Department of Veterans Affairs

The agency is now delegating COVID-19 relief funding toward medical care and telehealth capabilities.

The agency aims to support shorter- and longer-term efforts to expand telehealth with Congress' $200M COVID-19 funding.

The technology is one way to solve national shortages of medical supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The agency prioritizes telehealth and virtual care, plus frequent data communication.

The agency is looking at how to best apply curated data sets to new use cases.

• Health IT

The bill supports IT modernization, telehealth, telework and security as the country combats the coronavirus pandemic.

• Health care
• Workforce

The agency appears to be allocating additional resources to both internal efforts and the national response as well.

• Digital Services

Organizations are transitioning to remote work in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Workforce

Several confirmed cases in DC area are prompting federal government to implement emergency working procedures.

• DevSecOps

The agency is focusing on changes in training and culture that foster the adoption of agile development methodologies.

• Digital Services

The agency sees iterative design and user testing as vital for improving VA services and incorporating new technology.

• HealthCast

Leaders from health agencies across government are progressing in applications for the technology.