Department of Veterans Affairs
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Commentator Edward Francis Meagher predicts a debacle will occur over the VA's contract to Cerner for a replacement electronic health record for its Veterans Information Systems and Technology Architecture.
May 31, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, bipartisan legislation in the Senate would shorten the deadline for the Defense department to pay defense contractors who work with small businesses.
May 24, 2018 -
The Trump administration has big plans to improve the government's customer service, but Margaret Weichert, the deputy director for management at OMB, says getting there means more than just modernizing IT.
May 23, 2018 -
Agencies might be paying too much for the identity theft and credit monitoring services they've offered federal employees in the aftermath of data breaches.
May 23, 2018 -
Lawmakers want to re-examine the structure of the Veterans Health Administration after a report the Veterans Affairs Inspector General referred to as “serious” and “disturbing.”
May 23, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee releases the expanded Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act report card today, five agencies saw their grades go up, 11 saw them go down.
May 23, 2018 -
Tune into the May 18th FedTalk to hear about the latest initiatives from the United States Digital Service (USDS) and dCode, including a new digital initiative at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
May 18, 2018May 18, 2018 -
The Veterans Affair and Defense department are taking on something that rarely succeeds — changing culture and technology all at once.
May 18, 2018 -
Congressman Phil Roe, the chairman of the Veterans Affairs Committee, said during an interview on the Federal Drive that veterans would receive better care in the private sector.
May 17, 2018 -
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