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PACT Act
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The PACT Act, which became law in 2022, aims to help veterans who were exposed to toxins. Since June 3, it has sparked more than 625,000 new claims.
July 03, 2023 -
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The IRS is facing substantial cuts to funds meant to rebuild its workforce and modernize its legacy IT systems over the next decade, as part of a deal to raise the debt ceiling and avoid a first-ever government default.
May 29, 2023 -
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The VA is setting a systemwide goal to have every network using at least half of PACT Act hiring authorities implemented by the end of the year.
May 22, 2023 -
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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.
May 19, 2023 -
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Over the next 10 years, the Veterans Affairs Department (VA) expects millions of veterans will be eligible for VA benefits as part of the PACT Act.
May 05, 2023 -
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The Department of Veterans Affairs is already meeting one of its goals to grow its health care workforce by the end of the fiscal year, and remains on track to meet its other hiring targets.
April 25, 2023 -
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If approved, the agreement would make several changes to the union contract, aiming to expedite the VA’s hiring process as the department prepares to staff up amid an increasing workload.
April 07, 2023 -
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House VA Committee Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.) says the VA has yet to provide a clear picture of what a successful rollout of the Oracle-Cerner EHR looks like from here, given the system’s track record.
March 30, 2023 -
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The Department of Veterans Affairs is on track to exceed its hiring goals for its health care workforce fiscal 2023, but is also speeding up the time it takes to fill vacant positions.
March 20, 2023 -
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The Department of Veterans Affairs has struck an agreement with one of its unions that would allow the agency to expedite the hiring process for certain employees.
February 22, 2023 -
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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.
February 17, 2023 -
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The VA CAREERS Act would set higher base pay caps for VA physicians, podiatrists, optometrists and dentists as the Veterans Affairs Department looks to grow its health care workforce.
January 25, 2023 -
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The Veterans Benefits Administration is using new PACT Act authorities and funding to hire an additional 1,900 employees in the first half of fiscal 2023.
January 02, 2023 -
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Don't waste too much time looking back at a weird 2022. Too much is possible in 2023.
December 30, 2022
