Department of Veterans Affairs
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More Iraq and Afghanistan era veterans are finding work in the public sector than ever before.
March 11, 2011 -
Sen. Collins asked GAO to study the current roles and responsibilities of these senior technology managers. This would be the third such study from GAO since 1996, but first since 2005. VA\'s CIO Roger Baker reiterates his call to give CIOs oversight and authority of their IT budget.
March 07, 2011 -
Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra said he wants to move toward giving feds a subsidy - of say, $2,000 - to purchase their own devices to work on.
March 01, 2011 -
The administration\'s IT agenda for fiscal 2012 will include new tools to combat cyber threats as well as major overhauls to how agencies manage their systems. Agency CIOs say agility will be important moving forward.
February 28, 2011 -
OPM Deputy Director Christine Griffin has an update on the effort increase diversity at your agency.
February 25, 2011 -
Government IT systems are at increased risk to inside and outside threats because departments lack centralized budget and operational authority over their IT systems, says Roger Baker.
February 25, 2011 -
OMB mandated departments implement continuous monitoring of their cyber networks by 2012. Part of meeting that goal is understanding what hardware and software currently reside on the computing backbone.
February 25, 2011 -
Guidance helps CIOs understand how to adopt and manage Internet-based services. Agencies that are considered early adopters are helping to find solutions to common challenges such as data and business process ownership.
February 18, 2011 -
Laura Bailyn, the new senior director health initiatives at the Markle Foundation, discusses the ways the foundation is trying to improve health IT worldwide.
February 17, 2011 -
You could be paying the IRS hundreds or even thousands of dollars more than you need to be, all because you\'re missing a simple deduction.
February 13, 2011 -
The departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development have partnered to conduct a more thorough analysis of the nation\'s homeless veteran population. The agencies said the new data will allow them to get the right services to the vets who need them.
February 10, 2011 -
A new VA support line and website for caregivers of veterans launches, marking the beginning of benefits approved under the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act.
February 10, 2011 -
Four projects will use innovative new technologies in VA facilities to improve the quality of patient care for Veterans. VA\'s Jonah Czerwinski explains.
February 09, 2011 -
AFGE members marched on Capitol Hill to put a face on the federal workforce. They want to correct the misperception that government workers are to blame for the deficit and gridlock in Washington.
February 09, 2011 -
Military Times reports that defense and veterans programs may get funding cuts in the upcoming budget battle.
February 08, 2011