• Making Lives Better

     Sept. 18, 2023

    Making Lives Better

    In recognition of IT Professionals Day, Office of Information and Technology employees share their connection to OIT’s mission and highlight the services they provide to our Nation’s Veterans, their families, and their caregivers.

  • Harnessing Robotic Process Automation and Claims Automation for Faster Service to Veterans

     Sept. 8, 2023

    Harnessing Robotic Process Automation and Claims Automation for Faster Service to Veterans

    VA makes incorporating robotic process automation into existing applications simple and easy, providing effective means for further IT modernization at VA.

  • VA Lighthouse Sets Federal Innovation Standards

     Sept. 5, 2023

    VA Lighthouse Sets Federal Innovation Standards

    The VA Lighthouse Developer Experience program establishes a CIO and CISO-approved ongoing authorization to operate, accelerating software development and enabling teams to ship authorized software 80% faster than average at VA.

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  • The Federal Government Needs to Get Creative to Attract the Brightest Minds in Technology

     Sept. 30, 2022

    The Federal Government Needs to Get Creative to Attract the Brightest Minds in Technology

    The federal sector struggles to compete with private companies for talented IT professionals. Here’s how VA will attract – and retain – more IT workers.

  • Zero Downtime Through Application Performance Monitoring, Automation, and Machine Learning

     Sept. 12, 2022

    Zero Downtime Through Application Performance Monitoring, Automation, and Machine Learning

    Innovative IT specialists at VA employ application performance monitoring tools that improve automation and machine learning and strive for zero downtime.

  • Building the VA Health and Benefits App

     Sept. 12, 2022

    Building the VA Health and Benefits App

    Technologists at VA use human-centered design to build and develop a health and benefits app for Veterans.

  • The Importance of Personal Pronouns

     Sept. 9, 2022

    The Importance of Personal Pronouns

    The Department of Veterans Affairs built a self-service capability to allow the addition of personal pronouns to employee digital display names in just 25 days.

  • Boosting Operational Excellence and Enhancing the Veteran Experience

     Sept. 8, 2022

    Boosting Operational Excellence and Enhancing the Veteran Experience

    As we reach the midway point of 2022, let’s take a look at OIT’s plans for a brighter future in the Vision 2022 video series.

  • VA Sets Ethics Standards for Protecting Veteran Data 

     Aug. 25, 2022

    VA Sets Ethics Standards for Protecting Veteran Data 

    On July 7, 2022, The Federal Register codified VA’s Principle-Based Ethics Framework for Access and Use of Veteran Data. This ruling conveys VA’s clear expectations on how VA staff, partners, stakeholders, and Veterans access, use, and share Veteran data.