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VA presents AI strategy to Congress amid GAO warnings and leadership, funding questions
Summary
At a congressional subcommittee hearing, VA officials described an AI strategy centered on five priorities and an expanding use-case inventory while GAO testimony and members' questions highlighted gaps in governance, workforce capacity, funding, and implementation oversight.
At a House Veterans' Affairs subcommittee hearing on artificial intelligence, Department of Veterans Affairs officials described a five-priority strategy to expand AI across the department while the Government Accountability Office and members of the subcommittee warned of implementation risks tied to leadership, funding and existing IT problems. "Our strategic vision is to make VA a leader in AI, providing faster services, higher quality care, and more cost effective operations," Charles Worthington, chief technology officer and chief artificial intelligence officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs, said in opening testimony. He listed five priorities: expand AI access across the workforce; reimagine high-impact workflows with automation; invest in…
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