sound off about their benefits this fall in the Office of Personnel Management's Federal Employee Benefits survey.
October 01, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) says the USDA relocation is delaying implementation of the Farm Bill.
September 30, 2019 -
Kshemendra Paul joined the Veterans Affairs Department as its new chief data officer after spending the last almost three years at the Homeland Security Department. Meanwhile, SBA hires Bill Hunt from OMB and Labor promotes a new deputy CIO.
September 23, 2019 -
The Veterans Affairs Department is getting out of the smart identity card issuance business by moving its 500,000 employees to GSA’s shared service.
September 17, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Health and Human Services releases 25 ways the agency can improve how it spends taxpayer money.
July 23, 2019 -
Agencies should pay attention to Apple's services software re-do.
July 05, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Veterans Affairs Department is changing its rules regarding religious materials at its facilities.
July 04, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Senate passes its version of the National Defense Authorization Act, which includes a 3.1% pay raise for active duty military.
June 28, 2019 -
Ben Mizes, CEO of Clever Real Estate, explains the advantages of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ program to help veterans buy homes.
June 26, 2019