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VA blames coding error for fatal disease scare
The VA now blames computer coding error for wrongly informing about 620 veterans that they have the fatal Lou Gehrig's disease.
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VA cancels remainder of $75 million research contract
The VA has canceled a major research contract on Gulf War illness with a medical center in Dallas, citing performance deficiencies and noncompliance.
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VA wrongly tells vets they have a fatal disease
The VA mistakenly notified as many as 1,200 veterans that they have the fatal Lou Gehrig's disease, according to a veterans service group.
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VA scandal brings out the critics and cynics
Numerous readers have written to say that they are not surprised about recent allegations of misconduct at the Veterans Affairs Department.
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VA responds to IG reports of misconduct in IT office
The Veterans Affairs Department responds to the VA inspector general's findings of misconduct by people while working in the department's information technology office.
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VA IG finds abuse of authority and ethical breaches in IT office
The Veterans Affairs' inspector general has found that people engaged in ethical violations while working for VA's information technology office.
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VA tries new 'corporate' acquisition
The Veterans Affairs Department is struggling with a 26 percent vacancy rate in its acquisition staff, Deputy Secretary W. Scott Gould said today as he outlined a new "corporate" approach to the buying process.
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GAO: VA, DOD said slow on sharing health data
The Veterans Affairs and Defense departments have made progress on health care data interoperability but still fall short in some areas, a new report says.
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VA seeks contractors for paperless benefits system
The Veterans Affairs Department plans to award multiple contracts to develop its paperless benefits project.
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Military health records project set to expand
A Defense Department pilot program designed for easy access to medical files could propel government and military recordkeeping into the 21st century, a CIO said.
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Vets could get edge on no-bid contracts at VA
A new bill would require the Veterans Affairs Department to give priority to veteran-owned small businesses when outsourcing work with no competition.
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VA puts a hold on 45 IT projects
VA officials halted 45 information technology projects with a budget of $200 million that are behind schedule or over budget.
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GAO: Better management needed for e-health project
The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments are making progress on electronic health records interoperability, but the project's management needs to be improved, the Government Accountability Office said.
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VA's Acquisition Academy gets excellence award
The academy's Internship School that trains the next generation of acquisition employees gets award for its approach to teaching.
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IG: VA should re-evaluate technology agreement
VA's inspector general said officials should reconsider an agreement with the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center to provide technology support.
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Senate confirms Baker as Veterans Affairs CIO
Roger Baker wins Senate confirmation as the new VA chief information officer.
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Bills back GSA Multiple Award program
The GSA Multiple Award Schedules program is often the first step for small business entering the federal contracting marketplace.
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Senators grill VA's CIO nominee
Roger Baker answered senators' pointed questions about how he would deal with system failures and other IT problems at the Veterans Affairs Department.
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Vets of Iraq, Afghanistan wars get new Web site
New Veterans Affairs site is designed to address the needs and questions of vets returning from deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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