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.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is integrating more artificial intelligence to connect veterans with benefits.

Due to “unanticipated complexities,” the department proposed a modification to the $10 billion contract to complete deployment of the electronic health record modernization.

And, the VA’s $10B Oracle EHRM contract will soon run out of funds and time, documents show.

An “unanticipated complexity of the effort” delayed the contract and cost more to deploy than originally budgeted for, contracting documents said.

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.”

Zack Schwartz, a top VA IT official, framed the change as a way to avoid “unnecessary delays” in procurement while maintaining security standards.

An independent review found the department was deficient in seven areas. The agency said many of the recommended actions are already underway.

The VA’s Enterprise Software Asset Management (eSAM) initiative and software license inventory project lack governance frameworks and planning, per a new GAO report.