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Watchdog report ties veteran death to scheduling error in VA’s new electronic health record system

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A scheduling error within the Department of Veterans Affairs modernized electronic health record system played a role in the 2022 death of a veteran in Ohio, the VA’s Office of the Inspector General charges in a new report.

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Naval Research Laboratory Posts Solicitation for Directed Energy Research & Development Support Contract

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The Naval Research Laboratory has begun seeking proposals for a small business set aside indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide research and development services for directed energy and electronic countermeasures systems of the U.S.

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Veterans Affairs announces extension of EHR award for Oracle Cerner

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The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Thursday that it has awarded Oracle Cerner — the embattled technology provider of the agency’s electronic health record system — with an extension of its contract for EHR system modernization.

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Navy’s journey to new procurement system remains in peril

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The Department of the Navy’s third attempt to modernize its contract writing system and overall electronic procurement system is on shaky ground. That hubris reared its ugly head most recently in June when the Navy retracted a technical assessment that found shortcomings in the Navy’s electronic procurement system (ePS) program.

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VA has ‘unresolved’ patient safety issues with pharmacy software, OIG says

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The Department of Veterans Affairs has corrected a series of issues connected to its troubled electronic health record modernization initiative with Oracle Cerner, but problems with legacy pharmacy software from the contractor remain, an agency watchdog said Thursday. In response to questions from Subcommittee Chair Matt Rosendale, R-Mont.,

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Mercury Systems Books $244M Navy Contract for Digital RF Memory

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Navy for electronic warfare applications. The company will perform incidental teardown, evaluation, repair and hardware modifications supporting the AN/ULQ-21(V) countermeasures suite that simulates electronic attack jamming threats for EW training, the Department Mercury Systems (Nasdaq: MRCY) has secured a $243.8

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As the Acquisition World Turns: OFPP turns heat up on primes

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Our review shows that the most prevalent reasons for sustaining protests during the 2024 fiscal year were: (1) unreasonable technical evaluation; (2) flawed selection decision; and (3) unreasonable cost or price evaluation,” GAO wrote in its report. “It Source: OFPP memo from Nov. GSA’s inspector general issued an alert on Nov.