House Veterans Affairs Committee
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The Department of Veterans Affairs expanded telehealth appointments by 1000% during the coronavirus pandemic. Both VA and Congress seem to agree: telehealth is here to stay, but it's unclear just how pervasive those capabilities will be as the department evolves past the current health crisis.
June 24, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the number of cybersecurity incidents across government is down for a second straight year.
May 28, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, 403 new troops were diagnosed with COVID-19 in one day.
April 17, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Elaine McCusker is no longer the White House's choice for Defense Department Comptroller.
March 03, 2020 -
Development challenges were behind the decision to delay the rollout of an initial set of electronic health record capabilities at the first site, the Department of Veterans Affairs told members of Congress.
February 27, 2020 -
The decision to delay the initial rollout of new electronic health record capabilities at the Department of Veterans Affairs will get a closer look from Congress this week, as the inspectors general at both VA and the Defense Department announced the start of a rare, joint audit of the agencies' EHR modernization efforts.
February 26, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the American Federation of Government Employees is bashing a White House proposal to cut funding and staff at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
February 14, 2020 -
Members on the House Veterans Affairs Committee say they plan to double down on their oversight of VA's electronic health record modernization amid a recent decision to delay the initial rollout.
February 13, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, customer service will be a top focus for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission this year.
February 04, 2020 -
A sexual assault allegation from inside a VA hospital has led to rancor among officials.
January 20, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Congressional Budget Office found federal employees are contributing and saving more for retirement, due to two Thrift Savings Plan policy changes.
January 16, 2020 -
Congress is worried a 10-year, $2.5 billion financial management business transformation initiative is getting lost in the shuffle at the Department of Veterans Affairs, as several other IT initiatives consume the agency's time and resources.
December 06, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a new audit by the inspector general found the Office of Personnel Management's financial management systems lack some basic cybersecurity protections.
December 02, 2019 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs set of deadline of March, 28, 2020 to deploy a first "block" of Cerner electronic health record capabilities at its first "go-live" site in Spokane, Washington. VA said it's confident it'll have a smooth roll-out, and Congress said it's "cautiously optimistic."
November 20, 2019 -
Lawmakers say they fear cybersecurity mitigation efforts are taking a backseat to the mounting pile of IT modernization initiatives ongoing at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
November 14, 2019