Department of Veterans Affairs
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The Veterans Affairs Department’s Vets First program is taking center stage before the nine justices over whether it applies to the general supply schedule programs.
December 07, 2015 -
Recent bills introduced by Republican lawmakers aim to address what they believe are long-term, systemic issues at the senior executive level, but some worry the legislation is an overreach.
December 04, 2015 -
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is looking to bring order and definition to the term 'paid administrative leave.' Grassley says the unchecked practice is leaving employees without answers or recourse, and taxpayers stuck with the bill.
December 04, 2015 -
DoD leaders attested last week that they’ve now come up with a way to seamlessly share data outpatient data with the Department of Veterans Affairs using their existing systems, even though it was a year later than Congress wanted.
November 23, 2015 -
Michael Missal, the president's nominee to lead the VA's Office of Inspector General, appeared before the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs to answer questions on how he plans to hold accountable the struggling agency.
November 18, 2015 -
The White House, Congress and the Department of Justice laid out to-do lists to address problems plaguing the Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as legislation to provide veterans with resources for education, economic opportunities, health care and to end homelessness.
November 11, 2015 -
While new laws and programs have focused on patients, employee morale remains low at the Veterans Health Administration. As long as that remains the case, patients will not get the best from the VA's health system, says VA Under Secretary of Health Dr. David Shulkin.
November 11, 2015 -
A group of lawmakers are backing legislation to make it easier for veterans to get approved for business contracts under the Department of Veterans Affairs. The VA is also in the midst of taking public comment on proposed changes to its verification guidelines.
November 10, 2015 -
The Veterans Affairs Department is creating a data backbone that will house veterans' addresses and correspondence in one system.
November 06, 2015 Bob Tobias, a Distinguished Practitioner in Residence at American University, counts down the week's top federal stories with Francis Rose.
November 06, 2015-
The measure would preserve VA employees' rights to appeal disciplinary decisions, while shortening the appeals process. VA leaders says they do not need another law, while the White House has threatened to veto the bill out of concern for employees' due process rights.
November 05, 2015 -
Five Department of Veterans Affairs employees were in the hot seat this week as they answered questions on an alleged scandal involving senior officials using an agency program for their personal and financial benefit.
November 04, 2015 -
VA wants to focus on the specialized care related to veterans' service that other facilities cannot do. But it may stop providing services commonly found elsewhere.
October 30, 2015 -
By the end of the week, DoD says it will certify to Congress that its health IT system is interoperable with the Department of Veterans Affairs. But the certification is a year later than Congress ordered, and VA has yet to issue its own certification.
October 28, 2015 -
A new data pilot from the Small Business Administration is helping the agency keep better track of what grants it makes and where the money goes. It's one small step forward as the SBA and other agencies implement their DATA Act plans.
October 23, 2015