House Veterans Affairs Committee
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Senators asked VA for a response to foreign information operations targeting veterans as the House held its first hearing on the issue.
November 14, 2019 -
Lawmakers said they still couldn't recommend the Department of Veterans Affairs' accountability office as a safe space for whistleblowers, despite VA's assertions that the organization is slowly improving.
October 30, 2019 -
Lawmakers are concerned the Department of Veterans Affairs didn't do its due diligence in making the decision to adopt a new scheduling system from Cerner, the same contractor both the VA and Pentagon are using to overhaul their electronic health records.
September 30, 2019 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs acknowledged it could more strategically target successful recruitment and retention incentives to occupations and medical facilities with the greatest workforce needs. But it also pushed Congress to grant the agency more flexibility in setting market pay for VA medical center directors.
September 23, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) wants the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's inspector general to start an investigation.
September 11, 2019 -
Veterans homelessness is down nationwide by 49% since the Departments of Housing and Urban Development and Veterans Affairs launched an inter-agency partnership on the topic back in 2010, but lawmakers, local housing officials and veterans still see room for improvement.
August 28, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.), the head of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, wants all hands on deck to address veteran suicide.
August 26, 2019 -
Veterans Affairs says it will spend nearly $5 billion over next 10 years to maintain legacy electronic health record while implementing a separate, multi-billion-dollar system at facilities.
July 26, 2019 -
Five years after the 2014 scandal at the Department of Veterans Affairs's medical center in Phoenix, Arizona, and patient wait times at the agency are still difficult to measure and track.
July 25, 2019 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs is developing new training and policies for both employees and investigators within the agency's Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection.
July 24, 2019 -
Whistleblowers at the Department of Veterans Affairs said retaliation is still prevalent within the agency, two years after Congress codified a new office designed to protect them.
June 27, 2019 -
Federal Electronic Health Record Modernization (FEHRM) program office will be a single point of accountability for EHR modernization, the Defense Department and Department of Veterans Affairs said. But lawmakers are skeptical.
June 14, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Senate and House Veterans Affairs committee leaders are demanding answers from the VA about claims involving secret wait lists for veterans seeking care.
June 06, 2019 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs is confident it's ready to implement a major piece of the VA MISSION Act by the June 6 deadline. But another part of the new law isn't close to being ready, and there's a familiar culprit behind the delays.
May 28, 2019 -
The House passed nine bills covering a variety of matters from suicide prevention to education offered up by the Veterans Affairs Committee.
May 24, 2019