• VA Employee Technical Innovation Reduces Nationwide Appointment No-Shows

     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.

  • Selfless Service Takes Flight

     Dec. 27, 2019

    Selfless Service Takes Flight

    OIT employee’s dedicated efforts send a Veteran’s VA experience soaring to new heights.

  • VA Video Series Teaches Veterans How to Use New Tool When Filing Disability Claims Online

     Nov. 7, 2019

    VA Video Series Teaches Veterans How to Use New Tool When Filing Disability Claims Online

    Video tutorials series helps describe steps Veterans can follow to complete disability compensation claims applications online using a new digital tool.

  • Veterans Can Now Access Information Through Health Records on iPhone

     Nov. 6, 2019

    Veterans Can Now Access Information Through Health Records on iPhone

    VA is rolling out nationwide access for Veterans to their VA health data, alongside their health records from other health care providers in one place, in the Health Records section of the Health app for iPhone.

  • VR&E Counselors Using AI

     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.

  • Digital Applications Reduce Veteran Claims Processing Time by 10 Days

     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).

  • VA Releases Launchpad App to Streamline Health Care Access for Veterans and Caregivers

     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

  • 2019 Midyear Review

     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.

  • How Effective IT Problem Solving Helped Save the VA.gov Launch

     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.

  • Benefits Intake API Reaches New Weekly Milestone of 900 Form Submissions

     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.

  • OIT Staff at Saginaw VAMC Connect Veteran in Hospice Care to His Son

     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.

  • Lighthouse: A Veteran-centered API Program at VA

     April 3, 2019

    Lighthouse: A Veteran-centered API Program at VA

    Lighthouse aims to create a single front door for VA’s Application Programming Interfaces so that the Department can better meet the needs of Veterans and their families.