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VA shuts down EMR system to find a bug
The Department of Veterans Affairs has a problem with its electronic health record system, a problem that affects access to millions of patient records. The problem was so bad that the VA shut down... Read more...
VA to automate Agent Orange claims
The Department of Veterans Affairs is automating how it pays for claims relating to exposure to the chemical Agent Orange. The system "is likely to break" if nothing is done, says VA chief technology... Read more...
Feds still trapped in last century
The federal government may be making progress on the IT front, but some agencies remain in the dark ages. Federal CIO Vivek Kundra, speaking at the University of Washington's Evans School of Public... Read more...
VA in market for 360,000 PCs
The Department of Veterans Affairs is looking to buy a lot of computers--360,000 PCs to add to its fleet of 240,000, to be exact. The VA plans to award one indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: VA launches IT dashboard
The Department of Veterans Affairs has launched its own IT dashboard, giving the public a bird's eye view of what is happening with projects that are part of the agency's $3.4 billion annual IT... Read more...
$220 million in grants for health IT network
The Obama administration is moving quickly to develop a national network of electronic patient records. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced plans to award... Read more...
VA's budget tech-heavy for 2010
It's nice to know that these tough economic times are not affecting essential IT projects at federal agencies, at least not at the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Senate has approved $3.3 billion... Read more...
VA, Kaiser have a deal on e-health
The Department of Veterans Affairs and Kaiser Permanente are launching a pilot program that will allow them to exchange electronic health record information. The program is expected to begin... Read more...
GAO: Recovery.gov has a problem with data; Hackers break into climate change data;
> GAO: Recovery.gov has a problem with data. Article> Hackers break into climate change data. Article> GSA extends deadline to move to Networx. Article> VA official resigns over claim... Read more...
DHS CIO reviews IT programs for cost, risk
The Department of Homeland Security is undergoing a major information technology review that could lead to cutting costs, reducing risks and possibly suspending some major projects that are not... Read more...
