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VA Hospitals Get Ready for Mobile-Savvy Patients

Vets apparently are loading up on iThings, at least in Milwaukee.

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VA Seeks Talent Tools to Evaluate Employees

I wonder if folks who play the accordion will get extra points.

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Defense Chief Recounts His EHR Roots at VA

Pioneering health IT system was Hagel’s priority as VA deputy in the early 1980s.

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Fewer Marines, Larger California Desert Base

Expansion will help accommodate training and exercises for a Marine Expeditionary Brigade size force.

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Pentagon’s $1.45 Billion Health IT Budget Request Includes Spectacles

System for ordering eyeglasses cuts processing time for deployed patients.

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There’s a Word for VA’s Paperless Claims System

For some employees, VBMess is now shorthand for the Veterans Benefits Management System.

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Did Jon Stewart Foil the Pentagon's Health Records Plan?

The comedian could finally do what Congress hasn't been able to do: Force the Defense Department to address its ‘intolerable’ system.

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It Seems Defense Really Doesn’t Need Much Money to Develop Its Acquisition Workforce

Maybe it's just a matter of winning the lottery.

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Semper Fidelis for 50 Years

I learned one key lesson in infantry training: Never give up.

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Hagel Takes Aim at Risky and Expensive Pentagon Programs

In his first major policy speech, the Defense secretary also blasted the bloated bureaucracy.

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VA Reports Slight Progress as Claims Backlog Drops 2 Percent

The number of claims sitting more than 125 days fell to 613,816.

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Some Serious Paper Shredding at the F-35 Program Office

Detailed contract solicitation for a seemingly simple service might help show why project is over budget.

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VA Eyes Operations and Security Chief Jose Riojas as New Chief of Staff

Gingrich plans exit in wake of VA conference scandal.

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CBS Apologizes on Air to Vietnam Vets Over Tasteless Reality Show

'Amazing Race' episode taped in Hanoi used a downed B-52 bomber as a prop.

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Obama Has 'Enormous Concern' Over VA Claims Backlog, But . . .

The president receives weekly updates on the problem, according to his press secretary.

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Hagel and Shinseki May Rethink Integrated Health Record

New Defense chief has a longstanding interest in electronic records.

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VA Goes on Offensive on Disability Claims Processing

Officials write blog entries explaining the backlog in advance of a hearing.