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James Byrne

Robert Wilkie
Robert Wilkie, then the undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, speaks to a gathering of service members from each military branch about the importance of family readiness at the annual Department of Defense Family Readiness Awards, at the Pentagon’s Hall of Heroes, Arlington, Virginia, March 23, 2018. (Marine Corps / Cpl. Dallas Johnson)

VA’s Wilkie: EHR modernization unimpeded after Byrne’s removal

"The mission goes on," even as the top official overseeing the VA's modernization of electronic health records was fired Monday, Secretary Robert Wilkie said.
James Byrne and Lt. Gen. Darrell Williams, Commander, Defense Logistics Agency, tour USS Osborne during their visit to the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Waldrop/Released)

James Byrne out as No. 2 at VA

James Byrne, deputy sectary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, was fired Monday out of a reported "loss of confidence."
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