VA publishes regulation on 'presumptive' illnesses

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced a final regulation that makes it easier for veterans to obtain health care and disability compensation for certain diseases associated with services in Southwest Asia (including Iraq) and Afghanistan, Business Wire reports.

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VA's Baker revels in job to turnaround IT processes

This week, Roger Baker, Chief Information Officer at the Veterans Affairs Department, talks with host Jason Miller about turning around IT processes within the agency.
September 30, 2010

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Patients at risk?: GAO investigates VA

GAO has found inconsistent compliance with the three VA purchasing and tracking requirements, creating potential risks to veterans' safety. Details from GAO's Dr. Debra Draper.

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VA CIO discusses intersection of safety and transparency

Roger Baker, chief information officer for the Department of Veterans Affairs, how to balance cybersecurity and transparency.

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Labor-management forums in need of some clarity

Both employee unions and agencies say certain phrases in President Obama's executive order creating these committees need to be better defined. VA deputy secretary Gould will lead an effort to bring some precision to terms such as pre-decisional, to make sure everyone is working from the same sheet of paper. National Council on Federal-Labor Management Relations also details first set of bargaining pilots, called B-1.

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VA spends $50M for IT security

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VA wrestles with portable medical data storage

The Veterans Affairs Department is facing a new challenge when it comes to cybersecurity: letting doctors access patient data outside the workplace. VA CIO Baker said a major policy change may be needed to ensure the agency is meeting the needs of its veterans and the doctors and nurses who serve them.

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Naval Postgraduate School wins 'Best Overall Location'

The Naval Postgraduate School is the latest agency to win in our Best of the Federal Government series.

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OMB begins pruning of financial systems

VA, SBA, EPA and HUD are the first to go through the review process and see dramatic changes. OMB controller Werfel said the goal for each agency is to invest only in top priorities, saving $1 billion a year by eliminating or reducing the size of agency modernization projects.

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Vote: Which agency has the best overall location?

Vote today in our Best of the Federal Government series.

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Whistleblower: Army translators failed exams

VA issues second contract for Agent Orange claims

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VA streamlines Agent Orange claims

Veterans exposed to herbicides while serving in Vietnam and other areas will have an easier path to access quality health care and qualify for disability compensation. The VA's Brad Mayes explains.

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Supreme Court opens next month, big cases coming

Learn more in today's DoD report.

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VA awards all stimulus money

Learn more about how the Dept of Veterans Affairs was able to awards over $1.8 billion.

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Jerry Davis moves from NASA to VA

Veteran NASA CISO Jerry Davis moves to Veterans Affairs. He joins us for a look back and ahead.

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VA IT specialist creates cyber awareness site

Learn more in today's cybersecurity update.

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Meagher: CIOs need to go back to basics

The high priority list includes a number of well-known, and almost infamous IT projects that have given CIOs under several administrations gray hairs. Ed Meagher knows the feeling. He's a former CIO at Veterans Affairs and Interior.

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DoD seeks ideas to modernize its e-health record

The request for information is part of a broader effort to ensure DoD has capabilities to meet its growing needs and expectations. The Military Health System also has created an EHR Way Ahead Program Office to help oversee the modernization of the health record.

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The software behind the VA health care transformation

The Department of Veterans Affairs' health care system is changing.

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VA to track vets from enlistment to grave

Seeking to enable a single, lifetime electronic health record, the Veterans Affairs Department adopted a 10-digit identifier to be used from enlistment to death. VA's CIO, Roger Baker, talks with WFED's Scott Carr.

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