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AP IMPACT: Military sex abuse victims seek VA help

Tags: DoD , Veterans Affairs , workforce , Margaret Bell , Chuck Hagel

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Vollman follows career of patient care and leadership

David Vollman, staff ophthalmologist at the Veterans Health Administration in St. Louis, Mo., is a finalist for the 2013 Call to Service Medal.

Tags: David Vollman , Sammies 2013 , Veterans Health Administration ,

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VA's Gould moves the needle on many of VA's toughest challenges

Scott Gould's last day as the deputy secretary of the Veterans Affairs Department is today. In four years, Gould said he believes VA is a better place and does more to help veterans. He said the claims backlog is unacceptable, but the agency is making progress.

Tags: management , Scott Gould , veterans disability claims backlog , VBMS , labor-management relations , veterans homelessness , Jason Miller , exclusive

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Historic buildings throw wrench in agencies real-property efforts

In a new report, the Government Accountability Office found tighter budgets in recent years have constrained agencies' ability to maintain and repair historic buildings and that poor data practices have led to inconsistent and erroneous information on a database designed to track federal properties.

Tags: historic preservation , real property , GAO , GSA , NPS , management

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First Lady asks companies to hire more veterans

Tags: workforce , hiring , Michelle Obama

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VA Deputy Secretary Scott Gould leaving

After four years as the second in charge, Scott Gould has decided to leave VA. His last day on the job will be May 17.

Tags: Scott Gould , Jason Miller , people , management , exclusive

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Internal watchdog blasts DoD's health IT efforts

A memo obtained by Federal News Radio points to a split in thinking inside the Pentagon's efforts to achieve interoperability with VA's electronic health record system. An assessment by the Pentagon's office of operational test and evaluation, an internal acquisition watchdog, finds DoD's project to build a new electronic health record is "likely to be detrimental to the President's goals" for interoperable health IT.

Tags: DoD , health IT , Integrated health records system , iEHR , Michael Gilmore , technology , information sharing , Jared Serbu , exclusive

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Hagel orders DoD to 'restructure' path toward integrated health record

The Pentagon delays its RFP for a new electronic health record system. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says a revised approach is coming soon.

Tags: Integrated Electronic Health Record , Chuck Hagel , Jared Serbu , House Appropriations Committee , industry , contracting , technology , DoD , health IT

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Budget calls for 4 percent spending increase at VA

Tags: 2014 budget , budget

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Former VA CIO Baker joins Agilex

Roger Baker becomes the company's chief strategy officer to help it understand the market and ensure it's meeting agency customer expectations.

Tags: industry , technology , people , Roger Baker , Agilex , program management , Jason Miller

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