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Congress, U.S. Capitol Building, House, Senate — The dome of US Capitol is seen through a skylight from the Visitors Center on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Major government tech contractors use monopolistic vendor-lock to drive revenue, study says

The report says Microsoft and Oracle received at least 25% to 30% of government sales over the last decade through less than fully competitive procurements.

Jan 30, 2023 By Nihal Krishan

Oracle to pay $23M to settle foreign bribery charges brought by SEC

This is the second time the tech giant has settled with the regulator in connection with the creation of slush funds.

Sep 27, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones

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Microsoft challenges $1B task order award to AWS as part of C2E cloud solicitation

The Government Accountability Office is expected to make a decision about the disputed National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency award by Dec. 5.

Sep 1, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones

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ICE awards $341.6M in cloud hosting contracts to Four Point Technology

The awards come after ICE amended the solicitation in response to protests over cloud service provider limitations from Oracle and Mythics.

Aug 16, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

President Joe Biden signs a bill into law in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Biden signs VA health record modernization transparency act into law

The new legislation requires the department to report EHR modernization program costs on a quarterly basis.

Jun 24, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones

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VA delays electronic health record system rollout from 2022 to 2023 at four sites

The Cerner-operated platform will be deferred at locations across the VA's Puget Sound and the Portland health care systems until at least next Spring.

Jun 22, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough testifies during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the fiscal year 2022 budget request for the Department of Veterans Affairs on Capitol Hill June 23, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Draft watchdog report shows flaws in VA’s Cerner EHR rollout harmed at least 148 veterans

A preliminary copy of the report was obtained by the Spokesman-Review newspaper.

Jun 21, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones

Oracle reviewing Cerner products to identify where third-party tech can be removed

CEO Safra Catz says the cloud giant is undertaking the review as it moves Cerner’s electronic health records ecosystem to Oracle cloud infrastructure.

Jun 14, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones

Oracle chairman of the board and chief technology officer Larry Ellison delivers a keynote address during the 2019 Oracle OpenWorld on September 16, 2019. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Larry Ellison: Oracle will modernize and expand Cerner’s Millennium platform

Oracle’s chairman and CTO provides details about the future of the platform behind the VA's troubled electronic health records modernization program.

Jun 9, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones

Oracle completes $28.3B acquisition of Cerner

The deal closes after Oracle’s offer to buy Cerner for $95 per share cleared scrutiny from global antitrust authorities.

Jun 8, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones