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VA expects 30K voluntary job cuts by October, erasing need for layoffs
More than 17,000 Veterans Affairs jobs have been eliminated or vacated since the start of the year.
VA moving to deliver electronic health record modernization
Veterans Affairs will continue to resist the pressure to rush the process and stay focused on doing electronic health record modernization right, says the VA secretary in this commentary.
By Robert Wilkie
Cracking the code: The new frontier in confronting veteran suicide
Science may soon provide a way to predict and mitigate the risk of suicide, the author of this commentary piece says.
By Sherman Gillums
Veteran dies by suicide in North Carolina VA hospital’s parking lot
The death is the latest in a string of suicides in public areas on VA campuses.
Pin-Ups For Vets unveils 2020 calendar
“I couldn’t be prouder to be a part of this organization."
By J.D. Simkins
Confirmation vote for VA’s deputy secretary scheduled for September
James Byrne has served in an acting role for the last year, and had his confirmation hearing in May.
VA, DoD tout major progress in effort to join electronic health records systems
The departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs are eyeing the end of the summer for significant advances in their efforts for a new, joint electronic health record, a move that both bureaucracies have made the long-term centerpiece of medical reforms for their patients.
VA failed to reliably track spending on electronic health record system
The Department of Veteran Affairs says it spent $2.3 billion on its electronic health record system from fiscal 2015 through 2017, but the Government Accountability Office said it found only $1 billion of the spending to be “sufficiently reliable.”
By Kimberly Jin, Medill News Service
VA secretary, House Democrats spar on Twitter over wait times for veterans health care
Lawmakers worry VA hasn't fully addressed issues that prompted a nationwide scandal five years ago.
Your GI Bill benefits: Everything you need to know
Updated with the latest details on the benefits you've earned and how to use it.
By Natalie Gross