The one-two punch of a dangerous outage and staff grievances is the latest setback in the VA’s more than $16 billion effort to upgrade its record-keeping technology.
Spokane, Washington, was supposed to be the center of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ tech reinvention, the first site in the agency's decade-long project to change its medical records software. But one morning in early March, the latest system malfunction made some clinicians snap.
The more than $16 billion, decadelong effort by the Department of Veterans Affairs was designed to provide seamless electronic health records for patients from enlistment in the military past discharge.
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Chairman Mark Takano, Congressman Raul Ruiz, Congresswoman Elaine Luria, Jon Stewart and advocates for veterans to highlight the importance of passing the Honoring Our PACT Act. Below are the Speaker’s remarks: Speaker Pelosi. Thank you very much. Thank you, Raul. Thank you for your leadership in putting together pieces of this
Michael Godek/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) The push to support military veterans plagued with health issues caused by toxic exposure to burn pits got a significant boost during President Joe Biden's State of the Union address Tuesday his support coming just before the House was set to vote Thursday on a bill that would expedite health care and disability payments for millions of veterans. "I'm calling on Congress: pass a law to make sure veterans devastated by toxic exposures in Iraq and Afghanistan finally get the benefits and comprehensive health care they deserve," Biden said, calling it part of "a sacred obligation to equip all those we send to war and care for them and their families when they come home." Biden lamented the dangers of the toxic smoke from burn pits, which have resulted in enduring health issues for military veterans stationed overseas in Iraq, Afghanistan and Southwest Asia. The open-air combustion of trash and other waste in burn pit