Modernization
Pentagon's Health Record Platform Shows Progress After Initial Setbacks
The system has decreased emergency room wait times and increased the number of patients facilities are able to treat, the vendor reports.
Modernization
Pentagon, VA Leaders Commit to Boosting Accountability in Health Record Overhaul
Both secretaries pledged to re-examine the multibillion-dollar program’s organization structure and timelines.
Digital Government
VA’s National Cemetery Administration Continues High Customer Satisfaction Scores
The federal agency with the highest customer satisfaction scores continues its high performance, according to new internal survey data.
Modernization
24 Companies Join VA’s Health Record Modernization Team
Cerner Corp. announces a lengthy list of subcontractors for the multi-billion dollar project.
Digital Government
By the Numbers: Federal Agencies Face Uneven Struggle Hiring Young Tech Talent
At one civilian agency, IT pros over 60 years old outnumber their under 30 colleagues 19 to one.
Modernization
Congress Doesn’t Know Who’s in Charge of VA’s $10 Billion Health Records Overhaul
Lawmakers are trying to figure out what to do about the lack of accountability within the program’s leadership.
Modernization
Lawmaker: Don’t Let “Rudderless Leadership” Cripple VA Health Record Overhaul
The program’s chief administrator resigned less than two months after taking charge of the project. Another top official left her post days earlier.
Digital Government
A Simple Tweak to Google Search Now Helps Veterans to Find Jobs
Only about half of all veterans in the U.S. participate in the workforce at all.
Cybersecurity
VA Stopped Publishing Breach Reports About Vets’ Data for Nine Months
The department posted the intervening reports after a Nextgov query.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Call for Broad Changes at VA After Report of Mar-a-Lago Members’ Influence
One top committee member launches investigation into alleged undue policy-making involvement.
Modernization
Report: Private Trump Advisers Tried to Derail the VA’s Multibillion-Dollar IT Overhaul
A ProPublica investigation found three advisers weighed in heavily on the hiring and firing of high-level tech leaders within the agency.
Modernization
VA Wants a New Cloud for Its Mobile Apps
The effort comes as VA reworks its entire online presence to make services more accessible and user-friendly for some 9 million veterans.
Modernization
VA is Rethinking Its Entire Online Presence
The Veterans Affairs Department wants to know what it would take to create a one-stop online shop for veteran services.
Digital Government
Trump Picks Marine Vet To Take Over Veterans Affairs IT
If confirmed, James Gfrerer would step into a difficult job, as IT is at the center of VA’s mandate to modernize.
Artificial Intelligence
IBM Extends Watson Partnership With VA to Support Veterans With Cancer
Watson will keep using AI to spot patterns in patient DNA.
Modernization
VA Creates Special Office to Direct $16B Health Record Overhaul
The House Veterans Affairs Committee also unveiled the lawmakers who will track the project from its new subcommittee.
Podcasts
Critical Update: How to Build a Tech Team Designed to Succeed
Pro tip: They won't all be coders.
Modernization
How the VA is Personalizing Veteran Services With a Single Website
The VA Digital Service thinks veterans shouldn’t have to know the agency’s bureaucracy to find the benefits they’re looking for.
Modernization