Login-dot-gov now widely accepts mobile driver’s licenses for identity verification, partially in an effort to combat artificial intelligence-generated deepfakes, according to a General Services Administration press release…
The mid-June breach exposed names, dates of birth, medical testing information, lab test results, health insurance data and partial Social Security numbers, a VA email said.
Department of Veterans Affairs Deputy Secretary Paul Lawrence testifies before the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee on electronic health record modernization on Sept. 2, 2026. (K. Sophie Will/Scoop News Group photo)
Across the aisle, lawmakers expressed outrage over the recent contract ceiling hike after Oracle’s CEO told Congress four years ago that the company would not raise costs.
Due to “unanticipated complexities,” the department proposed a modification to the $10 billion contract to complete deployment of the electronic health record modernization.
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 22: U.S. Rep. Michael Baumgartner (R-WA) questions former Special Counsel Jack Smith as he testifies during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on January 22, 2026 in Washington, DC. Smith testified on his team’s federal criminal investigations into President Donald Trump which included 2020 election interference and classified documents. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)
Rep. Michael Baumgartner asked why VA OIG’s electronic health record modernization recommendations haven’t been implemented while the department presses on with deployment.
On his personal LinkedIn, Pete Waterman apologized to civilian FedRAMP Cybersecurity Service applicants and called the practice “brutally unfair when taken to the extreme.”
A bronze plaque marks the main entrance to the Department of Veterans Affairs headquarters building on July 23, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)
