contract_award•Awarded Tuesday, August 4, 2026Analyzed

HURLEY JV 2, LLP: $47.0M Department of Veterans Affairs Contract

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Summary

The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded a $47M definitive contract to HURLEY JV 2, LLP for EHRM infrastructure upgrades. As the recipient is a private entity, no publicly traded companies are directly impacted. The contract supports the VA's electronic health records modernization efforts, which may benefit the broader healthcare IT sector.

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Key Takeaways

  • 1.Private entity recipient limits direct stock impact
  • 2.VA continues EHR modernization spending
  • 3.Healthcare IT sector may see indirect benefits

Market Implications

No direct market implications from this contract due to private recipient. The ongoing VA EHR modernization program could benefit healthcare IT vendors in future awards, but this contract alone does not provide a clear signal for any public company.

⚡ Government Convergence

VA / Government Health ITScore 100 · 5 channels · 184 events

This signal is one of the converging government actions below.

Over the last 90 days, 184 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 — 132 federal contracts, 26 procurement notices, 22 bills, 2 news and 2 executive actions — 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

The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded a $47M definitive contract to HURLEY JV 2, LLP for EHRM (Electronic Health Records Modernization) infrastructure upgrades. The contract period runs from September 2026 to September 2029. HURLEY JV 2, LLP is a private entity with no publicly traded parent company or recognized subsidiary, so this award cannot be directly attributed to any public company. The contract is part of the VA's ongoing effort to modernize its electronic health records system, a multi-billion dollar program that has historically involved major healthcare IT vendors. However, because the recipient is private, no specific tickers can be mapped. The contract does not appear to be directly tied to any specific legislation in the HillSignal database; while several bills address healthcare infrastructure or VA benefits, none explicitly authorize this contract. The broader healthcare IT sector may see indirect benefits from continued federal investment in EHR modernization, but this particular award does not provide a clear catalyst for any public company. Historical patterns show that VA EHR contracts often involve large prime contractors like Oracle Health (formerly Cerner) or Epic Systems, but without a public recipient, investors should avoid speculating on this award alone.

Related Presidential Actions

Executive orders & memoranda affecting the same sectors or companies

Exec OrderSep 29, 2026

Streamlining Access to Government Services Through America.gov

The executive order directs the General Services Administration to create America.gov, a unified digital portal for federal services, integrating Login.gov for authentication and requiring agencies to expose their digital services via APIs. It also mandates the use of AI (referred to as 'super intelligence') with transparency safeguards, while preserving existing service channels and excluding tax and defense/intelligence services.

Exec OrderSep 18, 2026

Enhancing Program Integrity and Integrity and Interagency Coordination in the Administration of the H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa Program

This executive order directs the Secretaries of State, Labor, and Homeland Security to coordinate with Commerce, Education, and the SBA when processing H-1B petitions, and requires them to consider whether the employer has engaged in layoffs of similarly situated U.S. workers within the past year. It also orders the Labor Department to review past labor condition applications for potential enforcement actions against sponsoring employers, effectively tightening scrutiny on H-1B usage, especially by outsourcing firms.

proclamationSep 18, 2026

Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers

This proclamation extends for an additional 12 months the existing restriction on entry of H-1B nonimmigrant workers, which requires a $100,000 payment per petition (with limited exceptions) and is supported by a DHS weighted selection process that prioritizes higher-skilled, higher-paid workers. The action continues to target IT staffing and outsourcing firms that have abused the program, and it maintains the requirement for ongoing rulemakings by DHS and DOL to further reform wage protections and program integrity.

Contract Details

Recipient

HURLEY JV 2, LLP

Award Amount

$47,015,529

Awarding Agency

Department of Veterans Affairs

Sub-Agency

Department of Veterans Affairs

Contract Type

DEFINITIVE CONTRACT

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