House Veterans Affairs' Committee Archives

WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 10: Chairman Mark Takano, of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (D-CA) speaks alongside members of the Congressional Delegation who recently traveled to the Indo-Pacific Region at a press conference in the U.S. Capitol Building on August 10, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

House Dems introduce pair of bills to overhaul IT acquisition at Department of Veterans Affairs

If enacted, the legislation would compel the VA to create an under secretary for management post and seek an independent audit of initiatives including the electronic health…

Mar 22, 2023 By John Hewitt Jones

EMIGRANT, MT – JULY 24: Montana Republican Congressman Matt Rosendale speaks at the ceremony to honor the four airman killed in a 1962 B-47 crash at 8,500 feet on Emigrant Peak on July 24, 2021 in Emigrant, Montana. (Photo by William Campbell/Getty Images)

Top House Republican wants to end VA’s Oracle Cerner EHR contract and ‘claw back the money’

Matt Rosendale is bullish on removing Oracle Cerner's EHR system and instead wants the VA to continue using its precursor VistA.

Mar 10, 2023 By Nihal Krishan

Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Dr. Terry Adirim delivers remarks at a media briefing on COVID-19, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., April 21, 2021. (Department of Defense photo by Lisa Ferdinando.

VA electronic health record modernization program director Terry Adirim to depart

She leaves the agency on Feb. 25 and will be replaced on an acting basis by Neil Evans, according to an internal memo.

Feb 10, 2023 By Nihal Krishan

Rep. Rosendale questions size of penalty imposed on Cerner-Oracle by VA amid electronic health record system failures

At a House hearing Tuesday, Rep. Rosendale, R-Mont., cited a figure of $156,750 that according to the lawmaker the VA has withheld from the technology giant.

Sep 20, 2022 By Nihal Krishan

VA, Department of Veterans Affairs, EHRs — The Department of Veterans Affairs. (Tajha Chappellet-Lanier)

VA data shows Oracle Cerner electronic health record system hit with nearly 500 major incidents

A dataset obtained by FedScoop through a Freedom of Information Act request shows that the Oracle-Cerner electronic health records system had a total of 498 major incidents…

Aug 19, 2022 By Nihal Krishan John Hewitt Jones

Rep. Rosendale: Oracle Cerner EHR rollout is a ‘little game of disaster’

"At the end of the day Secretary McDonough has to take responsibility for it because he's in charge of the VA."

Jul 28, 2022 By Nihal Krishan

The exterior of the Veterans Affairs Hospital is seen November 10, 2003 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

House lawmakers introduce bipartisan legislation to strengthen VA cybersecurity

A companion measure has also been introduced in the Senate.

Apr 4, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones

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VA launching yearlong independent cost estimate of EHR modernization

The VA has contracted the Institute for Defense Analysis to analyze and provide a total lifecycle cost of the EHR modernization program.

Oct 7, 2021 By Billy Mitchell

Carolyn Clancy testifies before the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee about the Office of Inspector General’s final report about VA health care facilities in Phoenix, AZ, during a hearing in the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill September 17, 2014 in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)

VA won’t deploy EHR to more sites until 2022

The VA will continue to pause its troubled EHR program until at least 2022 after completing a strategic review, officials said.

Jul 22, 2021 By Jackson Barnett

Lawmakers push back on VA’s plan to use ‘opaque’ fund for IT modernization

Key members of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs don't want the VA using its Transformational Fund to supplement IT costs.

Jul 1, 2021 By Jackson Barnett

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