President-elect Donald Trump wants to tap private-sector physicians to provide medical care to veterans through a public-private partnership, Military Times reported Wednesday. Leo Shane III writes the public-private option is part of
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The heads of 20 veterans organizations have asked President-elect Donald Trump to keep Bob McDonald as Department of Veterans Affairs’ secretary, Stars and Stripes reported Wednesday. Nikki Wentling writes the groups said in
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Bob McDonald, outgoing secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, has said he expects the next VA chief to build on his current work at the department, Military Times reported Monday. Leo
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The Department of Veterans Affairs‘ center for innovation will expand its Innovators Network program with the addition of fourteen new VA medical center innovation sites as well as a national cemetery innovation
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Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald and Deputy Secretary Sloan Gibson have highlighted VA’s ongoing efforts to transform its healthcare system during a meeting with the Commission on Care in Washington, The Christian Science Monitor reported
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The Department of Veterans Affairs would get more than $177.6 billion in total funds under President Barack Obama’s $4.1 trillion budget request for fiscal 2017, Military Times reported Tuesday. Leo Shane III
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Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald has said his goal for 2016 is to bolster the department’s customer service as his office continues to work on reform efforts, Military Times reported Thursday. Leo Shane III
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The Department of Veterans Affairs has launched the VA Innovators Network to provide a platform for its employees to collaborate on the development, test and evaluation of best practices in service delivery. Veterans
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The Department of Veterans Affairs has introduced an online portal that seeks to help veterans access information and apply for education and disability benefits, Fedscoop reported Wednesday. Billy Mitchell writes VA unveiled
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Robert McDonald, secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, has said VA will develop a new information technology system for agency personnel to centralize management of customer veterans’ records, Federal News Radio reported Friday.
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