USA.gov website Digital service migration to USA.gov: ‘a step backward’ or long overdue? As Benefits.gov shutters, former federal IT officials weigh in on the coming government website migration. Sep 4, 2024 By Caroline Nihill
Inside the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Smithsonian Metro Stop below Washington, D.C.’s National Mall. (Getty Images) Transportation Dept. cyber breach exposes data of federal employees The incident may have affected a total of 237,000 current and former staff across government, according to Reuters. May 15, 2023 By Nihal Krishan
The US Department of Veterans Affairs building is seen in Washington, DC, on July 22, 2019. (Photo by Alastair Pike / AFP) Department of Veterans Affairs picks Booz Allen for $1.1B benefits processing contract The government contractor will provide the agency with support services for five years. May 20, 2021 By John Hewitt Jones
(Getty Images) Report: Benefits agencies, lacking guidance, slow to abandon traditional identity verification The 2017 Equifax data breach has officials second-guessing the old method, but no federal recommendations exist ensuring alternatives are adopted. Jun 14, 2019 By Dave Nyczepir
(Diane Cordell / Flickr) Senate Budget Committee also has some questions about those VA software issues Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., is getting in on the action. Nov 19, 2018 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier
(Getty Images) VA modernizes benefits process, digitizing more than 7 million files VA has removed more than 7.8 million paper files from 60 locations, resulting in faster, more accurate claims decisions for veterans. Oct 24, 2018 By Jared Beinart