MyVA - VAntage Point

VAntage Point would like to hear from you. If you have a story you would like to share with us and your fellow Veterans, here’s how to submit it.

What’s the latest with the MyVA transformation? The Harvard Business Review took an inside look at what our transformation means for Veterans.

– Article: A Transformation Is Under Way at U.S. Veterans Affairs. We Got an Inside Look.
– The case study conducted by Harvard Business School on the transformation underway at VA
– VA’s latest MyVA Transformation Update

MyVA Stories

Deputy Secretary Gibson makes final visit to Phoenix VA Health Care System

Posted on January 18, 2017January 18, 2017 Posted in Health 53 views

This visit marked Gibson’s fifth visit to Phoenix in five months.

Image of women attending a previous summit.

2017 National Women Veterans Summit scheduled for March 17-18 in Dallas, Texas

Posted on January 12, 2017January 12, 2017 Posted in MyVA 42 comments 456 views

The 2017 National Women Veterans Summit will focus on the needs and issues important to women Veterans and provide training, information, and guidance to …

McDonald: “Privilege of a lifetime to serve” Veterans

Posted on January 12, 2017January 12, 2017 Posted in MyVA 22 comments 105 views

"In all my experience of transforming organizations, this is the furthest progress in the shortest amount of time that I have ever seen and that includes …

Talking about health care, research and benefits for Gulf War Veterans – Part 2

Posted on January 11, 2017January 10, 2017 Posted in Benefits 5 comments 92 views

The National Gulf War Resource Center, an advocacy group for Gulf War Veterans, spoke to VA Secretary Bob McDonald about health care, research and benefits …

VA Secretary Bob McDonald and Deputy Secretary Sloan Gibson

Bob McDonald: Grateful to have “most inspiring mission and the greatest clients in the world”

Posted on January 10, 2017January 10, 2017 Posted in MyVA 1 comment 635 views

VA Secretary Bob McDonald and Deputy Secretary Sloan Gibson speak about the significant progress made in the five strategies of the MyVA transformation in 2016.

Watch live: “The State of VA: Putting Veterans First”

Posted on January 10, 2017January 10, 2017 Posted in MyVA 158 views

Today's speech, “The State of VA: Putting Veterans First,” will focus on the ongoing MyVA transformation and highlights the work VA has accomplished …

James Parke Memorial Scholarship Katie Gardner and her parentsJames Parke Memorial Scholarship Katie Gardner and her parents

Arkansas student volunteer awarded college scholarship for work with Veterans

Posted on January 9, 2017January 9, 2017 Posted in MyVA 2 comments 42 views

Katie Gardner, a senior at Fayetteville High School, has volunteered at VA officially since she was 14, but in reality her service to Veterans began much …

VA CIO, technology chief: “We put the Veteran at the center of everything we do.”

Posted on January 9, 2017January 12, 2017 Posted in MyVA 5 comments 88 views

By placing the Veteran at the center of our strategy, plans, and operations, the path to reorganizing our team became clear.

MyVA Advisory Committe meets in Washington, D.C.

Sec. Bob McDonald to deliver remarks on “The State of VA: Putting Veterans First”

Posted on January 6, 2017January 6, 2017 Posted in MyVA 2 comments 82 views

VA Secretary Bob McDonald will address the final MyVA Advisory Committee meeting of this administration at Georgetown University next Tuesday, Jan. 10 at …

Extraordinary Texas VA nurse recognized by national organization

Posted on January 6, 2017January 6, 2017 Posted in Health 2 comments 92 views

The first DAISY Award recipient for VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System is Melody Morris. Morris has 39 years of nursing experience and has …

Ending Veterans homelessness: Here’s how you can help

Posted on January 5, 2017January 6, 2017 Posted in MyVA 35 comments 560 views

VA staff and partners are undertaking a surge to house as many homeless Veterans as possible over the next 30 days.

Secretary Bob McDonald helps a homeless man put on a new coat during the Washington DC VA Medical Center’s Winterhaven Homeless Veterans Stand Down

Lessons from Los Angeles on ending Veterans’ homelessness

Posted on January 4, 2017January 4, 2017 Posted in MyVA 95 views

Today, we better understand what causes homelessness and can better prevent it. As a result, we’ve cut Veteran homelessness nearly in half – down 47 …

VAntage Point

MyVA Transformation