... The American Veteran's #1 Information Source Click here to make VA Watchdog ... veterans' personal, medical and claims information! The VA's Office of ... that VAOIG would be using vets' information in the form of "extracts" ....), claims processing codes and information (e.g., disability ... other VA and non-VA Federal information. The information is retrievable by name, social security ... to Doj's request for the information, after either VA OIG or Doj determines that such information is relevant to Doj's representation... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfmar09/nf031609-4.htm
... Veterans Day weekend. VA PUTS NEW INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY INTERNAL AFFAIRS UNIT ON FAST GROWTH TRACK ... the VA. VA DATA SECURITY AND INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY PROGRESS TO ACCELERATE IN 2008 (09... http://www.vawatchdog.org/va data theft news.htm
... portions of the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and InformationTechnology Act of 2006. This law requires the Department of... http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nffeb10/nf021010-4.htm
... and continuity of care are common; our nation's hospitals and health systems are struggling to develop effective informationtechnology systems; the stigma associated with seeking mental health care is slowly diminishing, but far from gone; our... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfJUL07/JULFILES/07 25 2007 wounded warriors.pdf
6. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 09-20-2007 #3 -- NEW GAO REPORT SAYS VETERANS' DATA STILL AT RISK -- "...Unnecessary risk exists that the personal information of veterans and others, such as medical providers, will be exposed to data tampering, fraud and inappropriate disclosure."nf092007-3.htm
... plan to correct identified weaknesses in its informationtechnology system, requiring security and privacy training ... been stolen. Given the importance of informationtechnology (IT) to VA s mission ...--- Progress Made in Centralizing InformationTechnology Management, but Challenges Persist WHY GAO... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfSEP07/nf092007-3.htm
...s FOCUS ON QUALITY CARE AND HEALTH INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY -- The VA has improved its ... through management initiatives and use of health informationtechnology. The VA's statement on ... through management initiatives and use of health informationtechnology, the Congressional Budget Office said in ...s FOCUS ON QUALITY CARE AND HEALTH INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY --The VA has improved its... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfJAN08/nf011208-4.htm
... The Office of the Coordinator of Health InformationTechnology plans this year to expand its Nationwide ... March 26 at the Defense Health Care InformationTechnology Conference at Georgetown University in Washington. ... Hon Pak, director of the advanced informationtechnology group of the Army's Telemedicine... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfMAR08/nf032808-3.htm
... HRS), an international communications and informationtechnology company, has been awarded a contract ... Corporation Harris is an international communications and informationtechnology company serving government and commercial markets in... http://www.vawatchdog.org/08/nf08/nfMAR08/nf032108-4.htm
10. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 02-03-2007 #11 -- VA LOSES ANOTHER COMPUTER HARD DRIVE THAT MAY CONTAIN PERSONAL INFORMATION -- External drive is missing from Birmingham VA Medical Center.nf020307-11.htm
... that the VA's office of informationtechnology is carrying out a separate review. ... the FBI. VA s Office of Information & Technology in Washington, D.C.... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfFEB07/nf020307-11.htm