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Questions loom over Trump's order to create housing for 6,000 homeless veterans
Questions loom over Trump's order to create housing for 6,000 homeless veterans
President Trump's executive order calling for thousands of homeless veterans to be housed in West Los Angeles promises the relief veterans have been seeking in federal court for more than a decade, but leaves many questions unanswered.
www.latimes.com
May 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Questions loom over Trump's order to create housing for 6,000 homeless veterans
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Lots of VA budget discussion on Capitol Hill today -- VA Sec Collins is appearing before House Approps now and House Veterans' Affairs this afternoon. appropriations.house.gov/schedule/hea...
veterans.house.gov/calendar/eve...
veterans.house.gov/calendar/eve...
Budget Hearing – U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
appropriations.house.gov
May 15, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Lots of VA budget discussion on Capitol Hill today -- VA Sec Collins is appearing before House Approps now and House Veterans' Affairs this afternoon. appropriations.house.gov/schedule/hea...
veterans.house.gov/calendar/eve...
veterans.house.gov/calendar/eve...
"The order set a goal of housing up to 6,000 homeless veterans at the center and ordered federal agencies to 'ensure that funds that may have been spent on housing or other services for illegal aliens are redirected to construct, establish, and maintain' it."
Trump orders VA to house 6,000 veterans in a National Center for Warrior Independence in West L.A.
Trump orders VA to house 6,000 veterans in a National Center for Warrior Independence in West L.A.
President Trump signed an executive order Friday directing the Department of Veterans Affairs to create a National Warrior Independence Center.
www.latimes.com
May 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
"The order set a goal of housing up to 6,000 homeless veterans at the center and ordered federal agencies to 'ensure that funds that may have been spent on housing or other services for illegal aliens are redirected to construct, establish, and maintain' it."
"top positions across all VISNs that are requesting deferred resignation are nurses (about 1,300), medical support assistants (about 800) and social workers (about 300)"
As the Department of Veterans Affairs tries to meet President Trump's goal of cutting 15% of staff, vets are concerned there won't be enough doctors and nurses.
VA says its job cuts will limit doctor, nurse resignations
As the Department of Veterans Affairs tries to meet President Trump's goal of cutting 15% of staff, vets are concerned there won't be enough doctors and nurses.
www.npr.org
May 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
"top positions across all VISNs that are requesting deferred resignation are nurses (about 1,300), medical support assistants (about 800) and social workers (about 300)"
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Trump hates Veterans www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/u...
Trump’s V.A. Squeezes Mental Health Care in Crowded Offices, Raising Privacy Concerns
Clinicians at the Department of Veterans Affairs say the president’s return-to-office order is forcing many of them to work from makeshift spaces where sensitive conversations can be overheard.
www.nytimes.com
May 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Trump hates Veterans www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/u...
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BLS unemployment data for April: 3.5% for all vets (3.8% in March), 2.9% for OIF/OEF era vets (3.1% in March), 4.2% for the nation (4.2% in March).
May 2, 2025 at 12:35 PM
BLS unemployment data for April: 3.5% for all vets (3.8% in March), 2.9% for OIF/OEF era vets (3.1% in March), 4.2% for the nation (4.2% in March).
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Veterans Day has been a federal holiday since 1938, honoring the contributions of American military personnel.
Trump plans to change Veterans Day into ‘Victory Day for World War I’
Veterans Day has been a federal holiday since 1938, honoring the contributions of American military personnel.
www.militarytimes.com
May 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Veterans Day has been a federal holiday since 1938, honoring the contributions of American military personnel.
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We're the smallest paper in the country with a reporter in DC, yet my editors were quick to send me to Chicago for this story.
We're the smallest paper in the country with a reporter in DC, yet my editors were quick to send me to Chicago for this story.
I talked with several of the roughly 1,700 VA employees who were fired in February, supposedly to improve efficiency, and are now being paid not to work as court cases play out.
They include an HVAC technician who likely saved taxpayers >$10 million and a pharmacy worker who helped save $775k.
They include an HVAC technician who likely saved taxpayers >$10 million and a pharmacy worker who helped save $775k.
They were fired in the name of efficiency based on 'a lie.' Now the VA is paying them not to work
NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. – The night before Valentine’s Day, Ricky Noschese and his wife Laurie left their jobs at a military and veterans hospital and stopped to pick up a heart-shaped chocolate cake to s...
www.spokesman.com
March 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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We're the smallest paper in the country with a reporter in DC, yet my editors were quick to send me to Chicago for this story.
We're the smallest paper in the country with a reporter in DC, yet my editors were quick to send me to Chicago for this story.
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to consolidate the contracting of common goods and services, including information technology, under the #GSA. via @billy-mitchell.bsky.social fedscoop.com/trump-execut...
Trump executive order consolidates federal IT contracting under GSA
GSA will be given authority to "defer or decline" being the executive agent of IT governmentwide contracts "when necessary to ensure continuity of service or as otherwise appropriate."
fedscoop.com
March 21, 2025 at 12:24 AM
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to consolidate the contracting of common goods and services, including information technology, under the #GSA. via @billy-mitchell.bsky.social fedscoop.com/trump-execut...
~40% of veterans’ healthcare appointments conducted outside the VA system . . . shifting even more taxpayer dollars there could undermine stability of VA hospitals.
Collins pledged balance between the 2 options. . . and continued focus on preventing veterans homelessness & suicides
Collins pledged balance between the 2 options. . . and continued focus on preventing veterans homelessness & suicides
In his first public address to a veterans group, Doug Collins outlined plans to broaden VA benefits and cut back bureaucracy.
VA secretary emphasizes reforms, accountability for federal workforce
In his first public address to a veterans group, Doug Collins outlined plans to broaden VA benefits and cut back bureaucracy.
www.militarytimes.com
February 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
~40% of veterans’ healthcare appointments conducted outside the VA system . . . shifting even more taxpayer dollars there could undermine stability of VA hospitals.
Collins pledged balance between the 2 options. . . and continued focus on preventing veterans homelessness & suicides
Collins pledged balance between the 2 options. . . and continued focus on preventing veterans homelessness & suicides
Microsoft Data Centers www.wpr.org/news/environ...
Environmental groups call on Microsoft to power Mount Pleasant data centers with clean energy
State environmental groups are calling on Microsoft to power its Mount Pleasant data center campus with renewable energy, as data center expansion nationally has slowed progress in the clean energy tr...
www.wpr.org
January 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Microsoft Data Centers www.wpr.org/news/environ...
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The comabt wounded Army veteran will oversee VA cemetery operations and policies if confirmed to the new role.
Trump picks Senate candidate Sam Brown to head VA memorial affairs
The comabt wounded Army veteran will oversee VA cemetery operations and policies if confirmed to the new role.
www.militarytimes.com
January 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The comabt wounded Army veteran will oversee VA cemetery operations and policies if confirmed to the new role.
Next VA Oracle Health #EHRM rollout announced for mid FY26 (a whole year later than expected and a different cast of characters)
Next wave: the Michigan sites in VISN 10: Detroit, Ann Arbor, Battle Creek & Saginaw.
(No 1A High Complexity sites -- see grid below)
news.va.gov/press-room/v...
Next wave: the Michigan sites in VISN 10: Detroit, Ann Arbor, Battle Creek & Saginaw.
(No 1A High Complexity sites -- see grid below)
news.va.gov/press-room/v...
January 5, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Next VA Oracle Health #EHRM rollout announced for mid FY26 (a whole year later than expected and a different cast of characters)
Next wave: the Michigan sites in VISN 10: Detroit, Ann Arbor, Battle Creek & Saginaw.
(No 1A High Complexity sites -- see grid below)
news.va.gov/press-room/v...
Next wave: the Michigan sites in VISN 10: Detroit, Ann Arbor, Battle Creek & Saginaw.
(No 1A High Complexity sites -- see grid below)
news.va.gov/press-room/v...
HVAC Chair Mike Bost introduced legislation that would block VA from offering TELEHEALTH appointments with department physicians in lieu of outside care options.
www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...
www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...
Bill would push VA to expand outside medical care options for vets
The Complete the Mission Act serves as a focal point of debate over the size of VA and availability of community care for veteran patients.
www.militarytimes.com
December 6, 2024 at 5:13 PM
HVAC Chair Mike Bost introduced legislation that would block VA from offering TELEHEALTH appointments with department physicians in lieu of outside care options.
www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...
www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...
Will VA #EHRM continue deploying the "crumbling infrastructure"*) of the current Oracle EHR, purchased in 2018 & shared with DoD? Or move to the new AI-powered EHR unveiled Oct 29th?
* Seema Verma, executive VP & GM of Oracle Health & Life Sciences
www.cnbc.com/amp/2024/10/...
* Seema Verma, executive VP & GM of Oracle Health & Life Sciences
www.cnbc.com/amp/2024/10/...
November 17, 2024 at 12:05 AM
Will VA #EHRM continue deploying the "crumbling infrastructure"*) of the current Oracle EHR, purchased in 2018 & shared with DoD? Or move to the new AI-powered EHR unveiled Oct 29th?
* Seema Verma, executive VP & GM of Oracle Health & Life Sciences
www.cnbc.com/amp/2024/10/...
* Seema Verma, executive VP & GM of Oracle Health & Life Sciences
www.cnbc.com/amp/2024/10/...
Improvements to Oracle Seamless Exchange unveiled in October
www.healthcareitnews.com/news/new-ora... (10/30/24)
www.healthcareitnews.com/news/new-ora... (10/30/24)
New Oracle EHR promises AI-enabled reinvention
Previewed at the company's annual summit, the electronic health record, built on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, offers secure automation across clinical workflows, enabling faster insights at the point ...
www.healthcareitnews.com
November 16, 2024 at 8:23 PM
Improvements to Oracle Seamless Exchange unveiled in October
www.healthcareitnews.com/news/new-ora... (10/30/24)
www.healthcareitnews.com/news/new-ora... (10/30/24)
MHS Genesis Cloud Migration - Notice of intent to award sole source contract to Leidos for Cloud Migration & hosting services. Estimated 3-yr effort ($1.131B) with transition option for additional 9 mo. Contract to be awarded NLT July 28, 2025.
#MHSGenesis
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#MHSGenesis
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SAM.gov
sam.gov
November 16, 2024 at 5:30 PM
MHS Genesis Cloud Migration - Notice of intent to award sole source contract to Leidos for Cloud Migration & hosting services. Estimated 3-yr effort ($1.131B) with transition option for additional 9 mo. Contract to be awarded NLT July 28, 2025.
#MHSGenesis
defensescoop.com/2024/10/23/m...
#MHSGenesis
defensescoop.com/2024/10/23/m...