{"id":46691,"date":"2018-05-16T15:45:53","date_gmt":"2018-05-16T15:45:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smg.go-vip.net\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/05\/16\/democrats-call-for-firing-of-vas-top-technology-official\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:37:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:37:37","slug":"democrats-call-for-firing-of-vas-top-technology-official","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/veterans\/2018\/05\/16\/democrats-call-for-firing-of-vas-top-technology-official\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats call for firing of VA\u2019s top technology official"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Congressional Democrats are demanding Veterans Affairs leaders fire the department\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2018\/04\/19\/ambitious-va-medical-records-overhaul-in-jeopardy-after-department-shakeup\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">acting chief information officer<\/a>, saying his past involvement with questionable data collection during the 2016 presidential campaign raises concerns about his access to veterans\u2019 personal information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a letter to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2018\/04\/03\/vets-group-wants-acting-va-secretary-out-calling-his-assignment-a-legal-worry\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">VA Deputy Secretary Thomas Bowman<\/a> sent Tues., May 15, 11 House and Senate Democrats also decried the \u201cmalign neglect\u201d of the department\u2019s electronic health record modernization efforts since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2018\/03\/28\/shulkin-out-trump-fires-va-secretary-after-weeks-of-controversy\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">VA Secretary David Shulkin was fired in March<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is evident through the failure to obtain qualified leadership for the Office of Information Technology, reports of political interference hindering EHR implementation, as well as the rampant vacancies for positions that ensure proper oversight of a new EHR system,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blumenthal.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/05.15.18%20-%20VA%20-%20IT%20Systems.pdf\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">the letter stated<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe ask that you act to swiftly resolve our concerns and ensure an interoperable VA EHR system with the Department of Defense expeditiously comes to fruition.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/veterans\/2018\/04\/19\/ambitious-va-medical-records-overhaul-in-jeopardy-after-department-shakeup\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/fed-nicole-data-technologiejpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Ambitious VA medical records overhaul in jeopardy after department shakeup<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Former VA Secretary David Shulkin has said the department was close to finalizing a contract just before he was fired. Now the deal is in limbo.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement Wednesday, acting VA Secretary Robert Wilkie pushed back on the lawmakers\u2019 request, calling Camilo Sandoval, the acting VA chief information officer, \u201can important member\u201d of the VA leadership team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201d(He) has extensive experience in financial technology and digital mobile payments,\u201d Wilkie said. \u201cAlong with his close working relationship with the White House, this makes him well suited to oversee VA\u2019s IT infrastructure while the White House vets a permanent candidate for the position.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wilkie also said finalizing a decision on electronic health record modernization remains a top priority for department leaders. A plan to overhaul Veterans Affairs records was one of President Donald Trump\u2019s most touted achievements last year, but the work has been stalled for weeks since Shulkin\u2019s dismissal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Multiple sources close to work on the issue say White House officials are wavering on whether to move ahead on contract plans with the Missouri-based Cerner Corp. to bring VA\u2019s electronic medical records systems in line with the Defense Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plan was designed to provide seamless lifelong medical files for service members, and was touted by Shulkin as potentially revolutionary to American medicine because of the interoperability between the massive Defense Department and VA health systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But concerns over Cerner\u2019s work with military health officials in recent weeks have lead to a halt in negotiations with the VA contract. The official mostly closely associated with that work \u2014 Scott Blackburn, VA\u2019s acting executive for the Office of Information and Technology \u2014 left his post last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was replaced by Sandoval, the former data operations director for Trump\u2019s presidential campaign. Democrats in their letter Tuesday called his appointment unacceptable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis appointment raises serious data security concerns stemming from Mr. Sandoval\u2019s previous position as the director of data operations in 2016 while the Trump campaign was contracting with Cambridge Analytica,\u201d the letter stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCambridge Analytica\u2019s misuse of personal information from tens of millions of Americans, including veterans, was an incredible breach of trust. As such, Mr. Sandoval\u2019s role in these activities must be thoroughly examined and he should be put nowhere near veterans\u2019 health and benefits data.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The letter also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2018\/04\/18\/va-information-officer-camilo-sandova-accusations-491957\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">references a Politico report<\/a> that Sandoval is the subject of a $25 million lawsuit for harassment and discrimination against other campaign staffers. The letter signers asked for \u201ca first-class leader who is capable of implementing the VA\u2019s EHR modernization and fulfilling the VA\u2019s obligation to our nation\u2019s heroes\u201d instead of Sandoval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"740\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18045806129354.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18045806129354.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18045806129354.jpg.jpg?resize=300,185 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18045806129354.jpg.jpg?resize=768,474 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_18045806129354.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,631 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Veteran Affairs building near the White House in Washington, Feb. 14, 2018. An internal watchdog&#8217;s investigation has found that Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin improperly accepted Wimbledon tennis tickets and likely wrongly used taxpayer money to cover his wife&#8217;s airfare for an 11-day European trip. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The letter notes that in the last four months, nearly 40 senior staffers have resigned from the department, \u201ceffectively stalling operations in essential areas such as information technology.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both Democrats and Republicans in Congress have voiced concerns about extensive vacancies at the bureaucracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn order to provide world-class service to our veterans, the VA must be fully staffed with driven, capable leaders,\u201d the letter stated. \u201cCurrent VA employees, who are dedicated to serving and honoring our veterans, are forced to shoulder the work of former-colleagues, contributing the low morale among the VA workforce.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Signers of the letter included Rep. 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