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House Oversight and VA Digital Modernization

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With IT transformation projects underway across major federal agencies, guidance from U.S. policymakers is of increasingly vital importance for the development of public-facing services. GovernmentCIO Media & Research has brought together the top-ranking members of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and leadership from the Department of Veterans Affairs to discuss the ongoing revolution in veterans care, and how the agency’s modernization efforts are poised to improve the lives of millions of Americans. Topics will include the VA’s modernization strategy, digital services, and how the agency has ensured continuity of care amidst COVID-19.

House Oversight and VA Digital Modernization Virtual Event
Agenda

Speakers / Panelists

  • Mike Hoffman
    Michael Hoffman President, GovCIO Media & Research

House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mark Takano will discuss the federal programs and ongoing policy decisions that are supporting the health care, benefits and educational programs impacting the nation’s veterans.

Speakers / Panelists

  • Rep. Mark Takano, Chairman, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
    Rep. Mark Takano D-CA, Chairman, House Committee, VA
  • Mike Hoffman
    Moderator Michael Hoffman President, GovCIO Media & Research

Speakers / Panelists

  • Maheen Mirza
    Maheen Mirza Director, Federal Healthcare, Dell Technologies
  • Mike Hoffman
    Moderator Michael Hoffman President, GovCIO Media & Research

The Department of Veterans Affairs has made leaps forward with its IT modernization and digital services projects that have improved the customer experience for veterans. These projects have allowed agencies like the VA to pivot during the national quarantine in the form of telehealth medical appointments, benefits, services and more.

Speakers / Panelists

  • Dominic Cussatt, Acting Assistant Secretary for Information & Technology and CIO, VA
    Dominic Cussatt Deputy CIO and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Susan Perez Chief of Staff, OIT, Veterans Affairs
    Susan Perez Chief of Staff, Office of Information Technology, VA
  • Tim Cox
    Moderator Tim Cox Senior Director, GovCIO

Agency tech executives are modernizing VA services through the application of new technologies to longstanding VA priorities such as health care, benefits and counseling. This panel features how the agency is leveraging approaches to human-centered design, infrastructure, APIs and policy.

Speakers / Panelists

  • Paul Brubaker Deputy CIO, Account Management Office, Veterans Affairs
    Paul Brubaker Deputy CIO, Account Management Office, VA
  • Drew Myklegard
    Drew Myklegard Executive Director, Demand Management, VA
  • Dr. Greg McDavitt
    Dr. Greg McDavitt Director, Global Healthcare & Life Science, Salesforce
  • Megha Chokshi
    Moderator Megha Chokshi Senior Vice President, GovCIO

VA is continuing to provide services remotely and sustaining a quality of care despite the challenges of quickly responding to and adapting around the pandemic. Digital services leaders discuss data analytics, secure data sharing and acquisition strategies that are informing tech developments serving veterans.

Speakers / Panelists

  • Luwanda Jones Deputy CIO, Office of Strategic Sourcing, Veterans Affairs
    Luwanda Jones Deputy CIO, Office of Strategic Sourcing, VA
  • Susan McHugh-Polley Senior Strategic Advisor, Public Sector, World Wide Technology
    Susan McHugh-Polley Senior Strategic Advisor, Public Sector, World Wide Technology
  • Barbara Morton
    Barbara Morton Deputy Chief Veterans Experience Officer, VA
  • Moderator Andy Andrews Director, GovCIO

GovernmentCIO Media & Research President Michael Hoffman sits down with House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Ranking Member Phil Roe to discuss the VA’s response to the pandemic, electronic health record modernization, the GI Bill, telework and more.

Speakers / Panelists

  • Rep. Phil Roe Ranking Member, House Committee on Veterans Affairs
    Rep. Phil Roe R-TN, Ranking Member, House Committee, VA
  • Mike Hoffman
    Moderator Michael Hoffman President, GovCIO Media & Research

Speakers / Panelists

  • Mike Hoffman
    Michael Hoffman President, GovCIO Media & Research
Speakers
  • Paul Brubaker Deputy CIO, Account Management Office, Veterans Affairs
    Paul Brubaker Deputy CIO, Account Management Office, , VA
  • Dominic Cussatt, Acting Assistant Secretary for Information & Technology and CIO, VA
    Dominic Cussatt Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for IT and Deputy CIO, OIT,, VA
  • Luwanda Jones Deputy CIO, Office of Strategic Sourcing, Veterans Affairs
    Luwanda Jones Deputy CIO, Office of Strategic Sourcing,, VA
  • Dr. Greg McDavitt
    Dr. Greg McDavitt Director, Global Healthcare & Life Science,, Salesforce
  • Susan McHugh-Polley Senior Strategic Advisor, Public Sector, World Wide Technology
    Susan McHugh-Polley Senior Strategic Advisor, Public Sector, , World Wide Technology
  • Maheen Mirza
    Maheen Mirza Director, Federal Healthcare, , Dell Technologies
  • Barbara Morton
    Barbara Morton Deputy Chief Veterans Experience Officer, , VA
  • Drew Myklegard
    Drew Myklegard Executive Director, Demand Management,, VA
  • Susan Perez Chief of Staff, OIT, Veterans Affairs
    Susan Perez Chief of Staff, OIT,, VA
  • Rep. Phil Roe Ranking Member, House Committee on Veterans Affairs
    Rep. Phil Roe Ranking Member, House Committee,, VA
  • Rep. Mark Takano, Chairman, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
    Rep. Mark Takano Chairman, House Committee,, VA
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