“The Veterans Affairs Department blew almost $2 billion over three attempts to modernize the electronic health records system it uses to provide care to 9 million veterans.”
“A recent audit by the Government Accountability Office identified $1.1 billion in wasted spending on two VA projects from 2011 to 2016, the Integrated Electronic Health Record and Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture.”
“Nextgov identified another $600 million VA spent on a third program…” Read the full article here.
Source: Veterans Affairs Wasted Closer to $2 Billion On Failed IT Projects – By Frank Konkel, January 31, 2018. Nextgov.
