People
Trump names interim VA chief
Robert Wilkie is stepping aside from his role as acting secretary of Veterans Affairs while the Senate considers his nomination.
People
Vacancies Act rules won't hold up Wilkie nomination
The leaders of the Senate committee who will hold the confirmation hearing for Robert Wilkie to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs said they didn't expect the nominee's status as acting head of department to be a problem.
People
Trump picks Wilkie to lead VA
Acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie is being tapped for the top job at the agency.
Modernization
VA signs $10B deal with Cerner
Acting VA Secretary Robert Wilkie signed the deal naming Cerner as the sole-source software provider on the agency's health record modernization effort.
People
Hill Dems want VA's acting CIO out
A group of lawmakers, led by the senior members of the House and Senate committees that oversee the Department of Veterans Affairs, are worried about the agency's new acting CIO and the slow pace of senior tech hires.
Digital Government
New rule eliminates state regs on VA telehealth
Medical practitioners in the Veterans Health Administration system will be able to conduct telehealth appointments regardless of location under the new "anywhere-to-anywhere" rule.
Acquisition
Senate probes VA's electronic health record spending
Multiple delays in signing a contract for a commercial electronic health record have lawmakers wondering when the money they appropriated will be spent.
People
Veterans' groups sue Trump over acting VA chief
Two advocacy groups are suing the Trump administration over its selection of defense official Robert Wilkie as the acting head of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
People
Uncertainty at VA after nominee withdraws
With White House physician Adm. Ronny Jackson's withdrawal, VA watchers are wondering what's next for the agency and its planned $16 billion health IT modernization project.
People
Scott Blackburn resigns as acting VA CIO
After less than a year in the top tech job at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Scott Blackburn is resigning effective immediately.
Acquisition
Epic won't protest Coast Guard move to Cerner
Acquisition-wise, it looks like smooth sailing for the Coast Guard's plan to join the Pentagon's nascent electronic health records system.
People
Does the Vacancies Act really matter?
The law is supposed to prevent acting officials taking on Senate-confirmed roles indefinitely, but the statutory language is vague and enforcement is uneven.
Digital Government
With Shulkin out at VA, what happens to the Cerner deal?
The Department of Veterans Affairs looked set to ink a $10 billion deal for new health record software system. Then the secretary got fired.
People
Shulkin out as VA chief
After weeks in limbo, President Trump announced that Dr. David Shulkin would no longer be serving as Veterans Affairs secretary.
Digital Government
How the U.S. Digital Service thrives in the Trump era
The tech shop that grew out of the Obama-era Healthcare.gov fix-it squad appears to be a permanent fixture of government under the Trump administration.
Digital Government
Shulkin: VA's health record modernization is a win for U.S. health care
Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin told House appropriators that he expected the agency's adoption of the Cerner electronic health care record to have far reaching effects on the interoperability of the U.S. health system.
Acquisition
VA goes all in on APIs
The agency's new Lighthouse project looks to nurture a community of developers to build apps incorporating VA data.
People
VA chief to reimburse for wife's travel, tickets
Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin is looking to put a highly charged oversight report behind him as he presses for his 2019 budget request.
People
IG rips VA chief over travel, tickets
Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin is in the crosshairs of an inspector general report, which alleges he improperly accepted government travel for his wife and free tickets to Wimbledon over the course of an offiical 10-day trip to Europe.
Digital Government