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iOS device deployment at the Veterans Affairs Department remains limited even though the department has allowed iPads and iPhones since October 2011, said VA Chief Information Officer Roger Baker Read more...

The Veterans Affairs Department mistakenly exposed more than 2,200 veteran records containing names, birthdates and social security numbers when it responded to a Freedom of Information Act request Read more...

Veterans Affairs Department Chief Information Officer Roger Baker spoke with reporters Jan. 25 about the department's recent data breach reports to Congress. Scroll down to the media player to listen Read more...

One of the first actions the Veterans Affairs Department has undertaken since launching in August a central body dubbed the "custodial agent" to oversee open source electronic health record projects Read more...

Veterans Affairs Department Chief Information Officer Roger Baker spoke with reporters Nov. 23 about the department's monthly data breach report (.pdf). Scroll down to the media player to listen to Read more...

Attention iTunes users within the Veterans Affairs Department: The chief information officer is not amused. In a memo (.pdf) sent out Sept. 30 in anticipation of the Oct. 1 switch-on date for a Read more...

Veterans Affairs Department personnel wanting a mobile device such as an iPad for work must justify a business case for it, said VA Chief Information Officer Roger Baker while speaking to reporters Read more...

Veterans Affairs Department Chief Information Officer Roger Baker spoke with reporters Oct. 26 about the department's monthly data breach report (.pdf). Scroll down to the media player to listen to Read more...

The Veteran Affairs Department, once a BlackBerry-only agency, is still on track to authorize new mobile devices to connect to the network beginning Oct. 1, but currently has no procurement strategy Read more...

Veterans Affairs Department Chief Information Officer Roger Baker spoke with reporters Sept. 28 about the department's monthly data breach report (.pdf). Scroll down to listen to a full recording of Read more...