Shinseki resigns as VA secretary
President Barack Obama today announced he has accepted the resignation of embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki. Deputy Secretary Sloan D. Gibson will take the helm of…
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Shinseki fires senior VA leaders in Phoenix, announces further reforms
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, under fire from Democrats and Republicans to step down in the wake of the latest nationwide wait list scandal, announced this morning…
My HealtheVet turns 10
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ system for personal health records is celebrating its 10th anniversary. Marking the first-decade anniversary of My HealtheVet, VA set out to spread…
VA scrambling to address congressional concerns about IT security
Congress has given the Department of Veterans Affairs until Nov. 6 to answer more than two dozen questions about the agency’s IT security posture and plans, as…
FedWire: Default danger, Janet Yellen and crisis governing
FedWire is FedScoop’s afternoon roundup of news and notes from the federal IT community. Send your links and videos to tips@fedscoop.com. The dangers of federal default. Shinseki…
New VA innovation center to build on success of VAi2
The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced that it is establishing a new VA Center for Innovation, or VACI, that will build on the three-year track record…
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Baker leaves VA with a sharper focus on IT
Veterans Affairs CIO Roger Baker There are many federal information technology events that happen in Washington, D.C., but few are truly memorable. One of those was the…
Levin: DOD, VA accelerating iEHR
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki address reporters after meeting at the Department of Veterans Affairs on Feb. 5, 2013. The…
Napolitano to return for second term
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano (Photo: U.S. Army/Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill) Janet Napolitano will continue as Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security into President…
Supporting the combat veteran (VIDEO)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPwHmnUm0g4&feature=em-uploademail Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki delivers remarks at the Air Force Association’s Air and Space Conference in National Harbor, Md. In his 30-minute speech, Shinseki discussed…