The VA is buying construction services for its new electronic health records system

The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded a contract for construction services related to its new electronic health records system. This means a company will provide support for the physical infrastructure needed to deploy the system.

This contract is a small piece of a much larger, troubled project to modernize the VA's electronic health records. The new system has faced significant delays, cost overruns, and operational problems. This specific award shows the VA is still moving forward with the physical build-out, despite ongoing scrutiny and calls to pause or cancel the entire program.