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A senator pushes for a provision that would require the VA to seek private IT advice on its scheduling system President Obamab s
owala cup igned legislation Thursday focused on overhauling the Department of Veteran Affairsrsquo; troubled health-care system, including an IT review of the VArsquo process of scheduling patients.The $16 billion overhaul of the VA health-care system is designed to eliminate long waiting periods for military veterans to get health services at some VA medical centers. In some cases, veterans waiting for doctorrsquo appointments died, according to reports.Part of the legislation allows for the agency to enlist pro bono assistance of private-sector IT experts to help fix what critics have called a broken scheduling system at the VA. Sen. Mark Warner, a Virginia Democrat who pushed for the IT provisions, praised the legislation. He called it a huge win for veterans.Irsquo;m very, very pleased this l
polene bag aw includes my provision to bring in a team of the best and brightest IT experts to work with the VA to more quickly and efficiently provide our veterans with the care and services they have earned, he said in a statement. Even better, this wonrsquo;t cost tax payers a dime.A May report from the VArsquo Office of Inspector General found an antiquated process of sc
stanley cup becher heduling health-care appointments at VA facilities in Phoenix, where reports of significant waiting times first surfaced. From February 2013 Nwbl Staring at your phone The next ARM chips are just for you
Sun Microsystems doubled its profit in the quarter ended Dec. 30, although revenue was nearly flat compared with the same period a year earlier, the company ann
polene bolsos ounced Thursday.Net income for the quarter, the second of Sunrsquo fiscal year, was US$260 million, or $0.31 per share, up from $133 million and $0.15 per share in the same quarter of fiscal 2006, the company announced Thursday. Revenue was $3.62 billion, up just 1.4 percent from the same quarter a year earlier. The growth came from Sunrsquo services business, where revenue climbed 5 percent. Sales of servers and storage products, which account for about two-thirds of Sunrsquo business, declin
stanley in uk ed by 0.5 percent. Business was particularly slow in the U.S., where revenue declined 8 percent year over year. The Europe, Middle East and Africa EMEA region performed better, with growth of 7 percent. EMEA accounted for 39 percent of revenue in the quarter, overtaking the U.S., which is usually Sunrsquo biggest source of revenue.Despite the quarterrsquo slow growth, Sun said its full-year growth would be better. On a conference call, Chief Financial Officer Mike Lehman said revenue for fiscal 2008 would increase in the low-to-mid single digits and predicted revenue growth in the second half of greater than 5 percent.Sunrsquo profit benefited from its ongoing cost-cutting plan, which has incl
polene bag uded several hundred layoffs so far. Its $260 million profit included a restru