Department of Veterans Affairs
IT ‘issues’ leave veterans without crucial GI Bill benefits
The Forever GI Bill, signed into law in 2017, has changed some things and left the agency scrambling.
VA Digital Service unveils new VA.gov in time for Veterans Day
All the tools on user-centered Vets.gov have been migrated to the agency's primary web address.
Cerner touts early success for DOD e-health record modernization
A top Cerner official said "we’re well-positioned to soon kick off the next phase of deployment across military medical facilities in California and Idaho."
HHS CTO’s office to support Indian Health Service IT modernization study
The need for modernization at IHS is precipitated by the Department of Veteran's Affairs' plan to transition to a new EHR.
VA modernizes benefits process, digitizing more than 7 million files
VA has removed more than 7.8 million paper files from 60 locations, resulting in faster, more accurate claims decisions for veterans.
VA, DOD leaders commit to ‘seamlessly integrated electronic health record’
A new joint letter reinforces "both departments’ commitment to ensuring the successful transition from a legacy patient-data system to a modernized one that will continue to support active-duty service members, Veterans and their families."
