Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON D.C. The Department of Veterans Affairs has been unable to implement an electronic health record system that is both secure against cyber-attacks and is interoperable with the Department of Defense and private sector health care providers.
In addition Veterans still face lengthy and frustrating wait times to make appointments and see their doctors despite multiple attempts to modernize the VA.
To address these issues the Oversight and Government Reform IT Subcommittee Chair Will Hurd (R-TX) with special guests Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) and Republican Conference Chair Cathy McMorris-Rodgers (R-WA) will host a hearing to examine the VAs implementation of cybersecurity reforms their development of an interoperable electronic database and how to best utilize private-sector off-the-shelf technology in order to benefit Veterans.
WHO: Information Technology Subcommittee Chair Congressman Will Hurd (R-TX) former CIA officer and Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) former U.S. Marine
WHAT: VA IT and Cybersecurity Oversight"
WHERE: 2247 Rayburn House Office Building
WHEN: Wednesday March 16 2016
TIME: 1:00 pm CT/2:00 pm ET
INVITED WITNESSES:
Ms. LaVerne Council Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology & Chief Information Officer Department of Veterans Affairs Mr. Brent Arronte Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Audits and Evaluations Department of Veterans Affairs The hearing is open to the public and a live video stream will be broadcast here.
