WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued text of the following press release:
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Minority Committee members are demanding immediate answers and comprehensive documentation from Oracle Executive Chairman Larry Ellison and CEO Mike Sicilia on the ballooning cost of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program. VA's contract with Oracle was recently modified, increasing the no-bid contract's cost ceiling from $10 billion to approximately $27 billion. The Senators' letter follows the failure of Ellison and Sicilia to testify before a Congressional oversight hearing on the EHRM program,...