Department of Veterans Affairs
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Officials with the Veterans Administration admit there\'s a well-documented need to better train its IT workers.
April 22, 2010 -
Vincent Gray D.C. Council Chairman J. David Cox AFGE National Secretary-Treasurer Jane Nygaard AFGE 8th District National Vice President Marilyn Park AFGE Legislative Representative
April 22, 2010 -
New White House guidance calls for agencies to submit data feeds to OMB\'s Cyberscope tool. Federal CIO Vivek Kundra hopes the information will give agencies a better idea of vulnerabilities and threats to computer networks. Agencies may have to shift money away from traditional reports to upgrade systems to meet new FISMA requirements.
April 22, 2010 -
The new virtual lifetime electronic records (VLER) will help prevent misplaced paperwork and help providers maintain and offer quality health care to their patients. Dr. Steve Ondra, the senior policy advisor for health affairs at the VA, explains.
April 08, 2010 -
OMB will issue a new memo on HSPD-12 in the coming weeks. Agencies are feeling more pressure to meet the secure identity card requirements. Administration is also closer to finalizing new strategy for securing online transactions.
April 02, 2010 -
White House now eyes good ideas from industry. OMB also tells agencies to apply other contest suggestions within their agencies, including electronic pay stubs. President Obama says SAVE award will be an annual contest.
December 22, 2009 -
More vets may be coming to work at your agency thanks to new guidelines signed by President Obama.
November 13, 2009 -
An excerpt of this week\'s Ask the CIO program.
November 11, 2009 -
November 4th, 2009 The ambitious information sharing project between the Defense Department and the Veterans Affairs Department is a technologically complex one. The two agencies have built electronic health records, and have set the stage…
November 04, 2009 -
Deputy director for management Jeffrey Zients hires Shelley Metzenbaum to help lead the performance management effort. OMB to lean on the Performance Improvement Council to develop and advocate for new approach.
September 25, 2009 -
After 37 years at the Department of Veterans Affairs, including 20 years in the Senior Executive Service, Frederick Malphurs has seen a lot. He’s written about his experience in the book My Life in the…
August 12, 2009 -
CIO Council to use dashboard to analyze macro trends of why agency technology programs are in trouble. Federal CIO Kundra calls for aggressive focus on project management.
July 22, 2009 -
Agency CIO says he will add one-page summary for each of the temporarily stopped programs.
July 20, 2009 -
Federal News Radio’s Jason Miller is reporting “The Veterans Affairs Department is putting 45 information technology projects on hold — at least temporarily — while it figures out how to get them back on track.”…
July 17, 2009 -
Delays in the processing time of claims at the Department of Veteran’s Affairs triggered the creation of a new electronic health record. But the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations wants to know…
July 16, 2009