WASHINGTON — A former Veterans Affairs executive who oversaw a troubled electronic medical records upgrade for Spokane veterans is facing federal charges after allegedly pocketing thousands of dollars in gifts from contractors without disclosing them, according to a press release from the United States Attorney’s Office.
John H. Windom, 64, ran the Office of Electronic Health Record Modernization at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Federal prosecutors say he received cash, casino chips, gift cards and other items from contractors while he was in charge of their work.
From 2017 to 2021, Windom was responsible for a $16 billion project to overhaul the VA’s electronic health records system. It was one of the biggest information technology contracts in the federal government at the time…