Meet The InnoVAtor Series

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Mark Baxter

Deputy Executive Director

Connectivity & Collaboration Services (CCS)

US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

Watch this informative interview with Mark Baxter, Deputy Executive Director, Connectivity & Collaboration Services (CCS). Hear Mr. Baxter talk with Jim Gfrerer, former CIO of the VA, about Mr. Baxter’s leadership priorities and CSS’s role in providing technology solutions to VA lines of business.

Wallace French Interview

Executive Director, VA Financial Technology Service (FTS)

US Department of Veterans Affairs

Watch this interview with Wallace French, Executive Director, VA Financial Technology Service (FTS),”VA’s version of a FinTech”.

You’ll hear how FTS is involved in many of VA’s largest IT transformation programs including EHRM and Supply Chain Modernization… and so much more.

Dan McCune Interview

Executive Director, Software Product Management (SPM)

US Department of Veterans Affairs

Watch This Informative Interview

You’ll learn about the vast responsibilities of the Software Product Management (SPM) team in support of VA meeting its sacred mission of serving our Veterans.

This interview discusses the enormous number of software applications managed by SPM – over 1,200!  These applications are both customer-facing and internal. You’ll also hear about the tools used in SPM to fulfill Mr. McCune’s future plans for this group.

Learn About VA’s Infrastructure Operation (IO)

Watch these two interviews with IO’s leadership

 

Reggie Cummings

Executive Director, Infrastructure Operations (IO)

Aired on September 16, 2022

Kendall Krebs

Dep. Exec. Director, Infrastructure Operations (IO)

Aired September 30, 2022

Reggie Cummings, Executive Director, Infrastructure Operations, sits with Bill James, President of Federal Business, LLC.  Their conversation covers a wide area including Mr. Cumming’s background, the size and scope of his operation, and why he’s so excited about the future.

This interview complements the interview with Reggie Cummings. Mr. Krebs discusses what drives the 2,200 person Infrastructure Operations (IO) as it supports the sacred mission of Veterans Affairs.

Our Previous Interviews

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Jay Paluch, Director, Operation Triage Group, Office of Information and Technology

Jack Galvin, Executive Director, End User Services, Office of Information and Technology

Michael Parrish, Chief Acquisition Officer

Luwanda Jones, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Strategic Sourcing

* Meet The InnoVAtor is a series of interviews with executives working to usher innovative solutions into the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

Watch this 4-part videos series and we guarantee you’ll learn things you never knew.

– Part 1 –

The Fundamentals of Veterans Affairs

– Part 2 –

Office of Information and Technology (OIT)

– Part 3 –

External Stakeholders Impact Decisions

– Part 4 –

IT Governance and Decision-Making

Links You Need To Click

FederalEyes

A Commentary from Federal Business LLC

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9 Tips to Crafting a Winning VA Proposal

by Mike Davies, Associate Consultant, Federal Business, LLC

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. More

12 Dos and Don'ts When Interacting with the VHA's Project Team

by Mike Davies, Associate Consultant, Federal Business, LLC

After 20+ years of leading and participating in projects with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), I picked some best practices – and some not so great ones—in partnering with commercial businesses. More

Brand Or Be Branded

by Steven Vito, President, Business Of VA

Four more meaningful words in the realm of strategic communications may not ever be written. Brand Or Be Branded – these four words address several aspects of effective communication. More

APM: graduates from nice-to-have to must-have

by Bill James, President, Federal Business, LLC

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 our engines stops running.” This is how many of the software applications in Veterans Affairs (VA) operated in the past. More

FederalEyes

A Commentary from Federal Business LLC

Do Not Display

9 Tips to Crafting a Winning VA Proposal

by Mike Davies, Associate Consultant, Federal Business, LLC

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. More

12 Dos and Don'ts When Interacting with the VHA's Project Team

by Mike Davies, Associate Consultant, Federal Business, LLC

After 20+ years of leading and participating in projects with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), I picked some best practices – and some not so great ones—in partnering with commercial businesses. More

Brand Or Be Branded

by Steven Vito, President, Business Of VA

Four more meaningful words in the realm of strategic communications may not ever be written. Brand Or Be Branded – these four words address several aspects of effective communication. More

APM: graduates from nice-to-have to must-have

by Bill James, President, Federal Business, LLC

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 our engines stops running.” This is how many of the software applications in Veterans Affairs (VA) operated in the past. More