telehealth

How telehealth became a proven commodity for Medicare recipients

Some 28 million people on Medicare used telehealth in the first year of the pandemic, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.

Technology

Omnibus spending bill sets higher maximum salaries for some VA health care workers

Pay

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Veterans Affairs ramps up efforts for post-pandemic help

Veterans Affairs

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When the pandemic hit, VA was more ready than its patients

Veterans Affairs

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VA’s meteoric telehealth expansion poses new questions for the future

Veterans Affairs

MAGA hats sit on empty seats during an election watch party, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Chandler, Ariz. (AP Photo/Matt York)

OSC: Election isn’t settled but feds can wear political attire again

Federal Newscast

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President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden exchange points during the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, Pool)

A federal employee’s guide to Trump and Biden’s 2020 campaign platforms

Management

New EHR live at more DoD facilities, Coast Guard pilot sites after initial pandemic delay

Defense News

FILE-- This April 28, 2014 file photo shows the Phoenix VA Health Care Center in Phoenix. Sharon Helman, the former director of the Phoenix VA Health Care System, is suing the Department of Veterans Affairs to win her old job back. Helman argues in court papers that a key portion of a 2014 law passed in response to the wait-time scandal is unconstitutional and denies her right to appeal her firing. Attorney General Loretta Lynch says in a letter to Congress that the Justice Department has decided not to contest that element of Helmans challenge, essentially agreeing with her legal position. Lynch says Justice will continue fighting against Helman's reinstatement. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Innovation playing a larger role at Veterans Affairs

Veterans Affairs

USDA launches digital strategy playbook to streamline customer experience overhaul

IT Modernization

VA CIO more confident than ever in IT modernization strategy

Federal Insights

Chief Master Sgt. Roger Towberman displays his insignia during a presentation of the United States Space Force flag in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 15, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Space acquisition proposals held up amid DoD-OMB negotiations

Lawmakers probably won’t have time to slip ideas to better space procurement in this year’s defense policy bill.

DoD Reporter's Notebook

Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie speaks during a roundtable with President Donald Trump about America's seniors, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, June 15, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

With coronavirus cases surging, VA’s ‘fourth mission’ now covers 46 states, Wilkie says

In wide-ranging discussion with reporters, Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie downplayed the severity of a recent spike in coronavirus cases among…

Veterans Affairs

Are agency IT infrastructures ready to meet coronavirus telehealth challenge?

Commentary

Agencies are stepping up to meet the telehealth challenge that has emerged virtually overnight. At the same time, agencies are looking ahead to future requirements by identifying digital infrastructure technologies that can deliver superior patient outcomes.