Veterans Health Administration History

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Not Your Father’s VA: A History of the Modern Transformation of the Veterans Health Care System In 2009, the Veteran’s Health Administration (VHA) hired HAI to update its official history, which had not been done since Robinson E. Adkins’ comprehensive 1967 report to Congress, “Medical …

What Does It Take to Celebrate a Century of Progress?

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Client Challenge The Farm Credit System, established in 1916 as the country’s first Government Sponsored Enterprise (GSE), is a network of financial cooperatives owned by its customers, primarily farmers, ranchers, agribusinesses and rural infrastructure providers. In 2013, Farm Credit began planning for its 100th anniversary. …

Dahlgren Naval Weapons Technology History Book

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The Sound of Freedom: Naval Weapons Technology at Dahlgren, Virginia, 1918-2006 (2006) For all its scholarly integrity, this rigorously researched and documented organizational history tells a no less compelling story: the evolution of a U.S. Navy gun testing facility into a modern research and development center. …

Indian Health Service History Book

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Caring & Curing: A History of the Indian Health Service (2009) Caring & Curing grew out of an unusual mandate: to produce a worthy successor to the 1957 “Gold Book” that laid the foundation for the Indian Health Service. This meticulously researched organizational history succeeded, …

George Washington Carver Historic Resource Study

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How can new research revitalize a historic site? Client Challenge In 2011, the National Park Service (NPS) engaged HAI in the development of a comprehensive Historic Resource Study for the George Washington Carver National Monument in Diamond, Missouri. NPS wanted to focus on the early …

Brisbane City History Book

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City History of Brisbane, California Brisbane, City of Stars: 50th Anniversary, The Second Twenty-Five Years, 1986-2011 (2015) This book was commissioned to salute the 50th Anniversary of the City of Brisbane, California. It comprehensively portrays twenty-five years of City history — from controversies in the …

National Institutes of Health Records Management

National Institutes of Health Records Management

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How Can You Make Our Records Management Program Better? Client Challenge The National Institutes of Health’s Office of the Director was under pressure from the U.S. Congress to show evidence it was correctly implementing records management procedures. The NIH records office also needed to alleviate …