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VA’s “VistA” EHR to be Migrated to the Cloud by July 2024
In an extremely significant and groundbreaking accomplishment, the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Electronic Health Record system called “VistA” will have been completely migrated to the cloud by July 2024.
VA’s FITARA 16.0 Scorecard – Close, But No Cigar.
The Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) is an act that was passed in 2014 with the aim of improving IT acquisition...
VA Trail marker for HIMSS23
Get ready for HIMSS23! Scheduled for April 17-21 in Chicago, the nation’s premier health IT conference and exhibition brings together thousands of healthcare and technology professionals from around the world.
VA’s Electronic Health Record Modernization Program Has Failed
Introduction. On Tuesday, March 7th 2023, the Technology Modernization Subcommittee of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs held a pivotal...
Visit the VA Trail for HIMSS23
HIMSS23 is right around the corner. Are you getting ready to attend? HIMSS23 is the premier health IT conference and exhibition that brings...
An Insider’s Look at VA’s FITARA 15.0 Scorecard
The Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) is an act that was passed in 2014 with the aim of improving IT acquisition...
VA’s ‘Low Code’ Approach Accelerates Delivery of Benefits to Veterans
A low code approach has emerged as a way to deploy applications faster and more cost-effectively. Popularized in the private sector over the past...
VA’s “Should Be” FITARA Scorecard
The Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) was passed by Congress in December 2014. Since November 2015, the Government...
5 Things To Know About VA’s Acquisition Process
Working with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) can be a rewarding, impactful experience. It’s the federal government’s second largest Agency...
When Innovation is a Life and Death Matter: How Tech Plays a Key Role in Preventing Veteran Suicide
Change is not always easy. But not changing? Sometimes, it’s a matter of life and death. Joseph Vaughn, a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)...
9 Tips to Crafting a Winning VA Proposal
Responding to a request for proposal, but unsure how to make it stand out? I have some helpful pointers before you put pen to paper. In my 36 years...
12 Dos and Don’ts When Interacting with the VHA’s Project Team
After 20+ years leading and participating in projects with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), I picked some best practices – and some not so...
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HIMSS Orchestrates A Happy Refrain
Conference Aisles Were Clogged with Robust Exhibitors and Energetic Attendees The most prominent technology conference in healthcare arrived in...
James Gfrerer, CEO, Federal Business, LLC, on GovCIO HIMSS podcast
Amy Kluber, editor of GovCIO Media sat with Jim Gfrerer, CEO, Federal Business, LLC and former Assistant Secretary CIO of US Department of Veterans...
APM: graduates from nice-to-have to must-have
Imagine if you were a passenger on an airline and the pilot announced, “I have no instruments in the cockpit, so please let me know if one of...
Let’s Make Communications (Inter)Personal
Communication is an important aspect of any organization. Whether it is a small local retail shop or a multi-national organization,...
Guest Commentary: Communications Is The Bedrock Of Better Outcomes
Government and Industry must continue to learn to work “together” to address today’s IT challenges and modernization requirements. With over...
VA Platform One (VAPO) – Delivering At The Speed Of Need
Developing software solutions for a large IT department is challenging. The cost in time and dollars can be high, only to be exceeded by the...
Guest Commentary: The Right Tools for the Job: Inside the VA’s AIOps Transformation
Like much of the federal government, in March 2020 the Department of Veterans Affairs faced a mandate to shift to remote operations almost...
Ready For HIMSS22? ‘VA Trail’ Will Help!
HIMSS is great! It is an intellectually stimulating, entertaining, and productive way to perform market research into the latest ideas in health...
The Art of a Productive (VA) Sales Meeting
It was 6:45AM on a Wednesday morning at VA headquarters, aka VACO. As Deputy Assistant Secretary for DevOps, I liked to personally greet my...
API: lowers government costs and leverages private sector innovation
Significant development in VA’s API office: Myklegard moves to OMB API – accessing Veterans’ data like plugging into a wall socket… sort of APIs are...
Every Agency Is A Technology Agency…Or Should Be
A popular refrain in the private sector is every company is a technology company. It refers to the critical role technology plays in a...
Upskilling the IT workforce: Let it be disruptive, not destructive
Upskilling skillsets is key to IT workforce transformation. And successfully recruiting “early-career” IT talent into an established IT workforce is...
Welcome to the Business of VA
Government’s missions are unique, large, and complex. As a result, business decisions are often based on a wide range of factors that can only be...