VA awards $4.9M contract to support open source tech

The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded Ray Group International a $4.9 million contract to support the open source community that is contributing software code to the VA and Defense Department integrated electronic health record system. Ray Group International (RGI) will perform operations to continue the development of the Open Source Electronic Health Record Agent (OSEHRA) over the next six months. OSEHRA will enable federal agencies, industry, and academia to contribute software code to improve and modernize the VA’s electronic health record system.