VA

As is often the case, I have too many open browser tabs full of articles that I was going to potentially blog…

I recently saw some updates and new details related to some topics I've covered here on the blog, so I'm combining…

This article caught my attention the other day: "Philly VA employees ask for golf shirts in suggestion box for…

Following up on posts from Monday and Wednesday, we see this headline today: "Shinseki resigns after VA scandal."…

Look at the System, Not the Individuals I've been wanting to blog about the "VA Scandal," but have avoided it…

From the Wall St. Journal: Read more: The Real VA Scandal is the Long Waiting Times & Bad Management,…

When I started blogging here in 2005, I was still about six months away from my transition from "lean…

Today is Veterans Day in the U.S. and it's also Remembrance Day in Canada, the UK, and the Commonwealth…

In honor of Veterans' Day (in the U.S.) and Remembrance Day (in Canada, where I spent most of the last two weeks,…

You might have read my blog post from last week about an unsafe taxi driver and medical errors -  Said the Unsafe…

Obama Awards Budget-Minded Federal Employee I saw this in the news yesterday about a federal employee from the…

VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Toyota Production System Here is a nice succinct definition of the Veteran's…

Worldandnation: Scandal sires bureaucracy It's too bad that the Lean Six Sigma component of the response to the…

Worldandnation: Backlog has veterans waiting for disability claims Here is a sad case of bad flow, an imbalance…

The Courier News :: News :: Walter Reed 'failed' You may have read or seen reports about the poor conditions for…