Department of Veterans Affairs
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For the first time ever, a new bargaining agreement between DHA and AFGE outlines cohesive policies on leave, work hours, official time, telework and much more.
April 12, 2024 -
VA positions under review include a mix of white-collar General Schedule (GS) and blue-collar Wage Grade (WG) positions.
April 09, 2024 -
A recent Gallup study of more than 5,400 survey respondents finds 26% of federal employees say they “very often” or “always” feel burned out at work.
April 03, 2024 -
Top officials at the Department of Veterans Affairs say its latest rollout of a new Electronic Health Record is the most successful go-live to date.
March 29, 2024 -
The VA announced Tuesday it saw 25,000 more patients between October 2023 and February 2024, compared to the same period in fiscal 2023.
March 26, 2024 -
VA is delivering more benefits to more veterans than at any point in its history and taking steps to ensure its benefits workforce can keep up with the pace.
March 21, 2024 -
After decades of annual pay caps, wages for blue-collar feds in 75% of Federal Wage System localities no longer align with "prevailing" local rates.
March 15, 2024 -
The Veterans Health Administration says the workforce reduction is necessary, because the agency far exceeded its hiring goals last year and improved retention.
March 14, 2024 -
With the health and well being of veterans at stake, and the large volume of their data on hand, the VA puts the highest level of importance on security.
March 12, 2024 -
The Lovell Federal Health Care Center is DoD’s final go-live site for the new Oracle-Cerner EHR, which it calls MHS Genesis.
March 09, 2024 -
The Defense Department is slated to receive over $18 billion for military construction initiatives.
March 07, 2024 -
Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.) wants to interview VA to find out when leadership knew about the sexual harassment complaints and why they didn’t take action sooner.
February 27, 2024 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to keep hiring for its health care workforce this year, but at lower levels than last year.
February 26, 2024 -
On March 5, all veterans exposed to toxic substances and other hazards during military service at home or abroad will be eligible to enroll directly in VA health care without first applying for VA benefits.
February 26, 2024 -
VA has identified over 100 AI use cases so far. VA Chief Technology Officer Charles Worthington told members of the House VA Committee last week that 40 of them are in an “operational phase,” and being put to use in the field.
February 22, 2024