When the pandemic hit in 2020, droves of New York City natives and transplants fled the city, hunkering down in second homes or flat out relocating to other parts of the country. More than 837,400 people submitted change-of-address requests from New York City addresses in 2020, a 36 percent increase from the year before.
The VHA Training Modernization initiative that began its work last year is now heading—full steam ahead—into 2022 with the March kickoff of eight new integrated project teams (IPTs). This single, comprehensive initiative is striving to ensure that every VHA employee has easy access to the right training, at the right time, so they are fully equipped to deliver the highest quality of care to Veterans.