Kurt DelBene

VA’s IT shop defends raises under Special Salary Rate amid planned budget cuts

The Department of Veterans Affairs’ IT shop is preparing for budget cuts across some of biggest priorities next year — but not for its growing workforce.

Hiring/Retention

VA’s IT shop looks to staff up on AI experts, deliver ‘seamless’ digital services to veterans in 2024

IT Modernization

VA’s IT shop touts top spot on governmentwide scorecard in push for higher employee satisfaction

Workforce

VA outlines fixes to VA.gov errors impacting benefits for more than 120,000 veterans

IT Modernization

VA says ‘true independent’ oversight coming to major acquisitions after lawmaker probes

Contracting

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VA CIO: ‘Historic’ pay raise coming for IT workforce, as Special Salary Rate goes into effect in July

Pay

VA seeks higher IT employee satisfaction as it modernizes veteran service delivery

IT Modernization

For VA, moving to zero trust is simple concept to understand, but tough to implement

Ask the CIO

The era of ‘big bang’ IT projects at VA is over

Kurt DelBene, VA’s chief information officer and assistant secretary in the Office of Information and Technology, said he will hold contractors more…

Veterans Affairs

Ask the CIO: Department of Veterans Affairs

In this exclusive webinar edition of Ask the CIO, host Jason Miller and his guest, Kurt DelBene, assistant secretary for information and technology and…

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VA opts into Special Salary Rate for IT workforce, regardless of unclear governmentwide rollout

Pay

The Department of Veterans Affairs is rolling out a new pay model for its IT and cybersecurity employees later this year — whether or not a governmentwide effort to increase tech workers’ salaries moves forward.

Kurt DelBene

VA’s IT shop defends raises under Special Salary Rate amid planned budget cuts

VA’s IT shop looks to staff up on AI experts, deliver ‘seamless’ digital services to veterans in 2024

VA’s IT shop touts top spot on governmentwide scorecard in push for higher employee satisfaction

VA outlines fixes to VA.gov errors impacting benefits for more than 120,000 veterans

VA EHR sees no outages in 6 months, but employees still give system low marks

VA IT officials say missed ‘error check’ delayed discovery of VA.gov issues

How to ensure stability in federal health care networks

VA says ‘true independent’ oversight coming to major acquisitions after lawmaker probes

VA CIO: ‘Historic’ pay raise coming for IT workforce, as Special Salary Rate goes into effect in July

VA seeks higher IT employee satisfaction as it modernizes veteran service delivery

For VA, moving to zero trust is simple concept to understand, but tough to implement

The era of ‘big bang’ IT projects at VA is over

Ask the CIO: Department of Veterans Affairs

VA opts into Special Salary Rate for IT workforce, regardless of unclear governmentwide rollout