TRICARE’s CAP Wins The President's Quality Award

TRICARE’s CAP Wins The President’s Quality Award

FALLS CHURCH, Va. – TRICARE’s Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP) has won the Presidential Award for Management Excellence – the President’s Quality Award for 2008. It was presented to Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Dr. David S. C. Chu, at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 4, recognizing federal agencies that best achieve the objectives of the president’s management agenda.
 
The President’s Quality Award is the highest award given to executive branch agencies for management excellence. It honors those agencies for innovative and exemplary practices falling under one of the five governmental management initiatives: strategic management of human capital, competitive sourcing, improved financial performance, expanded electronic government and budget and performance integration. CAP was a winner in the category of expanded electronic government for its program that accommodates federal employees and wounded service members with disabilities by providing use of the Web/e-Government.

CAP is a TRICARE Management Activity program that provides assistive technology to federal employees and military service members with disabilities, giving them access to electronic and information technology. It is a centrally funded program that buys and delivers the hardware, software and services that people with disabilities need to function in the workplace.

“The technology makes the electronic environment accessible to and usable by individuals with hearing, visual, dexterity, cognitive and communications disabilities,” said CAP Director Dinah Cohen. “By using the Web and promoting e-Government, CAP customers can visit and see the different assistive technologies and request their accommodations – anywhere, anytime.”

Since its inception in 1990, CAP has filled more than 71, 000 requests for accommodations for federal employees and wounded service members. For more information about CAP or to request a presentation, e-mail [email protected]. For additional information on CAP, visit http://www.tricare.mil/cap/.

About TRICARE Management Activity and the Military Health System
TRICARE Management Activity, the Defense Department activity that administers the health care plan for the uniformed services, retirees and their families, serves more than 9.2 million eligible beneficiaries worldwide in the Military Health System (MHS). The mission of the MHS is to enhance Department of Defense and national security by providing health support for the full range of military operations. The MHS provides quality medical care through a network of providers, military treatment facilities, medical clinics and dental clinics worldwide.  For more about the MHS go to www.health.mil.

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