Department of Veterans Affairs
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Recent stumbles in Veterans Affairs Department IT acquisition have raised lawmakers' doubts about its ability to manage a multibillion-dollar health IT project.
May 09, 2018 -
The Office of Management and Budget says its technology business management framework isn't a formal mandate yet, but it wants agencies' best practices to inform a specific directive in the future.
May 01, 2018 -
Marvo Dolor, the deputy executive director of digital services at the Veterans Affairs Department, said new single sign-on capability eases the path for veterans to use services.
April 27, 2018 -
The 150-member Republican Study Committee has listed its budget priorities for 2019, calling for eliminating all automatic pay raises for federal workers, and increasing their contributions to their own retirement. The conservative group's also wants to make it easier for federal employees to be fired.
April 27, 2018 -
Federal CIO Suzette Kent said four agency proposals are among the first set of finalists to get some of the $100 million Technology Modernization Fund.
April 23, 2018 -
Dominic Cussatt, VA’s chief information security officer, said VA has addressed several long-standing cyber problems, including the use of two-factor authentication.
April 20, 2018 -
Online government services, unlike freebies like Facebook or Google, won't sell your data or flood you with ads.
April 11, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, after spending 2017 with low budgets, the head of the Coast Guard says his service is now punching at the middleweight class.
April 11, 2018 -
What does the Senior Executives Association think about President Donald Trump's plans to reform the civil service system? Find out when SEA President Bill Valdez joins host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn. April 4, 2018
April 03, 2018 -
With another change at the top at Veterans Affairs, the national veterans service organization Amvets is concerned what the instability in leadership will mean for veterans.
March 30, 2018 -
Beyond its own doctors, nurses, technicians and support staff, the VA relies on a network of contractors to maintain operations.
March 30, 2018 -
Ronny Jackson, or whomever becomes the next Veterans Affairs secretary, might only succeed by clearing out the infighting senior staff.
March 29, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, oversight lawmakers want the Government Accountability Office to look into Interior's decision to reassign 33 executives.
March 29, 2018 -
The VA just launched a new online tool called the appeals status tracker that will allow veterans with a disability compensation appeal to track what stage of the process their appeal is in.
March 23, 2018 -
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has a few questions about some recent top news stories.
March 20, 2018