House Veterans Affairs Committee
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Democrats and Republicans are united on the need for change at the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection, but they don't yet agree on how best to improve the organization at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
April 21, 2021 -
VA on Wednesday acknowledged a variety of challenges with the new electronic health record, but it said the Cerner Millennium solution will ultimately be an improvement once employee and congressional concerns are resolved.
April 14, 2021 -
Employees and congressional stakeholders say the VA faces tough decisions with its ongoing strategic review, as the initial rollout of a new electronic health record in Washington state was far less successful than the agency originally touted last fall.
April 12, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, over 50 House members are urging the Department of Veterans Affairs to create a centralized spot within the agency to report sexual harassment.
April 08, 2021 -
If confirmed, Maryanne Donaghy would take over an accountability office that Congress, whistleblowers and the department's inspector general say has failed to live up to its original mission.
March 26, 2021 -
Despite several delays, Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough said he still believed the department could meet its $16 billion, 10-year plan to deploy a new electronic health record.
March 25, 2021 -
The Veterans Benefits Administration said it can bring down its backlog of 212,000 pending disability claims to a more manageable level by the end of September.
March 23, 2021 -
Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough said the department will launch a strategic review of the electronic health records modernization program, following an analysis of the agency's initial deployment at its first site last fall.
March 19, 2021 -
One budget reconciliation proposal would create a brand new bank of paid leave, worth about $570 million, for federal employees to recover from COVID-19 and care for sick family members, or children who are learning virtually from home.
February 10, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast: The Federal pay gap between men and woman has narrowed, but it's still there. Two congressmen want to stop government funding that pays for experiments on house cats. And Joint Chiefs' Chairman said America needs a bigger Navy.
December 04, 2020 -
After multiple delays, the Department of Veterans Affairs is roughly three weeks away from the initial rollout of its electronic health record modernization program at its first site.
October 01, 2020 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs said standard community care wait times, similar to the metrics it has for its own health services, aren't necessary, especially if it cleans up its own bureaucratic referral and scheduling process.
October 01, 2020 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs wants to reprogram $243 million from Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds to overhaul yet another series of legacy IT systems.
September 16, 2020 -
The still relatively-new accountability office at the Department of Veterans Affairs has received thousands of complaints during an 18-month period, yet it's recommended disciplinary action for seven VA senior leaders and supervisors.
August 27, 2020 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs said it will take months, years in some cases, to implement needed changes to its sexual harassment policies, training and reporting structures.
July 23, 2020