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The Government Accountability Office has called on the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide contracting staff with comprehensive guidance and training related to the Federal Supply Schedules program.

The Department of Veterans Affairs will implement fifth-generation or 5G connectivity across health care operations of its Palo Alto, Calif.-based hospital, Military.com reported Thursday. Robert Wilkie, VA secretary and 2019 Wash100 Award winner, said at a National Press Club conference he expects 5G to help the department generate higher-definition visuals of patient anatomy in support of the telesurgery services.

The Department of Veterans Affairs’ National Artificial Intelligence Institute is working with other agencies as well as academic, industry and nonprofit entities to identify potential veteran-focused applications for AI technology, Nextgov reported Wednesday.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is collaborating with the Department of Defense to advance the authoritative use of a digital version of the military discharge document – DD 214 - for getting veterans services, FedScoop reported Friday.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is developing a set of metrics to evaluate progress in digital transformation programs across the VA enterprise, FedScoop reported Wednesday.

Kshemendra Paul, chief data officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs, said new data usage laws have reduced the amount of unused information in agencies, FCW reported Monday. This development addresses the barrier between unused information and systems that might be in need of isolated data.

The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to continue efforts to consolidate its financial management system by summer, Federal News Network reported Friday.

Ryan Vega, executive director of the Veterans Health Administration Innovation Ecosystem, said the Department of Veterans Affairs harnessed artificial intelligence and other cutting-edge technologies in 2019 to improve the delivery of health services to military retirees, Nextgov reported Thursday.

The Department of Veterans Affairs’ office for customer service improvement plans to launch a Customer Experience Institute that will work to oversee interagency collaborations on CX efforts, Fedscoop reported Thursday.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has conducted a tech sprint focused on deploying artificial intelligence and machine learning to connect veterans to appropriate clinical trials and therapeutics, Federal Times reported Tuesday.