WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization released the following testimony by Carol Harris, director of information technology and cybersecurity issues at the Government Accountability Office, from a Feb. 24, 2025, hearing entitled "From Reset to Rollout: Can the VA EHRM Program Finally Deliver?" EHRM stands for electronic health record modernization. * * * Chairman Barrett, Ranking Member Budzinski, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you   more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated March 1, 2025, from Four Winds Counseling LLC, Madison, Wisconsin: * * * To: Office of Civil Rights (OCR) Posted on Federal Register Re: HIPAA Security Rule, Proposed Changes * * * Four Winds Counseling LLC is submitting comments requested by the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) in response to the proposed changes to modify the Security Standards for the Protection of   more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication on Feb. 24, 2025, from the National Association of Tax Professionals, Appleton, Wisconsin: * * * The National Association of Tax Professionals (NATP) has reviewed the IRS's proposed updates to Circular 230 and recognizes these changes as part of a broader effort to modernize regulations. While the revisions generally align with current IRS practices, NATP has ide  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Robert Olivarez Jr., national commander of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, from a Feb. 25, 2025, joint hearing with the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on veteran service organizations legislative presentation: * * * Chairman Moran, Chairman Bost, Ranking Member Blumenthal Ranking Takano, distinguished members of the Veteran Affairs Committee, and esteemed leaders, I am honored and humble  more