Cybersecurity
VA Exposes Sensitive Veteran Data to Thousands of Unauthorized Employees
The files included medical records, internal communications and other sensitive information dating back to 2016, the inspector general found.
Modernization
VA to Launch Adaptive Game Therapy Program
The agency also announced it will introduce adaptive esports into its national game competition during a visit with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.
Artificial Intelligence
Diverse Perspectives Are Critical When Deploying Emerging Tech, Officials Say
New tech comes with uncertainty, which is why federal teams should seek out expertise and different opinions.
Modernization
Million Veterans Program is Now Open for Online Enrollment
Veterans who opt-in to sharing their DNA through the program have the opportunity to support medical discoveries and health improvements across future generations.
Emerging Tech
Agencies Offer Sneak Peeks into Their 5G Plans
From fixing planes before they break to doctors performing surgery in real time from two continents, agency officials are already looking at how faster connections could change their missions.
Modernization
VA to Pilot New Scheduling System at Same Ohio Facility that Tested the Last Solution
The Chalmers P. Wylie Ambulatory Care Center in Columbus, Ohio, is set to get another new scheduling system, as VA lets one contract expire and shifts to its new EHR provider.
Emerging Tech
How VA Implements Predictive Analytics to Help Prevent Veteran Suicides
Since it was stood up in 2017, the REACH VET program has helped health care providers better identify individuals facing higher risks.
Digital Government
Veterans Affairs Appoints Chief Data Officer
Kshemendra Paul will lead the agency’s efforts to leverage data and better inform VA-wide decision-making through technology and information.
Modernization
VA Launches VITAL Training Ahead of First Electronic Health Records Rollout
Veterans Affairs officials learned some lessons from their Defense Department counterparts and developed an immersive training program focused on how the new EHR system can fix issues clinicians encounter every day.
Modernization
Feds Look to Application Programming Interfaces as Gateways to Modernization
The technology can boost partnerships and lead to new solutions across federal agencies.
Modernization
Pentagon’s New Electronic Health Records System Deployed To Second Wave of Bases
The MHS GENESIS system went live at four more sites this weekend, teeing up the second major test for the Defense Department’s new health records system.
Artificial Intelligence
VA, IBM Unveil AI-Powered Mental Fitness App to Help Vets Transitioning to Civilian Life
Individuals interested in participating in a field test to assess the new platform can apply to do so online.
Digital Government
Pentagon Struggles to Address Service Member Suicides
Despite expanded initiatives, veteran and military suicides continue to rise.
Modernization
Lawmakers: VA’s Main Website—Designed To Be One-Stop For Vets—Is Missing Critical Links
Three lawmakers penned a letter to VA Secretary Robert Wilkie asking the agency to add Congressionally-mandated links to VA.gov and the eBenefits site.
Modernization
Veterans Affairs Launches Digital National Cemetery
The new interactive website streamlines information about 3.7 million veterans interred across NCA’s 136 national cemeteries.
Modernization
‘I’m Just Baffled’: Internal Emails Show Career VA Employees Frustrated by Influence of Mar-a-Lago Outsiders
Employees question knowledge of the "Mar-a-Lago" crowd, but note importance of appeasing Trump's friends.
Modernization
VA’s Health Records Digitization Backlog Is 5 Miles High
Staff at Veterans Affairs medical facilities aren’t keeping up with the backlog of paper records that need to be digitized, with some outstanding documents dating back to 2016.
Emerging Tech
VA Seeks to Train Staff to Use 3D Printing to Personalize Care for Patients
The agency is actively engaging stakeholders to create new opportunities for training and innovation.
Modernization
New App from VA Streamlines Veterans’ Resources to Enhance Their Care
The ultimate goal is to eliminate the barriers vets face in retrieving the information they need most.
Emerging Tech