Denis McDonough

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Federal groups, unions back paid leave for feds seeking abortion services

Current policy lets feds use sick leave to travel for medical care, but some employer groups want the White House to go further.

Workforce

Twelve senators reject VA’s plans to reshape health care real estate under AIR Commission

Veterans Affairs

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VA confidence in new EHR ‘shaken’ following cases of patient harm, McDonough says

Veterans Affairs

VA pushes EHR rollout back to 2023 for several sites to address issues

Veterans Affairs

VA looks to overhaul pay, ‘antiquated’ hiring processes in major veteran care bill

Veterans Affairs

VA health data gaps after EHR rollout put hospital accreditation at risk, IG warns

Veterans Affairs

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VA will ‘continue to work’ plan to rethink real-estate needs if AIR commission fails to launch

Veterans Affairs

VA hired 59,000 employees this fiscal year, but still struggles with workforce shortages

Veterans Affairs

VA secretary urges EHR rollout to continue, but ‘very concerned’ about system outages

Veterans Affairs

OPM wants to help formerly incarcerated people find work in federal government

Federal Newscast

McDonough: 6 VA health care workers fired for not following COVID-19 workplace protocols

Veterans Affairs

Even before it was public, AFGE has been stomping on VA’s realignment plan

VA Secretary Denis McDonough announced a plan to revamp VA health care facilities by closing and tearing down some, building new ones, establishing outpatient…

Veterans Affairs

VA looks to do more with fewer facilities as it rethinks real estate needs

The Veterans Affairs Department is looking to right-size its sprawling network of medical facilities across the country, and is planning to close or overhaul…

Facilities/Construction

Omnibus spending bill sets higher maximum salaries for some VA health care workers

Pay

Registered nurses and physicians assistants working at the Veterans Affairs Department will soon have a higher maximum salary, as part of an effort in Congress to reduce record turnover among the VA’s health care workforce.