Digital Government
VA Eliminates Bonuses for Benefits Officials
Funds will be used to help reduce disability claims backlog.
Digital Government
Who Wants To Steer a Nuclear Bomber with an iPad?
The Air Force Global Strike Command is planning to buy electronic flight bags.
Digital Government
Military Health System and TRICARE Lose Control Over IT Budget
Defense officials have shifted management responsibility to the Pentagon acquisition and technology shop.
Digital Government
Sixty-Seven Senators Urge Obama to Resolve VA Claims Backlog
Letter cites 2,000 percent increase in year-old claims over four years.
Digital Government
DISA Eyes Wi-Fi at Fort Meade
The network would cover more than 1 million square feet of office space over five buildings.
Digital Government
So Long TRICARE Health Management Activity, Hello Defense Health Agency
Douglas Robb tapped to head new agency.
Digital Government
VA Installs Paperless Claims System at Most Regional Offices
Acting CIO says the system didn't experienced outages, but had flawed components.
Digital Government
Program Chief: Software Problems Could Delay F-35’s Delivery Beyond 2017
The nearly $400 billion Joint Strike Fighter program has experienced multiple delays and cost overruns.
Digital Government
Pentagon Finally Gets Around to Clarifying the CIO Role
Memo gives position considerable sway over the services’ IT budgets.
Digital Government
Poor Mental Health Is a ‘Signature Scar’ of Afghanistan and Iraq Wars
Veterans of those conflicts could require long-term care, according to Defense health surveillance report.
Modernization
Coming Soon: Defense’s New 100 Gigabit Supercomputer Network
CenturyLink won the job in June 2012, but a protest delayed the award.
Digital Government
Will the Next Veterans Affairs Department CIO Be a Woman?
Three women apparently under consideration are now senior Defense civilian executives.
Emerging Tech
FAA Did Not Require Boeing to Use Strict Test Standards on 787 Batteries
National Traffic Safety Board hearings explore certification process.
Digital Government
VA Hospitals Get Ready for Mobile-Savvy Patients
Vets apparently are loading up on iThings, at least in Milwaukee.
Digital Government
Pentagon Resists Administration’s Mandate for an Open Source Health Records System
Defense’s chief testing executive calls for inexpensive, open standards software.
Digital Government
Defense-VA Agreed to E-Health Record Plan in December
Departments aim for open standards and interoperability, OMB memo says.
Digital Government
Defense-VA Medical Records Scanning System Not Ready for Prime Time
VA views system as a 'game-changer.'
Digital Government
VA Seeks Talent Tools to Evaluate Employees
I wonder if folks who play the accordion will get extra points.
Digital Government
Defense Chief Recounts His EHR Roots at VA
Pioneering health IT system was Hagel’s priority as VA deputy in the early 1980s.
Digital Government