Agency Tip 2: Provide career development

Part of "The Need for the Next Generation" special report, the VA Acquisition Academy's internship program develops future contracting professionals through rigorous classes, job rotations and leadership development.

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Treasury: End to paper checks

Dick Gregg, Fiscal Assistant Secretary at Treasury, joins the Federal Drive with details on the Treasury's move to paper-less benefits

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Obama to end Federal Career Intern Program

The Post reports that a draft executive order will kill the 10-year-old FCIP in March.

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VA pushes hiring reforms through program managers

The agency is using service level agreements to help ensure hiring managers are involved in all parts of the process. VA cut the amount of time it takes to hire a new employee by 20 days. VA hopes to get the average time down below the governmentwide goal of 80 days in 2011.

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2011 – the year of cloud computing?

Cloud computing began to take center stage in the federal IT community during the last few months of 2010. And Ed Meagher thinks that trend will continue in 2011. Meagher is the former deputy chief information officer at the Veterans Affairs Department and the Interior Department. Heâ"™s now vice president of health care strategy at [...]

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VA struggles to balance cloud apps, security

Assistant secretary Baker said he can't let doctors store veterans' data on unsecured systems in the cloud. But Baker said he wants to figure out how to solve this problem because the ability to access data anywhere, anytime is necessary. VA shutdown facilities usage of common commercial cloud applications.

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VA battles unsecured systems in cloud

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2010 and Beyond: Cloud computing to be 'game-changer'

Former deputy CIO of Interior and VA Ed Meagher said his top story of the year is cloud computing.

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VA hopes to jumpstart claims processing

VA officials said they intend eliminate the backlog of disability claims by 2015 by looking to new technology. The agency wants to dramatically expand a pilot program that lets vets submit claims online.

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VA 'Fast Track' system processes claims online

VA Chief Technology Officer Michael Cardarelli describes the online portal for processing claims.

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Report evaluates VA, DoD disability claims pilot program

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VA launches online hospital comparison

The VA launches online tools to allow vets to compare VA hospitals.

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Office of Special Counsel to probe vet discrimination

The Office of Special Counsel's Patrick Boulay told Jason Miller about the office's expanded caseload for veterans' discrimination claims.

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VA uses social media to help vets

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is launching its first official blog, opening a new line of communication between the department and its stakeholders.

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VA's Baker briefs Congress on data breaches

In light of two data breaches, VA CIO Roger Baker said employees are not following procedures to safeguard information.

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Agencies are successfully chopping hiring times down

The Department of Housing and Urban Development went from being the poster child for the dysfunctional federal hiring process to being a model of what others are striving for.

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HUD shows how hiring reform can work

Many agencies have reduced the time it takes to hire a new employee. DoD, Energy and VA are among the departments that have made the most progress over the last year. OPM Director John Berry said a full government-wide look will not be available until early 2011.

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D.C. VA Medical Center hosts 'Ladies' Night'

The Washington D.C. VA Medical Center is hosting an evening of music, pampering and health information just for female veterans. We get details from the VA's Diane Phillips

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'Checks for Vets' helps vets access pensions

Checks for Vets is a guidebook to help you through the process of accessing VA money for long-term care.

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Veterans Day reminder of service, need to protect vets' rights

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