# VA Upgrades Cemetery Visitor Kiosks

The Department of Veterans Affairs upgraded software at 100 visitor kiosks across 83 national cemeteries, with the rollout beginning in April 2026. The improvements add gravesite search, higher-quality maps, QR-code navigation on smartphones, and accessibility features. No solicitation, contract value, or procurement contact was identified, but the rollout points to potential follow-on needs for accessible digital-service software, kiosk support, and integration with veteran information platforms.

- The upgrade provides a concrete example of VA’s digital-service modernization across a distributed network of public-facing sites.
- Software, kiosk-support, and integration providers may find relevant follow-on work in maintaining or extending these services; the source does not identify an active procurement opportunity.
- Companies serving this market can assess how accessible navigation, mobile QR functionality, and gravesite search capabilities align with cemetery visitor-service needs.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Information Technology
**Topics:** Digital Infrastructure
**Published:** October 22, 2026

### Government Entities
- Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
- National Cemetery Administration (NCA)

### Key Quotes
> Hopefully, what they end up taking away is the modernization that the National Cemetery Administration is moving towards, trying to make things a lot easier for family members and friends of veterans to locate them with those that they serve with, or that they want to remember and honor
> — Damion Jacobs, Cemetery Administrator at the National Memorial Cemetery at Quantico

> People are very comfortable with the digital aspect of it being on their phone, and so that combination of features is very nice
> — Marshall Murphy, Director of the Fort Snelling National Cemetery Complex

### Sources
- [VA Modernizes Cemetery Visits With Digital Maps, QR Codes | GovCIO Media & Research](https://govciomedia.com/va-modernizes-cemetery-visits-with-digital-maps-qr-codes) - GovCIO Media & Research