May 29, 2020
Customer Satisfaction Scores Continue to Rise During Pandemic
Results from April Customer Satisfaction Survey show improvements in IT service across the board
May 8, 2020
Opening the Floodgates: VA Surges Remote Capabilities and Doubles Network Capacity
VA’s doubled network capacity enables essential remote access and telehealth capabilities to VHA staff in record numbers.
April 21, 2020
OIT Specialists Deliver Seamless Support to Home-bound VBA Staff Who Process Record Numbers of Veteran Claims During Pandemic
When VA pivoted to emergency footing in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, OIT Specialists supporting VBA went above and beyond to ensure that Veterans’ claims processing carried on without interruption.
April 3, 2020
VA’s Enterprise Service Desk Earns Top Quality Mark!
Raising the Bar to Improve the Customer Experience
Jan. 7, 2020
VA Employee Technical Innovation Reduces Nationwide Appointment No-Shows
VEText is an easy-to-use SMS appointment reminder service deployed by VA nationwide.
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. 13, 2019
Doing “Digital” Differently at VA
What distinguishes our digital transformation is our purpose, our “why.” It drives me and everyone in OIT as we work together toward the same goal: improving the lives of Veterans.
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. 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.