VA, HUD Release Veteran Homelessness Mobile App; Dave Peters Comments
The Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development released a mobile application to help its employees keep count of the number of homeless veterans, Federal News Radio reports. Data gathered from the mobile app will be used for the agencies’ annual two-week point-in-time survey. VA’s Assistant Deputy CIO for Development Management Dave Peters said [...]
Through a pilot program fielding mobile applications for veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs plans to distribute iPads to 1,000 of its family caregivers, NextGov reports. The VA is set to open its app store in early 2013, giving veterans access to mobile applications. Clinic-in-Hand will host apps integrated with VA’s data systems and will [...]
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NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency have recently challenged researchers and developers to submit applications that would aid space projects and programs. Now, the Pentagon and the Department of Veterans Affairs are launching similar contests asking for industry to submit mobile apps in order to support agency functions. The Pentagon announced its mobile [...]
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The Defense Information Systems Agency is set to integrate health records systems of the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, according to Federal News Radio. In January, the VA said in January it would move its EHR system on DISA-hosted data centers starting in March. VA Chief Information Officer Roger Baker told Federal News Radio it [...]
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VA CIO Says Secure Mobile Network Could Expand in ’12, Clinicians to Benefit Most
January 27, 2012 No CommentThe Department of Veterans Affairs must put a mobile device management system in place before allowing more mobile devices into the workplace, VA Chief Information Officer Roger Baker said Wednesday. The VA has capped the number of authorized Apple devices at 1,000, according to FierceGovernmentIT. During a conference call with reporters, Baker said he expects the VA [...]
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RedHatGov Symposium Highlights Roadmap to the 25 Point Plan, Open Source
November 22, 2011 No CommentAbout this time last week, FedScoop and Red Hat were wrapping up the 2011 Red Hat Government Symposium at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Red Hat provided continual updates during the event on its Twitter account, RedHatGov, highlighting key speakers and remarks. FedScoop, the event sponsor, reported some 300 government and industry leaders to be in attendance. The [...]
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HP Chosen as Prime Contractor for VA T4 Contract; Dennis Stolkey Comments
October 31, 2011 No CommentHP Enterprise Services has been selected as a prime contractor for the U.S. Veterans Affairs Department in the VA Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology program. The VA T4 is multiple-award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract, worth up to $12 billion under which HP says it will compete for task orders to provide advanced technology solutions. The five-year [...]
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The Department of Veterans Affairs’ Office of Information and Technology selected Avaya Government Solutions for a blank purchase agreement for support services. Avaya’s services will support VA’s 16 major initiatives across its 11 key IT offices and will include the Department of Defense/ VA Interagency Program Office. “The ambitious initiatives outlined by the VA will [...]
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced today a new social media policy regarding the secure use of online platforms like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. The policy, titled “VA Directive 6515: Use of Web-Based Collaboration Technologies,” outlines the rules for the department and its employees to leverage these types of platforms to enhance communication, stakeholder [...]
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Booz Allen Hamilton has been named a prime contractor on the Veterans Affairs Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology contract to support the VA’s modernization and transformation efforts. The firm is one of 14 contractors on $12 billion indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity award. The contract has a five-year period of performance and enables the VA to acquire services [...]
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