VA Secretary David Shulkin, MD, announced in June the VA would transition from its legacy system to Cerner, at which point he said it would take only about five months to sign a contract valued around $782 million for the first year. The full cost of the 10-year contract was previously estimated at $10 billion.
Now, the White House’s proposed budget devotes $675 million for the contract, $412 million in infrastructure support and $120 million in project management.
Although a contract has yet to be awarded, VA Chief Technology Officer John Short said it should be finalized by the end of the month, according to FCW.
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