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VA looking to technology to reduce suicide risks

Among active-duty troops, there has been an uptick in suicides this year _ about one a day, compared with one every 36 hours in previous years, The Associated Press reported earlier this month.

Tags: DoD , Eric Shinseki

Thursday - 06/21/2012, 04:29am EDT

VA CIO wary of 'bring your own device'

Veteran Affairs' CIO Roger Baker pointed to concerns over cybersecurity as the reason why he's wary about agencies adopting bring-your-own-device initiatives.

Tags: technology , Bring your own device , cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , Federal Drive , Roger Baker , Management of Change Conference

Tuesday - 06/05/2012, 06:41am EDT

White House issues veto threat on veterans bill

The White House is warning that President Barack Obama will veto a widely popular House spending bill for veterans' programs and construction projects at military bases.

Tags: President Barack Obama , House , Congress , veterans , budget , DoD ,

Thursday - 05/31/2012, 03:58am EDT

Agencies may cut $4.6 billion to spare veterans

The White House has declared the Department of Veterans Affairs off-limits to "sequestration" budget cuts, and that means other nondefense agencies may have to bear an additional $4.6 billion in reductions next year.

Tags: Robert Levinson , Bloomberg Government , DoD , sequestration , Federal Drive

Thursday - 05/10/2012, 09:14am EDT
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Ex-VA hospital official faults mental health care

Veterans are waiting too long for mental health care and are unaware that hospitals sometimes manipulate records in an attempt to make it appear that standards are being met, a former Veterans Affairs hospital official told senators Wednesday.

Tags: veterans , Senate , Congress , Senate Veterans Affairs Committee

Thursday - 04/26/2012, 04:32am EDT

OSC protection sought for VA whistleblower

The American Federation of Government Employees has asked the Office of Special Counsel to investigate the case of a VA doctor who believes she was unfairly targeted by superiors due to her critical Senate testimony.

Tags: OSC , AFGE , whistleblower protection , Michelle Washington

Wednesday - 04/18/2012, 06:10am EDT

IG report uncovers 15,000 security holes at VA

The inspector general's office at the Department of Veterans Affairs said it found more than $15,000 security holes at the agency, all dealing with FISMA compliance issues.

Tags: cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , technology , FISMA , Federal Drive

Monday - 04/09/2012, 08:27am EDT

Health care IT

Kerry McDermott, senior policy director at WestHealth Policy Center will discuss a wide range of healthcare issues, with host John Gilroy.
March 20, 2012(Encore presentation May 22, 2012)

Tags: technology , health care , health IT , CMS , Federal Communications Commission , Kerry McDermott , WestHealth Policy Center , data security , healthcare reform , John Gilroy , Federal Tech Talk

Tuesday - 03/20/2012, 09:17pm EDT
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