3 million veterans will be affected by the change in sign-in experiences, the agency announced Wednesday.

The agency should compare software inventories with known purchases to reduce costs, per a watchdog report that also highlighted issues with EHR modernization.

In an interview with FedScoop, Charles Worthington discusses the agency’s AI and modernization efforts amid scrutiny from lawmakers and the threat of budget cuts.

VA OIT officials during a Tuesday hearing acknowledged challenges that the budget poses and reiterated the need for future increases in funding.

Mina Hsiang, administrator of United States Digital Service, details top agency project successes of the past year, while looking ahead to hiring challenges posed by emerging tech.

House lawmakers questioned VA officials about transparency and costs tied to the modernization of the agency’s supply chain management system.

Other gen AI projects within the agency include an AI-powered code-completion tool and a “meta pilot” centered on search, summarization and content drafting.

Dr. Gil Alterovitz, the director of VA’s National AI Institute and chief AI officer for the Veterans Health Administration.

An agency watchdog said in a House hearing that Oracle and the VA’s Electronic Health Record Modernization Integration Office “did not test for medication and allergy data…