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House VA Committee leader demands ‘airtight case’ for VA IT employees getting pay boost

The VA implemented a Special Salary Rate last summer, giving more than 7,000 employees in its Office of Information Technology (OIT) a substantial boost…

Pay

VA warns of historic $15B budget shortfall. House committee says more hiring ‘above all’ is driving up costs

Budget

llinois Rep. Mike Bost argues legislation while on the House floor during session at the state Capitol in Springfield Ill.

Scrutiny intensifies regarding VA ‘bonus blunder’

Federal Newscast

Sweeping VA bill seeks more pay flexibility for health care workers, stricter EHR requirements

Veterans Affairs

VA paid nearly $11M in bonuses to ineligible executives, watchdog finds

Pay

House VA committee chairman takes closer look at sexual harassment scandal

Federal Newscast

VA sexual harassment investigation recommends firing, recouping bonuses from supervisors

Workforce

House committee subpoenas VA for records in sexual harassment investigation

Workforce

FILE - In this June 21, 2013, file photo, the seal a fixed to the front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington. The Republican-led House on March 16, 2017, has approved legislation to make it easier for the Department of Veterans Affairs to fire, suspend or demote employees for poor performance or bad conduct, part of a renewed effort targeting VA accountability in the new Trump administration. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Blindsided by pay problems, certain VA medical employees might be allowed union help

Federal Newscast

First Look

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

Pay

VA wraps first-wave EHR fixes, but employees ‘strongly disagree’ it’s ready to move forward

IT Modernization

House GOP pushes bill to fast-track firing at VA. Agency leaders doubt it’ll help

Top Republicans on the House Veterans Affairs Committee are leading a bill to let the Department of Veterans Affairs once again fire employees more quickly.

Veterans Affairs

House GOP VA Committee members look to make firing of poor-performing VA employees easier

In today’s Federal Newscast: House Republicans are looking to make it easier to fire VA employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s…

Federal Newscast

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

Veterans Affairs

Kurt DelBene, VA’s chief information officer and assistant secretary in the Office of Information and Technology, said he will hold contractors more accountable through smaller tasks and specific metrics of success.