Donald Remy has already chaired two meetings on the modernization program.

The VA plans to make several major changes to how it rolls out its $16 billion electronic health records modernization program.

Secretary McDonough said it will likely take two further weeks to determine additional changes to the program.

The DOD continues to roll out its electronic health records program that will one day be interoperable with the VA's new system.

The EHR program will be paused while the new secretary reviews the $16 billion, 10-year program, VA officials told Congress.

The $4.8 billion top-line IT number is just shy of the enacted $4.9 billion given by Congress last year.