Department of Veterans Affairs
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The Department of Veterans Affairs is renewing its multibillion-dollar contract for a new Electronic Health Record, with new terms meant to hold the vendor accountable for persistent outages.
May 16, 2023 -
The VA and Oracle-Cerner are addressing issues that have led to less productive pharmacy operations at VA facilities using a new Electronic Health Record.
May 10, 2023 -
Ed Meagher, a former deputy chief information officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs, says the evidence is clear that the new electronic health records system has failed and will not work and is making things worse for veterans and VA medical centers.
May 10, 2023 -
With cameras whirring, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other congressional leaders will meet with President Biden tomorrow.
May 08, 2023 -
Over the next 10 years, the Veterans Affairs Department (VA) expects millions of veterans will be eligible for VA benefits as part of the PACT Act.
May 05, 2023 -
The Office of Management and Budget, in a memo last month, called on deputy secretaries to develop Work Environment Plans that take a closer look at agency satisfaction scores for both employees and customers.
May 02, 2023 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ new permanent director for benefits is preparing the agency for another record-breaking year for processing claims.
April 28, 2023 -
The VA on Tuesday experienced a systemwide outage of its Oracle-Cerner EHR that’s currently running at five sites.
April 26, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: A court awards some Oregon VA employees, added leave and back pay in a COVID-related case. An alleged transgression costs a major government contractor $22 million. And the Technology Modernization Fund Board hands out more millions.
April 25, 2023 -
Congress last week took up several issues close to the federal bureaucracy. There was the Small Business Administration and its struggles with defaulted COVID loans, the Veterans Affairs Department and its troubled Electronic Health Record project, and the [Government Accountability Office (GAO's) High-Risk List.
April 24, 2023 -
Federal agencies are warning that a deal by House Republicans to raise the debt ceiling in exchange for significant budget cuts would eliminate the jobs of tens of thousands of federal employees.
April 21, 2023 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs is putting all future deployments of its new Electronic Health Record on hold, until it addresses problems at sites already using the system.
April 21, 2023 -
House and Senate lawmakers are starting to close ranks on which of several EHR modernization bills has the best chance of making it through Congress.
April 19, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: The VA and NIH are launching a five-year study into the chronic condition known as Gulf War Illness. The Defense Department has named a new director for its Civilian Protection Center of Excellence. And the final piece to modernize the TIC 3.0 requirements has arrived.
April 18, 2023 -
If approved, the agreement would make several changes to the union contract, aiming to expedite the VA’s hiring process as the department prepares to staff up amid an increasing workload.
April 07, 2023