Lawmakers subpoena Oracle executives after they skip hearing on $27 billion VA computer system tested in Spokane
Takano backed the subpoenas and argued that Oracle should account publicly for the system’s rising costs.
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The House Veterans Affairs Committee subpoenaed Oracle executives over the VA health-record system’s rising costs, after a scheduled Oracle witness withdrew. The contract ceiling has risen to $27 billion, and a VA official told the committee the total cost could reach $48 billion.
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Mark Takano
D · CA-39
Top Democrat on the House Veterans Affairs Committee and advocate for the subpoenas.
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Mike Bost
R · IL-12
Republican chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee.
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