Department of Veterans Affairs
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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 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Department of Veterans Affairs has announced the launch of the Rapid Appeals Modernization Program (RAMP) to give veterans more options in claims disagreements.
November 03, 2017 -
Eddie Hartwig, the acting deputy administrator of U.S. Digital Service, said his office has changed its approach over the past year.
October 27, 2017 -
House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Phil Roe (R-Tenn.) said the legislation he recently introduced that sets up a BRAC-style commission to review medical facilities at the Veterans Affairs Department marks the beginning of a long conversation on the topic.
October 13, 2017 -
The U.S. Mint is searching for a new chief information officer, while the Senate confirmed NIST’s new director.
October 09, 2017 -
Analysis by Govini showed growing need for outside help with cyber defense, resilience anfd security at federal and civilian agencies.
October 05, 2017 -
What is the mission of VA’s Office of Community Care? How is VA enhancing how it provides Community Care? What can VA do better? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions & more with Baligh Yehia, Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Community Care at the US Department of Veterans Affairs.
October 03, 2017