contract_awardAwarded Tuesday, August 18, 2026Analyzed

ORACLE HEALTH GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC.: $173M Department of Veterans Affairs Contract

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Summary

This contract is a non-financial administrative name change for Cerner Government Services to Oracle Health Government Services, involving zero new funding. It has no impact on publicly traded companies.

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Key Takeaways

  • 1.Zero new funding; purely a name change.
  • 2.No publicly traded companies are affected.
  • 3.No market or investment implications.

Market Implications

No market implications. This is a non-event for retail investors.

⚡ Government Convergence

VA / Government Health ITScore 81 · 3 channels · 156 events

Active government convergence in this signal’s sector right now.

Over the last 90 days, 156 separate government actions have converged on VA / Government Health IT. What that means: federal dollars are already moving — agencies are soliciting bids and awarding contracts, not just talking, and legislation and executive action are building the policy and funding tailwind behind it. When independent channels move together like this — 92 federal contracts, 36 bills and 28 procurement notices — it's the clearest early tell that Washington is committing to va / government health it, the kind of build-up that reshapes the sector well before it's obvious in the headlines.

Converging government actions

Full Analysis

This Department of Veterans Affairs delivery order, valued at $173,000,000, does not involve new work or funding. The action is solely a formal recognition of a corporate name change from Cerner Government Services Inc. to Oracle Health Government Services Inc. under FAR 42.12. The recipient is a private entity not publicly traded, and no parent company or publicly listed competitor is directly impacted. No related legislation is connected to this contract, and the bill signals provided are neutral, low-impact, and unrelated to this administrative action. There are no supply chain or market implications.

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Contract Details

Recipient

ORACLE HEALTH GOVERNMENT SERVICES, INC.

Award Amount

$173,322,306

Awarding Agency

Department of Veterans Affairs

Sub-Agency

Department of Veterans Affairs

Contract Type

DELIVERY ORDER

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