Baker: VA Personnel Must Justify Business Case for Tablet Computers

Veterans Affairs Department personnel wanting a mobile device such as an iPad for work must justify a business case for it, said VA Chief Information Officer Roger Baker while speaking to reporters Oct. 26.

There isn't an assumed business case for one, Baker said, adding that the VA is planning for 100,000 tablet devices operating on iOS, Android, and Windows systems.

The department released an Oct. 20 request for information in search of vendor feedback on an enterprise mobile device management solution that includes compliance enforcement, enterprise reporting and creation of a custom VA applications store. The VA already has an MDM for about 1,000 users; so far the VA collectively has fewer than 500 tablets operating on its network, Baker said...