Department of Veterans Affairs
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The public focus of EHR modernization has been on configuring a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) solution that blends all the requirements that are unique to the VA, with a system that is widely used in the commercial sector, and at the same time is able to transmit data with the newly deployed EHR used by the Department of Defense.
September 06, 2023 -
VA vows ‘full review’ of website after IT issues impact disability claims for nearly 57,000 veteransThe Department of Veterans Affairs discovered technical problems that may have delayed disability claims for tens of thousands of veterans.
September 06, 2023 -
The VA is offering a perk that's unmatched across the federal civilian government. Its Office of Information and Technology last month implemented a historic 17% pay raise for its IT and cybersecurity workforce.
August 31, 2023 -
The Biden administration is putting its next wave of customer experience improvement into focus, giving agencies new targets — and soon, new tools — to improve the way agencies deliver public-facing services across government.
August 30, 2023 -
Efforts by the National Guard to get better healthcare coverage have yet to find a path forward to success.
August 28, 2023 -
The new supplemental pay rates are expected to help the NSA and other defense intelligence components compete with the private sector.
August 22, 2023 -
The Veterans Health Administration is looking to exceed its year-end hiring goals, during a year in which the agency already broke records to grow its workforce.
August 15, 2023 -
Anil Tilbe, a director with the Department of Veterans Affairs, explains how his understanding of artificial intelligence has evolved through different lenses over the last few years.
August 10, 2023 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs is facing an eleventh-hour surge of applications from veterans looking to receive the maximum benefit they qualify for under the toxic-exposure PACT Act.
August 09, 2023 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs and the largest federal employee union have finalized a new labor agreement, putting an end to more than six years of stalled contract negotiations.
August 08, 2023 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs is laying the groundwork for greater oversight of its major acquisitions, following repeated probes from lawmakers. The VA on Tuesday released a draft request for proposals (RFP) for independent verification…
July 20, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) puts a hold on President Biden's pick for VA deputy secretary. It looks like the Space Force will become the first military service with its own personnel system. And the TSA gears up to land new tech employees in top positions.
July 19, 2023 -
Registered nurses at the VA's Cincinnati Medical Center recently staged a public protest — an "informational picket" — over what they say is a new and unsafe practice. They say veterans will become collateral damage and they put their own nurses licenses at risk.
July 17, 2023 -
The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Agriculture are two of the latest to announce return-to-office plans, but the changes only apply to agency managers and supervisors.
July 14, 2023 -
Top Republicans on the House Veterans Affairs Committee are leading a bill to let the Department of Veterans Affairs once again fire employees more quickly.
July 12, 2023