The Veterans Affairs Department is expected to launch a test program next week that would permit as many as 1,000 VA employees to use mobile smartphone and tablet devices to access the VA’s information network, according to comments made by VA’s Roger Baker, reported by Federal News Radio.
Baker, VA’s assistant secretary for information technology and chief information officer, explained that employees will have to demonstrate a genuine business need for the mobile devices. Keep reading →
This is the seventh of a series of profiles on the nine standout public servants who received Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals (Sammies) honoring their high-impact contributions to the health, safety and well-being of Americans at a Washington, D.C. gala September 15. The awards, presented by the nonprofit Partnership for Public Service, are among the most prestigious honors given to America’s civil servants. This profile features the winner of the management excellence medal, W. Todd Grams, acting assistant secretary for management and chief financial officer for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has long functioned as if it were three distinct business entities-health care, benefits and cemeteries-and never fully integrated its financial management, acquisition, human resources, capital investment and technology functions across the organization. Keep reading →