Healthcare IT News April 21, 2021
Kat Jercich

The agency has been attempting to replace its decades-old core financial system with an integrated one for years.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office issued a report this week making recommendations for the ongoing Department of Veterans Affairs’ IT modernization program.

As noted in the GAO report, the VA has been attempting to replace its aging financial and acquisitions systems with an integrated system for years.

The latest deployment, in November 2020, followed some IT best practices – but the cost and schedule estimates “only minimally or partially met” many others, said the report.

“Following information technology management best practices on major transformation efforts … can help build a foundation for ensuring responsibility, accountability, and transparency,” wrote report authors....

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