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Department of Veterans Affairs

Department of Veterans Affairs. Program. VA Overview: Organization. 157 hospitals Nationwide One of the largest health care systems in the USA Conducts research and education Provides emergency medical preparedness. Provides benefits/services to veterans 58 VA regional offices.

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Department of Veterans Affairs

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  1. Department of Veterans Affairs Program

  2. VA Overview: Organization • 157 hospitals Nationwide • One of the largest health care systems in the USA • Conducts research and education • Provides emergency medical preparedness • Provides benefits/services to veterans • 58 VA regional offices • Burial benefits to veterans/eligible dependents • Manages 120 National Cemeteries nationwide • Administers the State Cemetery Grants Program

  3. VA Overview: Challenges Internet2 can provide the VA with solutions to some of its current challenges

  4. VA Internet2 Program: Mission Create a Next Generation Network (NGN) environment to facilitate the identification, selection and demonstration of applications and capabilities that will improve the Departments ability to meet its overall mission and objectives.

  5. VA Internet2 Program: Approach VA NGN Test Bed Applications and technologies that show greatest value to the VA will be demonstrated

  6. VA Internet2 Program: Benefits Reach Research Agility Scale Community • Benefits: • Faster delivery of new services within the VA community • Improvement in the quality of services • Decrease in the cost of service development and delivery • Differentiation: • Managed Next Generation Network Test Bed • Access to the Internet2 Community and Programs • Expanded Reach to Rural Communities Faster Better Cheaper

  7. VA Internet2 Program: Potential Partners The VA will enhance current partnerships and build new relationships through the Internet2 Community

  8. VA Internet2 Program: Timeline Phase I: Concept & Plan Phase II: Implementation Phase III: Proof- of-Concept • Rapid deployment and expansion of the program will lead to greater value to the VA Phase IV: Open Demonstration Phase V: Fielding FY12 FY07 FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 Beyond

  9. Carrier Colo Reston VA Carrier Colo Sacramento CA Internet Internet Internet Internet Carrier Colo Kansas City MO Carrier Colo Dallas TX VA Internet2 Program: National Gateway Infrastructure Corporate Data Center Integration (CDCI)Electronic Vaulting Philadelphia, PA CDC Detachment & RPC Hines; Chicago,IL CDC Detachment & RPC Silver Spring, MD RPC AAC; Austin, TX CDC Quantico, VA RPC Future Core Layer Future Future OMB Trusted Internet Connection Program Places Heavy Security Requirements on Any External Connection

  10. VA Internet2 Program: Potential Application and Capabilities of Interest Human-Computer Interaction Imaging Rendering Representation Forecasting Data Mining Scientific Modeling Knowledge Management Symptomology Manipulation Server Consolidation Disaster Recovery Testing Portable Applications Portable Workspaces Teleconferencing Communities of Interest Networks Hazardous Environments Remote Surgery Education & Training Orthopedic Research Spinal Cord Injury Suicide Prevention Pharmacies On-Line Collaboration Electronic Health Records Survivor Benefits Burial Operations Support Data Centric Transition for VR&E and Education Document and Correspondence Management System IT Infrastructure IPv6 Identity Management Security

  11. VA Internet2 Program: Initial Application Demonstration Targets • Remote consultations • Psychiatric Consultation • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder • Individual/Group Counseling • Distance learning • Healthcare Worker Training • Patient/Community Training • Medical visualization • High Definition Radiology • Cancer Research (Oncology) • Pathology • Dermatology • Collaboration • Rural Services

  12. VA Internet2 Program: Initial Technology Demonstration Targets • Community of interest networking • WAN encryption • Federated identity management • Multi-agency IPv6 test bed • Multicasting

  13. Questions? Thank You VA Internet2 Program Management Group internet2@va.gov 1-877-723-0061

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