Meet The InnoVAtor Series
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
- Vision2022
- Advanced Planning Brief to Industry (APBI) slides
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Welcome to Pathfinder Your personal guide to working and innovating with VA
- Digital VA. The external facing website from VA’s Office of Information and Technology (OIT).
- Digital VA Connections, the newsletter from VA/OIT. Subscribe today!
- Office of Procurement Acquisition and Logistics webpage on T4NG contractors. Click here.
- VA Tech Incubator. This VA/OIT website outlines how industry developers can build solutions based on VA data. To see a video, click here.
- Veterans Affairs Strategic Plan, FY2022 to FY2028
- Myth Busters. VA clears up many of the myths on industry engagement in this two-page document. Take a look!
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A Commentary from Federal Business LLC
FederalEyes
A Commentary from Federal Business LLC