Hearing: Beyond Go-Live: VA Electronic Health Record Modernization Status Update

Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Wednesday, September 2, 2026 (10:15 AM)

360 CHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Panel one

The Honorable Paul A. Lawrence
Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 08/31/2026 at 09:32 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 08/31/2026 at 09:32 AM

Dr. Neil Evans, MD
Program Executive Director, Electronic Health Record Modernization Integrationd Office, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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Panel two

Ms. Carol Harris
Director or Information Technology and Cybersecurity, on behalf of U.S. Government Accountability Office

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 09/01/2026 at 11:16 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/01/2026 at 11:16 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 09/01/2026 at 11:16 AM

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Statement for the Record: Nurses Organization of Veterans Affairs (NOVA) [PDF] Added 09/02/2026 at 09:40 AM
  • Statement for the Record: American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO [PDF] Added 09/02/2026 at 09:40 AM
  • Statement for the Record: Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) [PDF] Added 09/02/2026 at 09:42 AM
  • Statement for the Record: Oracle [PDF] Added 09/09/2026 at 09:27 AM

Votes

  • Motion to Subpoena Larry Ellison and Michael Sicilia to testify before the Committee was adopted by a recorded vote (19-0) [PDF] Added 09/03/2026 at 08:48 AM
  • Motion to Subpoena offered by Ms. Dexter of Oregon [PDF] Added 09/03/2026 at 08:48 AM

Member Statements

  • Letter from Ranking Member Takano to Chairman Bost [PDF] Added 09/03/2026 at 02:21 PM
  • Oracle Hearing Invitation [PDF] Added 09/03/2026 at 02:21 PM
  • Email Communications from HVAC Staff and Oracle [PDF] Added 09/08/2026 at 03:18 PM
  • Letter from Ranking Member Takano to Oracle [PDF] Added 09/03/2026 at 02:21 PM
  • Letter response from Oracle to Ranking Member Takano [PDF] Added 09/03/2026 at 02:21 PM

Hearing Record

  • Hearing: Witness List [PDF] Added 08/31/2026 at 09:32 AM

First Published: August 26, 2026 at 09:44 AM
Last Updated: September 9, 2026 at 09:37 AM