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VA updates FY 2025 health care budget shortfall to $6.6B, nearly half its previous estimate

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The Department of Veterans Affairs is cutting its request for additional funding by almost half after officials told lawmakers last week that a shortfall in its health care budget wasn’t as severe as earlier estimates showed. The VA is now asking Congress for a $ 6.6 billion supplement to its fiscal 2025 budget to keep providing more health care to more veterans than ever before. Under Secretary for Health Shereef Elnahal said in an interview Tuesday that the PACT Act, which expands eligibility for VA health care and benefits to…

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Survey: Half of federal chief data officers are unclear about responsibilities

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Chief data officers in federal agencies have been in the government for a long time, but that doesn’t mean they are clear on their responsibilities. That’s according to a recent survey of CDOs conducted by the Data Foundation. The chief data officer role in federal agencies was established in 2018 by an act of Congress. In the four years since, the Data Foundation has conducted surveys of the people who fill these roles responsible for data governance. This year, the survey sponsored by Guidehouse found that while CDOs tend to…

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Poll: Half of Republicans believe false accounts of deadly U.S. Capitol riot – NBC News

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Poll: Half of Republicans believe false accounts of deadly U.S. Capitol riot  NBC News Commentary: Trump’s grip on US Republicans is still growing  CNA Majority of Republicans buy false claims of US Capitol riot: Poll  Al Jazeera English ‘Dangerous spin’: Half of Republicans believe Capitol riot was plot to make Trump look bad  Sydney Morning Herald View Full Coverage on Google News “us republicans” – Google News

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Japan’s Suga to meet with U.S. President Biden in first half of April: minister – Reuters

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Japan’s Suga to meet with U.S. President Biden in first half of April: minister  Reuters Suga to visit U.S. in first half of April, says spokesman  The Japan Times Japan PM Suga to visit US in April for summit with Biden  Al Jazeera English Japan PM to US in April for 1st in-person summit with Biden  KWQC-TV6 View Full Coverage on Google News “us president” – Google News

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