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Craigslist Founder Joins VA
Innovation Search Panel
November 4, 2009
Craig Newmark to Help Pick Winners of National Competition
WASHINGTON – Craig Newmark, the founder of “craigslist” and a well-known
technology visionary, has agreed to serve on the blue-ribbon panel of the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that will review and evaluate ideas to
improve disability claims processing times and provide greater
transparency to Veterans.
“Transforming VA into an organization that is Veteran-centric,
results-oriented and forward-looking is my top priority,” said Secretary
of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. “Leveraging the talent, innovation
and creativity of stakeholders, like Craig Newmark, is just one of the
many ways VA can think outside of the box to help deliver tangible results
to our nation’s Veterans.”
The innovation competition solicited ideas from VA employees and
 members
of Veterans Service Organizations who are on the front lines every day,
working with Veterans to help deliver benefits they deserve and need. VA
officials from each of the 57 regional offices across the country have
submitted promising ideas, which will be reviewed by Newmark and other
panel members. The panel will be chaired by Patrick W. Dunne, the VA Under
Secretary for Benefits.
“I look forward to working with VA’s leadership team to bring tangible
results to our Veterans,” said Craig Newmark. “I am very encouraged by the
fact that VA is embracing new ways to look at old problems.”
In 1995, Newmark launched the first community site on the Internet for
people to share information about housing, jobs and other needs. By April
2009, craigslist received more than 22 billion page-views per month, with
more than 50 million members worldwide.
Newmark is a vocal proponent of using the Internet and technology to
support government innovation and maximize the utilization of human
capital. Additionally, Newmark is a passionate supporter of Veterans
causes.
VA has received and reviewed over 3,000 suggestions since Sept. 8th. The
panel will review the top 17 submissions and chose 5 projects that will
receive full funding for project development and execution at the Regional
Office that submitted the idea.
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