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The Labor Department's CIO is helping to transform service delivery across the agency.

Officials

A House Veterans’ Affairs hearing examined why the agency’s EHR rollout continues to struggle, with lawmakers demanding Cerner address safety issues.

The House Committee on Veterans Affairs

Rep. Matt Rosendale asked agency and vendor leadership to put in place a "true" bidirectional interface, calling it "the single greatest technical problem with the Cerner EHR."

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The White House is looking for a $300 million boost for the Technology Modernization Fund and big increases in cyber and IT spending across the board.

The Biden administration’s budget proposal unveiled Monday calls for $10.9 billion in spending on cybersecurity priorities, an 11% increase that would include raises to cyber budgets across the federal civilian government.

Democratic lawmakers raised concerns about patient safety Thursday in the Veterans Administration's troubled switch to a new $16 billion electronic health-record system, after a watchdog found problems including the automatic cutoff of regular prescription drugs for veterans, lost lab orders and failure to flag veterans who are at high risk for suicide.

Democratic lawmakers raised concerns about patient safety Thursday in the Veterans Administration's troubled switch to a new $16 billion electronic health-record system, after a watchdog found problems including the automatic cutoff of regular prescription drugs for veterans, lost lab orders and failure to flag veterans who are at high risk for suicide.