Larry Vandergrift is being honored in Category 2: Delivering Excellence in Digital Services for his exceptional technical leadership in advancing the Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record (ILER), a mission-critical platform that supports the health and readiness of Service Members and Veterans. He led the delivery of major system enhancements, including clinically interpretable exposure summaries, automated data sharing with the Department of Veterans Affairs, improved search and reporting capabilities, and seamless integration with MHS GENESIS. His work also strengthened accessibility, system performance, and reliability, maintaining 99.92% availability while supporting more than 60,000 daily users.

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Mr. Vandergrift's innovations have directly improved healthcare delivery and disability claims processing for more than 12.5 million Service Members and Veterans. By automating data exchanges with the VA, reducing manual workloads, and providing clinicians with timely, actionable exposure information, he has accelerated benefits decisions and improved patient care. His performance optimization and infrastructure improvements have supported millions of monthly transactions while contributing to more than $40 million in cost avoidance, ensuring reliable, secure, and efficient digital services for those who have served our nation.