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

Staff and policy aides from the offices of Senator Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Reps. Derek Kilmer, D-Wash., Gerry Connolly, D-Va., and Mark Takano, D-Calif., among others, took…

The bill would require the VA to ensure its five existing EHR sites meet or exceed performance baselines before taking the system live at any additional locations.

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

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…

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.

The watchdog agency says new rules could help govern the use of algorithms in criminal investigations.

Secretary McDonough will take a look at the VA's largest digital modernization program over the next few weeks, possibly bringing changes to the rollout timeline.

The EHR modernization program has a new go-live goal for the first hospital in Spokane, Washington: July 2020.

The VA's modernized EHR rollout is being delayed as problems arise in the $16 billion plan. A new schedule is expected in the coming weeks.