1.1: Forward-thinking leaders
Leverage the world's best practices, our knowledge base, and our emerging technologies to increase our capabilities in areas
such as healthcare, information management, and service delivery
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Open government at VA is not just letters on a page. Open government embodies a transformation in our culture, a culture already
steeped in pride and dedication to our mission: ―To care for him who have borne the battle, the widow and his orphan.‖ We
recognize that excellent service to Veterans and their families means embracing transparency, participation and collaboration
in a way that positively affects all stakeholders. Therefore the creation of the Open Government Plan at VA relies on the
support and the vision of forward-looking senior leadership who recognized the need for openness at our Agency. This document
was shaped by VA’s most senior leadership and they will play a critical, hands-on role in its implementation as well. Before
the President of the United States formally mandated that all federal agencies adopt a culture of openness and transparency,
the newly appointed Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Eric Shinseki, addressed the U.S House of Representatives’ Committee on
Veterans Affairs, promising a 21st century VA, one that is people-centric, results-driven and forward looking. We at VA have
proudly risen to this call to create the forward looking organization Secretary Shinseki envisioned to serve Veterans and
their families. “We must seek out opportunities for delivering best services with available resources; we must continually
challenge ourselves to look for ways to do things smarter and more effectively. We will aggressively leverage the world's
best practices, our knowledge base, and our emerging technologies to increase our capabilities in areas such as healthcare,
information management, and service delivery.”
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