Oracle Cerner did not send a representative to the hearing despite being invited to.

The VA has faced multiple delays to the $16B Oracle Cerner EHR rollout due to major patient safety risks.

VA's inspector general received an allegation that the department was not adequately overseeing contractor progress reports before millions in payment on EHR modernization work, but it did…

After renegotiating the contract at the center of the VA's EHR modernization, CIO Kurt DelBene believes things are headed in a good direction.

The legislation in its current form would provide $1.2 billion for the Oracle Cerner-operated contract, $424 million for infrastructure readiness and $253 million for program management.

The proposed oversight board would review all major acquisitions early in the agency’s decision-making process.

The department's move to stop implementation of the platform while contract negotiations take place has received bipartisan support from Congress.

A senior VA official says “everything has been on the table” in recent contract negotiations between the agency and Oracle Cerner.

If confirmed by the Senate, she would step into the role following the departure of Donald Remy last month.

Contracting specialists say creating a chief management officer position at the Department of Veterans Affairs may not solve issues with the EHR program.