Oracle layoffs raise new concerns for VA’s electronic medical records rollout

The system, originally developed by Cerner before Oracle acquired the company in 2022, is intended to create a single, fully integrated medical record shared between the VA and the Pentagon. The overhaul spans more than 170 VA medical centers and has been billed as a long-overdue fix to fragmented records that have historically followed service members from active duty into the VA system.

But that effort is unfolding amid new instability inside Oracle. The cloud computing company last Tuesday eliminated between 20,000 and 30,000 jobs globally. This includes deep cuts to its Revenue and Health Sciences division, which houses Oracle Health, the unit overseeing the VA contract. The layoffs are part of a broader corporate shift toward artificial intelligence infrastructure, prompting concerns that resources could be redirected from the VA program at a critical stage.

Oracle has also reshuffled its leadership amid the cuts. The company on Monday announced it hired