Department of Veterans Affairs
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VA Secretary Shulkin's agenda for the upcoming year is full of initiatives across the department, from improving morale to implementing interoperability in health records to realigning infrastructure.
January 05, 2018 -
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a decision from the Merit Systems Protection Board, which said the Veterans Affairs Department could put one of its indicted employees could be put on indefinite suspension.
January 03, 2018 -
Defense saw a slew of changes in 2017 aimed to increase competitiveness, inspire growth and address shortfalls in funding and healthcare realms.
December 28, 2017 -
Secretary David Shulkin and many in Congress want to see more care delivered by local, community networks rather than in large, distant VA hospitals.
December 28, 2017 -
How does the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs take care of veterans? What has VA done to better serve veterans? What more needs to be done? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions & more on a special edition of Leaders Speak on serving U.S. veterans on the next The Business of Government Hour.
December 26, 2017 -
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) sent a letter to Mick Mulvaney, director of the Office of Management and Budget, requesting copies of each agency’s reorganization proposal by Jan. 3.
December 21, 2017 -
House lawmakers asked for cyber assurances from Veterans Affairs executives as the agency implements its new electronic health record.
December 11, 2017 -
Facing stiff opposition, the Department of Veterans Affairs’ reverses itself on a plan to slash funding for a key program that provides housing to homeless veterans.
December 07, 2017 -
Responding to a scathing audit, VA says it will investigate and discipline hospital administrators who do not report doctors' misconduct or malpractice to a national database.
November 30, 2017 -
In Today Federal Newscast, the Veterans Affairs Department failed to report 90 percent of its poorest-performing doctors to a national database.
November 28, 2017 -
Federal programs are failing to meet the needs of the more than two million women veterans in the U. S., many of whom are suffering from the invisible wounds of service-related trauma and stress.
November 27, 2017 -
Test results from a study commissioned by the Department of Veterans Affairs show some Vietnam veterans may have been infected by a slow-killing parasite while fighting in the jungles of Southeast Asia.
November 22, 2017 -
The Modernizing Government Technology (MGT) Act made it through the defense authorization bill conference intact.
November 13, 2017 -
An API platform offers a single access point to a variety of services, without the hassle of multiple logins.
November 09, 2017 -
Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin is launching a veterans benefit advisory board to begin a strategic review of the many and diverse programs VA currently offers.
November 06, 2017