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VA CIO Says Secure Mobile Network Could Expand in ’12, Clinicians to Benefit Most
Published on 27 Jan, 2012 at 14:48 in Mobility | Viewed 31 times | No Comments
The 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,…
RedHatGov Symposium Highlights Roadmap to the 25 Point Plan, Open Source
Published on 22 Nov, 2011 at 14:07 in GovCon Industry | Viewed 61 times | No Comments
About 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…
HP Chosen as Prime Contractor for VA T4 Contract; Dennis Stolkey Comments
Published on 31 Oct, 2011 at 15:00 in GovCon Industry, Industry News | Viewed 196 times | No Comments
HP 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…
Avaya Selected for Blanket Purchase Agreement: Steve Derr Comments
Published on 25 Aug, 2011 at 15:11 in Industry News | Viewed 21 times | No Comments
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 provide better benefits and services…
VA Announces Social Media Policy
Published on 16 Aug, 2011 at 14:19 in Cyber | Viewed 169 times | No Comments
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 outreach and information…
Booz Allen Wins Spot on $12B Veterans Affairs IDIQ
Published on 8 Jul, 2011 at 13:48 in Industry News | Viewed 77 times | No Comments
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…
Veterans Affairs Awards Multibillion-dollar Contracts to Transform IT
Published on 5 Jul, 2011 at 10:35 in Cyber | Viewed 119 times | No Comments
Fourteen major contracts to overhaul IT in the Department of Veterans Affairs have been awarded for an estimated program ceiling of $12 billion.
The Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology program, known as T4, consists…
