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
Veterans IT Office Wants Support Through Transformation Process
The offices focused on the department’s IT infrastructure are looking for support services to help manage through a reorganization.
Emerging Tech
We Need a DARPA-Like Program for Veterans’ Problems, Experts Say
Dedicating funds to veterans’ health care needs could bring more products to market faster, experts told Congress.
Policy
House Passes Bill to Keep Tabs on VA’s Health Records Modernization
Lawmakers plan to keep a close eye on the implementation of the $10 billion project.
Digital Government
Trump’s Pick to Lead VA Is a Surprise to Many, Including the Nominee
Robert Wilkie has been serving in the job in an acting capacity since March.
Modernization
VA Signs $10 Billion Health Records Contract With Cerner
VA will formally pursue the same health records platform as the Pentagon.
Modernization
Initial Tests Find Defense Department’s MHS Genesis ‘Not Operationally Suitable’
The test director recommends delaying further fieldings.
Modernization
VA Dems Demand Answers on Electronic Health Records Delay
A $16 billion contract to modernize health records has been in limbo during turmoil at the agency.
Modernization
With No Permanent Leadership, VA Forges Ahead on $16 Billion Health Records Effort
The Veterans Affairs Department will press on with its electronic health records contract without a permanent secretary or chief information officer.
Digital Government
VA CIO Announces Immediate Departure
Scott Blackburn joined the VA in 2014 and served as acting CIO since September.
Cybersecurity
Audit: Veterans Affairs IT Security Officials Have A Lot Of Work To Do
The annual FISMA report includes 29 recommendations to fix significant security weaknesses in eight areas.
Modernization
$1.65 Trillion Federal Health Market Will Be Boon For IT Industry
The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments' electronic health records programs will be the largest spending areas, according to analysts.
Digital Government
Trump Fires Shulkin, Taps Personal Physician Ronny Jackson to Lead VA
While a leadership change at the Veterans Affairs Department had been predicted, the nomination of Jackson surprised many.
Modernization
Kushner Announces ‘Whole of Government’ Plan To Improve Health Tech
Presidential adviser Jared Kushner said the administration has a plan to prioritize access to and interoperability of patient health data.
Modernization
VA Secretary on $10B Health Records Contract: ‘We Have To Get This One Right’
The Trump administration requested $1.2 billion in fiscal 2019 for a commercial health records contract, which the department is expected to award by March.
Modernization