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VA sends Congress plan to overhaul care, expand access to private providers
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs submitted a legislative proposal to Congress this week that would ease the rules for veterans seeking medical attention outside VA medical facilities, potentially sending more veterans to the ... Read More
Air Force using Rapid Capabilities Office lessons on other programs
The Air Force is using its Rapid Capabilities Office as a model to speed up some of its other acquisition plans in the future. As more acquisition programs move from the Defense Department’s acquisition office back to Air Force ... Read More
GSA nominee wants competition at the task order level
Emily Murphy, the nominee to be the next administrator of the General Services Administration, sailed through her hearing Wednesday, facing few tough questions about her plans to improve federal acquisition, and promising to address ... Read More
Predicting a soldier’s potential for developing depression and PTSD
Research published in BMC Psychology has found that a series of validated, self-reported questions administered to soldiers early in their careers could predict mental health outcomes such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after Read More
A good start at reforming the Veterans Administration
In the three and a half years since news broke of a major scandal at the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, the public has heard a depressing story of dysfunction, pettiness, and malfeasance at the heart of the VA health system. ... Read More
Virtual Therapists Help Veterans Open Up About PTSD
When US troops return home from a tour of duty, each person finds their own way to resume their daily lives. But they also, every one, complete a written survey called the Post-Deployment Health Assessment. It’s designed to evaluate ... Read More
Department of Veterans Affairs to Provide New Treatment Options for Veterans Suffering from Major Depressive Disorder
Magstim, a pioneer in the study and development of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), has received a contract from the Veterans Administration to help treat Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) in Veterans who have failed to achieve ... Read More
Ketamine not linked to PTSD in military trauma setting
Ketamine administration is not associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the military trauma setting, according to a study published online Oct. 3 in Anaesthesia. Georges Mion, M.D., from Cochin Hospital in France, and ... Read More
Number of small business prime contractors down by 25 percent since 2010
Federal agencies met the government-wide small business goal for the fourth straight year in fiscal 2016. Last year also saw a $9 billion increase in the total of prime contracts going to small firms. What these numbers aren’t showing, Read More
Secretary of Louisiana Department of Health Elected to National Academy of Medicine
BATON ROUGE, La. (Office of the Governor) – On Monday, Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that Dr. Rebekah Gee, secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine. Election to the ... Read More