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Veterans Day 2017: Veteran Owned Business Celebrates 9th Anniversary with Launch of New Government Contracting Feature
VeteranOwnedBusiness.com — in honor of its 9th Anniversary — has launched a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Search Engine and Directory specifically of businesses owned by veterans and service disabled Read More
Vietnam Veteran, Gannon, speaks at Veterans Day Ceremony
Veterans Day, also known as Armistice Day, is celebrated each year on the 11th day of the 11th month of the year. Nov. 11 is the anniversary of the end of World War I. The Iowa Veterans Cemetery near Van Meter was once again the host ... Read More
Veterans Day across country marked with parades, somber ceremonies
Americans honored their military veterans Saturday with a parade in the wintry cold of New York City, where one World War II vet thanked onlookers for remembering, and in a somber ceremony in a Texas community bloodied by a church ... Read More
Unsealed VA EHR plans show designs for unified DoD/VA system, price info redacted
After months of waiting to hear details on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ plans to replace its EHR with Cerner, recently unsealed documents reveal the agency is hoping to create a single, common system between the VA and the ... Read More
ASRC Federal hires former acting military health CIO Chip Terry
ASRC Federal has hired former acting Military Health System CIO and retired Air Force Col. Richard “Chip” Terry as vice president and client relations executive for federal health and defense programs. SOURCE – READ ... Read More
Veterans Affairs shifting to API ‘ecosystem’ for benefit of vets, employees
The day when a veteran can access health information, learn more about their benefits, and search cemetery records all in one place is one step closer. According to a recent request for information from the Department of Veterans ... Read More
It’s unanimous: House passes bill to let VA providers cross state lines for telemedicine
The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously voted to pass the Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support (VETS) Act of 2017 on Tuesday, which will allow Department of Veterans Affairs’ providers to cross state lines to practice ... Read More
HHS Names Patient Matching Algorithm Challenge Winners
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) today announced the winners of the Patient Matching Algorithm Challenge. SOURCE – READ THE FULL ARTICLE ... Read More
Shulkin Calls for Advisory Board on VA Benefits Programs
Veterans Affairs Secretary Dr. David Shulkin has called for a new approach to dealing with the department’s vast array of compensation programs while stressing again and again that he is not looking to cut benefits. A new ... Read More
VALNEVA Signs $39.6 Million IXIARO® Supply Contract with US Government
Valneva SE (“Valneva” or “the Company”), a fully integrated, commercial stage biotech company focused on developing innovative, life-saving vaccines, announces today the signing of a $39.6 million one year contract with the US ... Read More