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Over a decade ago, the Department of Veterans Affairs launched an ambitious project to build the world\u2019s largest collection of health and genetic data \u2013 the idea being it would be an invaluable tool for disease research. It is called the Million Veterans Program (MVP). And as of this month, it has lived up to its name. There are now a million veterans enrolled and in the dataset. For some of what VA has been doing with the dataset, Federal News Network Deputy Editor talked to MVP Program Director Dr. Sumitra Muralidhar.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices