Dec. 27, 2019
Music and Medicine Meet at Martinsburg Veterans Affairs Medical Center
A summer concert series lifted the spirits of Veterans and the health care providers who serve them.
Nov. 6, 2019
VA Earns Second Place in Cybersecurity Competition
VA Cybersecurity Operations Center’s second place finish reflects VA’s cybersecurity expertise and readiness to guard Veteran data from threats.
Sept. 24, 2019
VR&E Counselors Using AI
VA set to offer Veterans more flexibility in how they communicate with Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment counselors with e-VA, a large-scale artificial intelligence tool used for sending text messages, obtaining answers to basic questions, scheduling appointments, and receiving reminders.
Sept. 10, 2019
Digital Applications Reduce Veteran Claims Processing Time by 10 Days
OIT is reducing the time Veterans spend submitting applications, increasing transparency, and shortening the time it takes to receive a decision from VA by launching and enhancing application programming interfaces (APIs).
Sept. 5, 2019
IT Supporting Telehealth Nurse Practitioners in the Field
OIT helped a telehealth nurse practitioner who lost remote connectivity and needed help solving an IT issue, enabling her to resume caring for her patients.
Aug. 29, 2019
OIT Aggressively Pursuing Modernization of VA Network
Even though many Veterans may never think about the VA network, its viability and modernization are essential to VA’s ability to serve Veterans today and in the future.
Aug. 13, 2019
VA Releases Launchpad App to Streamline Health Care Access for Veterans and Caregivers
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently launched a new mobile application designed to save Veterans and their caregivers time online
July 1, 2019
2019 Midyear Review
Over the past 6 months, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Office of Information and Technology have driven aggressive progress toward VA’s Digital Transformation, enabling a seamless, unified Veteran experience.
June 25, 2019
How Effective IT Problem Solving Helped Save the VA.gov Launch
As VA.gov celebrates its 6-month Anniversary, it’s worth a look back at how as VA prepared to unveil the new website, a mysterious issue threatened to derail the launch.
June 21, 2019
North Dakota Veterans Home Paves the Way for Telehealth
To ensure Veterans have proper access to care, the North Dakota Veterans Home partnered with the Fargo VA Medical Center to provide telehealth services to Veterans living at the home as well as within the surrounding communities.
June 21, 2019
Benefits Intake API Reaches New Weekly Milestone of 900 Form Submissions
The Benefits Intake API allows third-party organizations, such as Veteran Service Organizations (VSOs), to electronically and securely submit Veteran claims documents directly to VA.
June 21, 2019
OIT Staff at Saginaw VAMC Connect Veteran in Hospice Care to His Son
OIT staff at the VA Medical Center (VAMC) in Saginaw, Michigan helped Veteran in hospice care have one last conversation with his son who was incarcerated more than an hour away.