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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.

Tags: VA , Nextgov , privacy , technology , Dorobek Insider , DoD Report

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VA wants to bring innovation to VistA

Agency CIO Baker said moving the electronic health system to open source would let VA to more easily and more quickly use software developed outside of the department. VA's decision comes after an industry panel recommended 10 ways to fix VistA.

Tags: technology , VA , Indian Health Service , IAC , ACT , open source , VistA , health IT , Jason Miller

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VA, DoD investigate serious health record error

The Department of Veterans Affairs is trying to solve the mystery of how the Pentagon's health information system mistakenly accessed a confidential treatment form in the VA's health record system. The mistake kept one veteran from returning to combat.

Tags: technology , VA , DoD , Military Health Service , Army , AHLTA , VistA , cybersecurity , privacy , health IT , Max Cacas

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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

Tags: CIO , VA , IT , technology , Jason Miller , Ask the CIO

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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.

Tags: VA , cybersecurity , management , CIO , Federal Security Spotlight , Dorobek Insider , transparency , Cybersecurity Update

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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.

Tags: technology , medical records , VA , cybersecurity , health IT , mobile data , Max Cacas

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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.

Tags: technology , management , Danny Werfel , Jeff Zients , Doug Criscitello , OMB , VA , SBA , HUD , EPA , financial systems modernization , FLITE , IT Dashboard , financial systems advisory board , Jason Miller

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Automation fixes VA student benefits claims

VA makes changes to education payments system

Tags: technology , management , Veterans Affairs , GI Bill ,

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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.

Tags: Federal Drive , VA , VistA , technology , management , CIO , Scott Carr

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VA puts a stop to FLITE project

WFED's Max Cacas reports.

Tags: technology , financial management systems , VA , FLITE , Max Cacas

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