{"id":59668,"date":"2017-07-18T03:19:13","date_gmt":"2017-07-18T03:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/07\/18\/va-will-need-major-technology-updates-if-gi-bill-reforms-pass\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:07:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:07:33","slug":"va-will-need-major-technology-updates-if-gi-bill-reforms-pass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/education-transition\/2017\/07\/18\/va-will-need-major-technology-updates-if-gi-bill-reforms-pass\/","title":{"rendered":"VA will need major technology updates if GI Bill reforms pass"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Proposed changes to expand and extend the Post-9\/11 GI Bill would mean a considerable amount of behind-the-scenes work for the agency in charge of administering the updated benefits.<br\/><br\/>&#8220;Probably my biggest concern is two words: IT,&#8221; said Curtis Coy, the Department of Veterans Affairs deputy under secretary for economic opportunity for the Veterans Benefits Administration.\u00a0<br\/><br\/>Coy was speaking to lawmakers on behalf of the VA Monday at a House Veterans&#8217; Affairs Committee hearing for the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Education Assistance Act of 2017. The new legislation, released by the committee last week\u00a0\u2014\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecShulkin\/status\/887002718413500420\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Link: https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecShulkin\/status\/887002718413500420\">supported<\/a> by VA officials\u00a0\u2014\u00a0includes an expansion of benefits for reservists, Purple Heart recipients and surviving dependents, as well as the elimination of a requirement that veterans use their education benefits within 15 years of active-duty service, among other provisions.<br\/><br\/>&#8220;Almost all of these sections require some degree of changes in our IT system, and that&#8217;s what concerns me the most,&#8221; Coy said.<br\/><br\/>A vast majority of VA claims are calculated automatically, said James Ruhlman, acting deputy director for program management in education service at the VA. 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