VA vendors warned to meet certification requirements
The Veterans Affairs Department recently sent out a warning letter to vendors who handle personal information for the department that they need to strengthen compliance with data security rules.
VA hires IT client advocates
VA CIO Roger Baker said he has hired three advocates as liaisons between the IT office and VA divisions.
CACI to build VA’s electronic health care database
CACI International Inc. will develop an electronic health care database for the Veterans Affairs Department through a General Services Administration Schedule 70 blanket purchase agreement worth $91 million over five years.
Open data is changing health care, panel says
Opening data to patients and outside developers is leading health care toward a fundamental change in how patients get care, panelists said today at the Executive Leadership Council.
Serco helps VA reintegrate, train vets for jobs
Serco Inc. will provide the Veterans Affairs Department with program management assistance under a competitively won task order valued at approximately $20 million.
First try is the charm for Ellumen
On its first attempt at making the Fast 50, Ellumen Inc. came in at No. 50 with federal sales of $5.53 million in 2009 and a compound annual growth rate of 63.7 percent.
Roger Baker razzes reporters on lost BlackBerrys
The CIO of Veterans Affairs has been doing a lot of explaining about lost and stolen BlackBerrys at the agency.
Baker tells VA vendors they must meet certification requirements
The Veterans Affairs Department is finding that up to 25 percent of the vendors at some VA facilities are not complying with certification requirements to ensure they are meeting protocols for protecting sensitive personal medical information of patients.
VA moves closer to IT modernization decision
Agency will be asking for more industry input before moving forward with the modernization of the Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture.
House shaves funding for Veterans Affairs IT projects
House appropriators plan to decrease funds for the Veterans Affairs Department’s information technology projects because of sluggish spending and project delays.
VA promises big role for small biz under $12B procurement
The VA's Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology contract will set aside at least seven out of 15 prime contracts for veteran-owned small businesses, Secretary Eric Shinseki announced. How much money is he pledging?
VA cancels $400M modernization contract
Agency ends financial management modernization effort. See who's getting the money.
IBM to develop automated online claims processing for VA
IBM Corp. has been awarded a $9.1 million contract by the Veterans Affairs Department to develop an automated online claims processing system to speed processing of Agent Orange claims.
VA offers $80M in industry contest
The Veterans Affairs Department announced the third round of innovation competitions, this time with $80 million available for contracts to the winners.
HPTi captures $115M pact to monitor VA IT programs
The Veterans Affairs Department has awarded a contract worth up to $115 million to HPTi and its team members to evaluate information technology programs.
Baker responds to VA VistA report
Roger Baker, assistant secretary for information and technology at the VA, thanks the VistA advisory committee for its "exhaustive" report.
Is open source the cure for what ails VA's e-records?
An industry group convened by VA CIO Roger Baker is advising that VistA move to an open source platform and phase out MUMPS.
VA industry group ready to give advice on VistA
Ed Meagher, who chairs an industry group that advises the Veterans Affairs Department, is preparing recommendations for modernizing VistA.
Almost There!
Help us tailor content specifically for you: