Posted on Sep 29, 2015
VA's third try at an inventory system and yet another failure, why?
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VA had long used an antiquated inventory management system and has tried to change it twice before. The first failure was CoreFLS and cost us taxpayers over $300 million. Then they went to another commercially available system and it too failed. I recall asking where the data warehouse was going to be and the Program Manager said VA hasn't decided that yet. I don't recall how many millions wasted here. Now we have this latest fiasco and by who, no one other than the former Director of Pittsburgh VA and the former VISN 4 Director, Mike Moreland. Wal-mart, Costco, BJs, etc. have inventory control systems and they seem to work. Why is it VA can't get it right? Almost a $1 Billion spent and millions of manhours wasted.....
http://triblive.com/news/healthnews/9155551-74/system-inventory-shipcom#axzz3n7mbN9s7
http://triblive.com/news/healthnews/9155551-74/system-inventory-shipcom#axzz3n7mbN9s7
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
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Government Contracts
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When I worked at the VA 2 years ago, they were still using a DOS based program for shipping/receiving reports.
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Sgt Spencer Sikder
Yeah, the running joke is there are 3 Mumps programmers working for VA and none of them can travel in the same car together.
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I remember the Nightmare stories from the VA when I was a Teenager for the Vietnam Vets just returning. I'm a Grandpa now. Nothing has changed. How much have we spent to improve the Plight of our Veterans. Always looking for someone to Blame and Some Sacrificial Lamb every few years but not until we are ready to invest in the VA like we do the Newest Coolest Weapon System and or Spy Gear for NSA is anything going to change. Just the Opinion of a very old Spook and Computer Geek.
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A simple question... but who at the VA is actually a Subject Matter Expert on MODERN Inventory Management Systems and has helped manage the successful implementation of such a system. My guess is that there are very few if any such persons in the VA. The VA is infamous for being the kind of organization where who you know is more important than what you know. If Senior management isn't smart enough to get some real expertise in place before starting a massive project like this, they can't do anything but fail.
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