The California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet) announced that its recently revamped Web site received a Digital Government Achievement Award from the Center for Digital Government.

The annual awards recognize outstanding city, county, state, federal, and international government Web sites and digital projects.

“Our new site is much more user-friendly and intuitive,” said Keith Boylan, CalVet deputy secretary Veterans Affairs. “Our myCalVet feature allows our veterans, veteran family members and veteran stakeholders to create a secure, personal profile. The next time the user logs onto our site, the information pushed to them is based on their profile and interests.”

Launched in March, 2014, the new Web site offers detailed information about federal and state benefits and location-specific local services available to veterans and their families, including eligibility requirements and how to apply. 

The site enables CalVet to leverage technology as a more cost-effective means to reach the growing number of California veterans.

It also provides CalVet the opportunity to merge existing databases and provides a platform for information exchange with other federal and state agencies.

The myCalVet tool is one of many CalVet efforts to increase the number of California veterans and family members connected to the benefits they earned through their military service.

To view the full list of Digital Government Achievement Awards recipients, go to http://bit.ly/1qhvSd1 .

To visit the CalVet web site and create your own myCalVet profile, go to www.calvet.ca.gov .