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SAN DIEGO, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has selected Anakam.TFA(R) Two-Factor Authentication as the enterprise authentication tool for remote access to VA systems, a key enabling technology to help the VA provide more veteran-centric benefit and healthcare services online. Anakam(R) provides the VA a cost-effective citizen-facing two-factor authentication solution delivered through multiple channels without the cost and administrative burden of tokens or...
Assistant Secretary Sepulveda, Acting Under Secretary Muro Pledge Inclusion WASHINGTON, July 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Joining other top administration officials addressing America's Hispanic leaders this week at the 80th annual convention of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) were two Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) executives with pledges of ethnic inclusion and outreach to Veterans from the nation's second largest government department. The conference in San...
Initial 45 Projects Targeted for New Department-Wide Management SystemWASHINGTON, July 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today that it will temporarily halt 45 information technology projects which are either behind schedule or over budget. These projects will be reviewed, and it will be determined whether these projects should be continued."Leveraging the power of Information Technology to accelerate and modernize the delivery of benefits and...
New Facility to Centralize Acute Psychiatric CareWASHINGTON, July 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced the award of a $26 million contract to a San Francisco firm to construct a new 80-bed acute psychiatric facility at VA's Palo Alto Health Care System."Not all the wounds of war are visible," said Dr. Gerald Cross, VA's Acting Under Secretary for Health. "This new facility will ensure the Veterans of central California receive 21st century care for...
WASHINGTON, July 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded a $26.9 million contract to design and build a free-standing spinal cord injury center at the Milwaukee VA Medical Center. The contract was awarded to the C3T Construction Company of Milwaukee, a service-disabled, Veteran-owned small business. The 67,000-square-foot building will have a connecting tunnel, providing access to the hospital, and replace a smaller unit in the main hospital...
WASHINGTON, July 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) upgrade of programs and services for women Veterans, the Department's Advisory Committee on Women Veterans, an expert panel that advises VA on issues and programs affecting women Veterans, recently traveled to the VA North Texas Health Care System in Dallas. "Enhancing care for women Veterans is one of Secretary Shinseki's top priorities," said Dr. Irene Trowell-Harris, director of VA's Center...
WASHINGTON, July 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As part of a clean-energy transformation, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is targeting nearly one-quarter of its $1.4 billion in funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to investments in clean energy generation and energy conservation. "These investments help spur new energy savings and, at the same time, reduce our environmental footprint," Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki said. "The President is leading...
WASHINGTON, July 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A wide range of disabilities cannot stop more than 500 of America's greatest wheelchair athletes, all U.S. military Veterans who will begin competition at the 29th National Veterans Wheelchair Games being held July 13-18 in Spokane, Wash. "President Obama recently said that caring for Veterans and their families is a matter of honor as a nation," said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. "The National Veterans Wheelchair Games...
WASHINGTON, July 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Veterans Affairs officially opened its 130th national cemetery today with first burials at Bakersfield National Cemetery. "This beautiful new national cemetery will be a lasting tribute to the men and women of Central California who have served our nation," said Acting Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs Steve Muro. "We are proud to uphold VA's commitment to America's Veterans by providing a final resting place for these...
Recipients of Some VA Benefits Will Receive $250 WASHINGTON, June 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has requested the Department of the Treasury to make $250 payments to eligible Veterans as part of President Obama's recovery plan. The first payments were sent Monday, June 22. All payments will be distributed by June 30. As part of the recovery plan, VA is making one-time payments of $250 to eligible Veterans and survivors to offset the effects of the...
