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Sunlei

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11. They needed more funds to get all of it onto computers. Some of the paper files!!! are 2 feet thick

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Sun Apr 7, 2013, 02:21 PM

Apr 2013

Every things more efficient and easier to check for waste when it's computerized. When Obama took office Federal departments like the DOI used paper map books and a lot of our VA records were paper files.

Hope Congress doesn't delay this most critical upgrade too.

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White House promises more funding to address VA backlog of disability claims [View all] alp227 Apr 2013 OP

Why doesn't he play his 3D chess or bluff with this? Pffffft! n/t L0oniX Apr 2013 #1

This is a big problem but the funding won't help. former9thward Apr 2013 #2

I heard they haven't computerized the system yet? dkf Apr 2013 #3

O should go to Bill Gates and say... NYtoBush-Drop Dead Apr 2013 #4

WTF? Uh... that would really help streamline things... Comrade_McKenzie Apr 2013 #6

I should say so.... With hospitals having the resources they need to keep pace with their midnight Apr 2013 #8

K&R freshwest Apr 2013 #5

Pfft. Pouring money into the system is not going to help rainbow4321 Apr 2013 #7

How is he going to get this past Boehner and the baggers? The President should LoisB Apr 2013 #9

Didn't John Stewart run a piece on this? mpcamb Apr 2013 #10

They needed more funds to get all of it onto computers. Some of the paper files!!! are 2 feet thick Sunlei Apr 2013 #11