Analysis: VisTA move to open source could start government trend

Ed Meagher, a former Interior Department CIO and deputy CIO and Chief Technology Officer at VA, explains why he supports VisTA\'s move to open source.

Veterans Affairs says it is releasing the entire VistA e-health record system source code. Some supporters of this move say it will start to lead the way in thinking about the way government systems get done.

Ed Meagher, a former Interior Department CIO and deputy CIO and chief technology officer at VA, is one of those supporters.

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