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Election 2024 Montana Senate

Senate committee continues scrutiny of sexual harassment claims against VA DEI office

In today’s Federal Newscast: The Senate VA committee continues its pointed scrutiny of sexual harassment claims against the VA DEI office. The government’s…

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VA, AFGE support parts of bipartisan bill to refine how agency fires poor performers

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VA committee leaders demand ‘guardrails’ for bonuses as agency claws back payouts to career executives

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VA extends PACT Act deadline to Aug. 14 for backdated benefits after website issues

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Senate VA bill directs agency to rethink how it fires poor-performing employees

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VA HR officials support bill to overhaul agency’s 16-year old pay model for doctors

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veterans affairs electronic health record

VA EHR linked to veterans ‘fatally harmed,’ senators say, but agency still sees way forward for project

VA is telling Congress it understands what went wrong in previous deployments of its new Electronic Health Record, and is confident short-term fixes will…

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IT modernization

VA sprint team outlines 4 key issues leading to EHR rollout problems

The Department of Veterans Affairs is outlining a plan to address some of the biggest problems to emerge from the troubled rollout of its new Electronic…

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VBA sees automation tools as ‘game-changer’ to keep up with record workload

The VA needs to keep breaking new records for claims processed, if it hopes to keep pace with a workload surge under the burn-pit toxic exposure legislation signed into law last summer.

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