Phil Roe

VA marking milestone with initial EHR rollout, but long-term road ahead still unclear

Veterans Affairs is going live with an initial set of electronic health record capabilities at its first site. The rollout is an achievement after years…

Veterans Affairs

Without clear standards, veterans are in the dark on community care wait times

Veterans Affairs

No new timeline for VA EHR rollout after coronavirus forces another pause

Veterans Affairs

VA projects high levels of employee absenteeism as coronavirus response ramps up

Veterans Affairs

Congressional worries of coronavirus impact on federal programs continue

Federal Newscast

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First Look

New federal paid parental leave benefits will be ready without delay, OPM says

Workforce

White House removes DoD comptroller nominee who raised Ukraine defense aid concerns

Federal Newscast

Congress seeking more answers on VA electronic health record delay

Veterans Affairs

A chart of data breaches is shown on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 16, 2015, as witnesses testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform committee's hearing on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) data breach. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

OPM has yet to fix issues with contracts to help 2015 data breach victims

Federal Newscast

Tennessee Republican US Rep. Phil Roe says he will retire

People

VA to more strategically target recruitment, retention incentives to address 49,000 vacancies

Veterans Affairs

Air Force now requiring ‘private’ spaces for nursing moms

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Air Force orders all of its facilities to designate secure, comfortable spaces for nursing mothers.

Federal Newscast

Five years after Phoenix scandal, VA wait times still under scrutiny

Five years after the 2014 scandal at the Department of Veterans Affairs’s medical center in Phoenix, Arizona, and patient wait times at the agency are…

Veterans Affairs

MISSION Act’s new community care program ready for prime time, VA says

Veterans Affairs

The Department of Veterans Affairs is confident it’s ready to implement a major piece of the VA MISSION Act by the June 6 deadline. But another part of the new law isn’t close to being ready, and there’s a familiar culprit behind the delays.