“The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) secretary outlined how it will use its proposed budget to improve veteran healthcare and modernize its largely outdated information technology (IT) systems at a hearing today before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies…”
“As representatives asked questions throughout the hearing about how VA plans to modernize to achieve the goals of the MISSION Act and EHRM, the witnesses highlighted a plan that includes increasing VA’s IT workforce, upgrading software and hardware, and using the consequent emerging technology to expand veteran care opportunities.”
“VA Secretary Robert Wilkie said that the requested $4.2 billion for IT appropriations would help the department…” Read the full article here.
Source: VA Secretary Outlines IT Modernization Plan to House Representatives – March 27, 2019. MeriTalk.
