Pay
Exclusive House VA Committee leader demands ‘airtight case’ for VA IT employees getting pay boost
Hiring/Retention
VA's IT shop defends raises under Special Salary Rate amid planned budget cuts
Artificial Intelligence
VA puts AI use cases into ‘operational phase’ to meet its health care mission
IT Modernization
VA watchdog warns EHR issue puts 250,000 veterans at risk of medication mix-ups
IT Modernization
VA launches ‘Code Yellow’ to fix to VA.gov issues affecting benefits for 120,000 veterans
IT Modernization
VA IT officials say missed ‘error check’ delayed discovery of VA.gov issues
Federal Newscast
Two GOP lawmakers look to defund armed regulatory officers at certain federal agencies
Amelia Brust/Federal News Network
Contracting
House lawmakers concerned half of VA's IT contracting dollars going to 10 firms
IT Modernization
VA renews EHR contract, sets higher penalties for performance metrics missed by vendor
AP/Charles Dharapak
IT Modernization
VA EHR leader calls for 'accelerated delivery' in fixes to pharmacy disruptions
Veterans Affairs
‘The biggest problem every day’: House VA Committee chairman fed up with troubled EHR rollout
Veterans Affairs
Senate Democrats join calls for pause on new VA EHR rollouts until metrics improve
Veterans Affairs
House lawmakers pan VA EHR as 'bad investment' with upcoming $39B cost estimate
Veterans Affairs
VA secretary urges EHR rollout to continue, but 'very concerned' about system outages
Veterans Affairs
House lawmakers seek VA EHR pause, 'gravely concerned' for patient safety
(Spokane VA Medical Center Photo)
Veterans Affairs
Congress troubled by deteriorating morale among employees using new VA EHR
Veterans Affairs
After underreporting billions, VA will launch new initiative to review EHR's costs
(Spokane VA Medical Center Photo)
Reporter's Notebook
VA has had more acting CIOs than permanent ones since 2009
Reporter's Notebook
Lawmakers directing ire at VA over another struggling IT project
Veterans Affairs
VA will pause EHR deployments through at least 2021, department says
(Photo courtesy of the Department of Veterans Affairs)
Veterans Affairs
Congress skeptical VA has the capacity to manage EHR, growing technology to-do list
(Spokane VA Medical Center Photo)
Veterans Affairs
VA vows to pause EHR rollout at future sites until strategic review is complete
(Sarah Silbiger/Pool via AP)