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Administration wants open government, innovation among its lasting hallmarks
Federal CTO Aneesh Chopra says agencies need people to lead this innovation. He also says new directive will help solidify the permanence of open government ideals.
Tags: technology , management , Aneesh Chopra , Alec Ross , Todd Park , OMB , VA , State , HHS , FDA , O'Reilly Media , TechWeb , open government , Web 2.0
Veterans Affairs' "Innovation Competition" is leading by example
In asking employees for their best ideas, the VA has come up with a few of its own. An internal competition for innovation is seen as a benchmark process ready to spread far beyond the agency's firewalls and across the federal landscape.
Tags: technology , mngt , VA , VBA , CTO , innovation , innovation competition , best practices
VA, DoD to test initial joint e-health record in July
Agency officials will meet in June to approve the rollout of the first piece of an integrated and interoperable electronic health record for soldiers and veterans. VA and DoD also are creating a centralized database that will be located in DISA's data centers.
Tags: technology , Roger Baker , VA , DoD , electronic health record , VistA , AHLTA , data sharing , health IT , Jason Miller
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.
Tags: technology , management , VA , Veterans Benefits Administration , Michael Walcoff , disability claims , Fast Track , Jared Serbu
VA innovates innovation ideas
Winners have been announced in the most recent effort under the VA's Innovation Initiative, a department-wide program that brings the most promising innovations to VA's most important challenges by involving employees and the private sector in the creation of visionary solutions in service to Veterans. VA CTO Dr. Peter Levin has details.
Tags: Federal Drive , technology , management , innovation , VA , VHA/OIT Innovation Competition , CTO , best practices , Suzanne Kubota
CTO looks to technology to clear VA backlog
But first, say federal CTO Chopra and VA CTO Levin, Veterans Affairs will focus on good ideas.
Tags: tech , mngt , best practices , Aneesh Chopra , VA , CTO
