The effort is designed to ensure that doctors outside of VA are giving patients information about government benefits and resources. Daycare availability, military relocations and non-essential training will all be upended by the federal budget fight. Multiple House lawmakers expressed doubt that the expensive vets records project can be saved. Officials sent information to more than 650,000 veterans ahead of the storm's possible landfall. Several sites were scheduled to begin using the new software later this year, but department leaders have now completely scrapped that timeline. Leaders blame various factors for the recruiting crisis. But some recruiters on the front lines say one big cause is missing from the conversation. Staff at the VA Saginaw Healthcare System were scheduled to start training on the system next week. Donald Remy is set to step down from his leadership post at VA on April 1. But critics of the new health records modernization plan insist the current system can be improved instead of scrapped. Masks will still be mandated for some high-risk areas or facilities with rising virus numbers. Load More