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VA seeks 7 percent IT budget boost, passes on Defense health record hosting
February 13, 2012
After two years without an increase, the Veterans Affairs Department requested a $3.37 billion information technology budget in 2013, up $216 million, or slightly less than 7 percent, from $3.11 billion...

Some Agencies Fail on Telework - Wired Workplace
February 01, 2012 | Brittany Ballenstedt
A major hurdle for federal agencies in implementing a 2010 telework law is simply making the determination on what roles and jobs can be completed while working remotely, according to a recent survey by...

VA's Accidental Ancestry Record Release - Defense IT: What's Brewin'
January 23, 2012 | Bob Brewin
The Veterans Affairs Department said it accidentally released the records of 2,200 living veterans to Ancestry.com in response to a Freedom of Information Act request last month, a data dump that included...

Veterans Affairs will host electronic health records in DISA data centers
January 20, 2012
VA will begin shifting operations at hospitals in New York and New Jersey in March.

Software upgrade knocks out Defense health record system
January 19, 2012
AHLTA was down for the entire workday Tuesday.

VA not budging on plans to electronically track hospital staff
January 13, 2012
The Veterans Affairs Department still intends to use its planned $550 million Real-Time Location System to track hospital staff with electronic tags and said it will have the support of labor union partners,...

VA Needs More Time For Real- Time Location System RFP - Defense IT: What's Brewin'
January 03, 2012 | Bob Brewin
The Veterans Affairs Department originally had planned to release the request for proposals for its $550 million Real Time Location System procurement last week, but in a Dec. 29 notice the department...

VA seeks new patient scheduling system
January 03, 2012
The Veterans Affairs Department has kicked off the contracting process to develop its new patient scheduling system, a follow-up to a nine year, $167 million project that collapsed in March 2009 and led...

Veterans Affairs Department News & Info from Government Agencies

VA Budget Request Tops $ 140 Billion for Veterans Programs
February 12, 2012 | VA News Releases
With more than 1 million active-duty personnel scheduled to join the ranks of America's 22 million Veterans during the next five years, the President has proposed a $140.3 billion budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs ...

Veterans Canteen Service Keeps Kitchen Waste Out of Landfills
February 13, 2012 | VA News Releases
The Veterans Canteen Service (VCS) of the Department of Veterans Affairs is piloting two initiatives that should keep nearly 600,000 pounds of kitchen waste out of U.S....

VA, State Association Sign Partnership Pact
February 12, 2012 | VA News Releases
Building upon a 66-year partnership with the states, the Department of Veterans Affairs has signed a... Directors...

VA officials work to provide post- 9/11 family caregiver benefits
June 13, 2011 | AF.mil - Top Stories
A month after the Veterans Affairs Department began processing applications for primary family caregivers of eligible post-9/11 veterans, officials reported steady progress...

New Online Enrollment Application Available for Servicemembers
February 02, 2012 | VA News Releases
The Department of Veterans Affairs partnered with the First Army at Camp Shelby, Miss., to launch a streamlined version of its online application for VA health benefits (VA...

Press Releases: Briefing on the 2013 State Department and USAID Budget
February 13, 2012 | Press Releases
Second, 22 percent supports discretionary national security programs at the Department of Defense, Homeland Security, and Veterans Affairs. Third, 13 percent goes to...

VA, NFFE Reach Agreement on New Union Contract
February 01, 2012 | VA News Releases
Officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) have reached final agreement on a new national collective bargaining...

Veterans Affairs Department Articles from GovExec

Veterans can step up life insurance coverage - - GovExec. com
January 20, 2012 | Caitlin Fairchild
Under a 2010 law, program participants can gradually increase their coverage to $400,000.

What kind of health insurance do the GOP candidates get?
January 12, 2012 | Margot Sanger-Katz and Meghan McCarthy
Most of the GOP presidential hopefuls do not shop for health insurance in the individual market they have advocated for others.

IRS revises long- term estimate of' tax gap' - - GovExec. com
January 09, 2012 | Charles S. Clark
Uncollected $450 billion could fuel debate on agency’s resources, reform of code.

VA structured $ 133 million security contract to favor incumbent, IG says - - GovExec....
December 22, 2011 | Bob Brewin
Lower risk of selecting a company familiar with the department's practices did not justify the higher price tag, watchdog says.

Looking for friends in all the right places: VA expands Facebook presence - - GovExec....
December 22, 2011 | Bob Brewin
Veterans Affairs is ramping up its social media savvy to reach more vets and their families.

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Noon Report: Huguely Jury Deliberates, Asks Question
February 22, 2012 | WBAL NBC 11 Baltimore MD

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February 22, 2012 | KORO Corpus Christi

Va. Beach School Board gets an earful
February 22, 2012 | WAVY NBC 10 Norfolk

Vets speak out on VA hospital
February 21, 2012 | WANE CBS 14 Fort Wayne

Critics: Va. Abortion Bills 'State-Sanctioned Rape'
February 21, 2012 | Newsy.com

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