Digital Government
Three-Quarters of Military Brain Injuries Attributed to Accidents
Determination of battlefield TBI cases flawed by insufficient data.
Emerging Tech
FAA to Hold Drone Privacy Web Conference
Anti-drone group starts targeted protests April 4.
Digital Government
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.
Modernization
VA Holds Off on BYOD Until Personal Data Rights Issue Resolved
Policy needed to govern access to personal information in case of legal probes.
Digital Government
Jon Stewart Weighs in on Defense-VA E-Health Record Standoff
The comedian suggests Obama 'just command' the Pentagon to adopt VistA.
Digital Government
VA Eyes Operations and Security Chief Jose Riojas as New Chief of Staff
Gingrich plans exit in wake of VA conference scandal.
Digital Government
VA Comes Under Fire As Claims Backlog Tops 900,000 Again
Critics protest on Capitol Hill, call for Shinseki’s resignation.
Digital Government
Defense Continues to Use Brain Injury Assessment Tool Debunked in 2010
Institute of Medicine report blasts the Pentagon’s treatment of wounded troops.
Digital Government
The Four-Legged PTSD Treatment
K9s for Warriors offers a drug-free alternative: dogs.
Digital Government
United Kingdom Eyes VA’s Electronic Health Record
Cost of adoption is pegged at $22 million to $30 million.
Digital Government
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.
Digital Government
VA Awards Omnibus IT Contracts Valued at $5.3 Billion
Three firms will vie for computer and network gear orders for five years.
Digital Government
Military Suicides Are Up, Despite 900 Prevention Programs
Reducing the stigma of seeking mental health care is the key to prevention, witnesses tell lawmakers.
Digital Government
Obama Has 'Enormous Concern' Over VA Claims Backlog, But . . .
The president receives weekly updates on the problem, according to his press secretary.
Digital Government
Hagel and Shinseki May Rethink Integrated Health Record
New Defense chief has a longstanding interest in electronic records.
Digital Government
A Bigger Staff Isn’t Helping VA Process Disability Claims Any Faster
Lawmaker laments lack of progress; department’s benefits chief says accuracy has improved.
Digital Government
House Lawmaker Wants VA Benefits Chief to Resign
Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman says Allison Hickey is ill-equipped to manage the claims backlog.
Digital Government
VA Goes on Offensive on Disability Claims Processing
Officials write blog entries explaining the backlog in advance of a hearing.
Digital Government
From Mount Kilimanjaro to the Bataan Memorial Death March
Wounded veterans offer inspiration along high desert course.
Digital Government