The fiscal 2026 budget proposal calls for a $2.17 billion jump in funding for the VA’s troubled EHRM, and promises more DOGE involvement in agency IT systems.
Comptroller General Gene Dodaro told Senate lawmakers that the watchdog is examining what the group has done with data in Treasury, Social Security and OPM networks.
Comptroller General Gene Dodaro, center, testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee’s Legislative Branch subcommittee, while Congressional Budget Office Director Phillip Swagel, left, and Government Publishing Office Director Hugh Halpern, right, look on. The hearing was held in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on April 29, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Comptroller General Gene Dodaro told Senate lawmakers that the watchdog is examining what the group has done with data in Treasury, Social Security and OPM networks.
Rep. Gerry Connolly speaks at a press conference outside of USAID headquarters on Feb. 3, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
The ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, who will serve out his last term in Congress, has championed TMF and IT modernization.
Staff at the Department of Veterans Affairs were able to access sensitive information and communications, including veterans’ personally identifiable information.