U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, a state-owned entity headquartered in the US, was founded in 1989 and employs approximately 378,000 individuals. Functioning as an executive branch department of the federal government, it provides healthcare services.
U.S. Rep. Michael Baumgartner (R-Wash.) recently sent a letter on August 14, 2026, to VA Secretary Doug Collins, pressing the Department of Veterans Affairs on its failure to implement Office of Inspector General recommendations concerning its Oracle Health electronic health record (EHR) modernization program. These recommendations, issued between 2022 and 2025, call for improved real-time data-sharing controls for performance incidents, better stakeholder coordination on the program’s development schedule, and full record uploads from the Joint Longitudinal Viewer into the EHR. Previously, on August 13, the VA launched a new clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of psilocybin in treating veterans with major depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, aiming for innovative solutions for those unresponsive to current mental health treatments. On the same day, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) sustained a protest, overturning a contract award to Veros Real Estate Solutions LLC after challenging the VA’s evaluation of the awardee’s past performance for work it never performed. Earlier on August 13, the Department also indicated its intention to extend its contract with Oracle for an additional three years through 2031 to finalize its EHR modernization project, a system initially contracted with Cerner in 2018.
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