“In the wake of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ delay of the initial go-live date of its $16 billion electronic health record modernization system, a Senate committee has passed a bill that requires the agency to be more transparent about the status of big-ticket IT projects.”
“The Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Reform Act of 2019 was first introduced last July by Sens. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.). The bill was reported favorably by the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on Feb. 13, and a Senate vote is expected soon, possibly under unanimous consent…”
“The bill requires VA to keep its entries and risk data on the federal IT dashboard up to date and report to Congress on IT projects that cost more than $25 million over three years. The bill also looks to…” Read the full article here.
Source: Senate panel passes VA tech oversight bill – By Adam Mazmanian, February 20, 2020. FCW.
