Days after John Bartrum’s exit, John Figueroa takes up the reins of the agency charged with modernizing veteran health records for a second time.

The Technology Modernization Fund head said last month that the fund has $200 million left, save potential congressional reauthorization, and wants more AI proposals.

And, a look inside how DIU is reshaping its tech priorities and portfolio teams under new leadership.

The Patient Advocate Tracking System-Replacement was transferred to the cloud in 2023 and was not properly assessed for risk as it contains medical record access.

John Bartrum, who led the Veterans Health Administration’s rollout of electronic health record modernization, said he is leaving public service.

DOGE has been “pretty much eliminated” in the proposed fiscal 2027 budget

The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program released its modernized finalized rules package that will move from impact levels to certification classes.

Some sub-offices were left completely empty, the Office of the Inspector General found using Microsoft Teams, since the agency refused to supply staffing data.

The Government Accountability Office found most agencies had challenges with cloud acquisition cost control and relied on imprecise historical procurement data.

The agency is challenging incumbent contractors to keep up with modernization and AI initiatives or risk losing contracts, Zack Schwartz said in an interview.