• Office of Information and Technology leaders were recently honored with the 2024 FORUM Impact Awards, the FedScoop 50 Awards, the Washingtonian Magazine Tech Titans Awards, and the 2024 GOVTECH CONNECTS Digital Health Transformation Awards for their innovative leadership in advancing mission-oriented IT programs.

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  • Digital GI Bill Modernization Awards $564M in Education Benefits During the First Month

     2 months ago

    Digital GI Bill Modernization Awards $564M in Education Benefits During the First Month

    Veterans can now access their GI Bill benefits faster and easier than ever before. The VA’s latest update streamlines payments and services, offering a one-stop digital platform that’s more secure and user-friendly, benefiting over 225,000 Veterans and their families.

  • VA Takes Custom IT Solutions on the Road

     2 months ago

    VA Takes Custom IT Solutions on the Road

    Bringing cross-functional teams together across the country to improve the IT experience.

  • VA Employees Sound Off on IT Customer Service

     3 months ago

    VA Employees Sound Off on IT Customer Service

    You were asked what you thought about VA’s IT services. Here’s what you said.

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  • John Oswalt, VA Chief Privacy Officer, Honored with Patriot Award

     April 22, 2024

    John Oswalt, VA Chief Privacy Officer, Honored with Patriot Award

    VA Chief Privacy Officer, John Oswalt, was honored with the prestigious Department of Defense Patriot Award for 2024.

  • Building and Deploying VA Applications at Scale

     April 15, 2024

    Building and Deploying VA Applications at Scale

    VA Platform One is a driving force in VA’s Office of Information Technology modernization efforts through containerization and automation.

  • 2 million Downloads: VA Health and Benefits Mobile App

     March 14, 2024

    2 million Downloads: VA Health and Benefits Mobile App

    Technologists celebrate a milestone moment as the VA Health and Benefits mobile app reaches more than 2 million user downloads — demonstrating Veterans are embracing the tool to access their VA services from mobile devices.

  • Spotlighting OIT’s Women in Tech

     March 14, 2024

    Spotlighting OIT’s Women in Tech

    Celebrate Women’s History Month by learning about the women in OIT leading VA’s digital transformation.

  • VA Recognizes National Slam the Scam Day

     March 6, 2024

    VA Recognizes National Slam the Scam Day

    VA recognizes National Slam the Scam Day, an initiative to raise awareness on how to combat Social Security-related scams.

  • Digital Defense: Empowering Veterans Against Smishing Threats

     Feb. 26, 2024

    Digital Defense: Empowering Veterans Against Smishing Threats

    The VA Privacy Service encourages Veterans to use best practices to spot, prevent, and report smishing scams.