PRESS RELEASE: VA caregivers hijack Hackathon 2025 leaving patients without a voice in Tampa

08/26/2025

Dear William S. Middleton Veterans Memorial Hospital Administration:

I, Bradley J. Burt, VA patient, do not authorize AI integration with my secondary VA conditions, which I self-report through my science communication AI variable examination referred hereafter as “LightFighter Syndrome®.” I do not authorize any VA or community care doctor to share, distribute, scan, fax, or any form of digital communication with Microsoft. As a “hacker” entry this year in Tampa, Florida, at the Hackathon 2025 event, I witnessed VA caregivers hijacking our group projects and mentors agreed the issue was problematic with past events.

When I requested my “John Q. Battlefield” UI/UX patient hypothesis be brought forward, which protects me as a patient and my VA record identity, Microsoft did not bring forward my concerns regarding my knowledge. I am fully aware of the UI/UX data scraping hidden agenda of Microsoft we learned during team presentations. I later learned, Microsoft’s ultimate aim seeks full access to VA patient records. My honors research application through my registered trademark will not allow Microsoft or any AI platform access without a signed meeting of the minds agreement.

I do not allow Microsoft the right to access my records through community care coordination forms, and do not authorize any digital copy distribution handling by Microsoft. The VA must notify me for each file transfer and receive my expressed consent through my VA patient adjudicator community care information share point, Outpost 422. What I uncovered this weekend is the willful tort of intrusion by Microsoft and the cancellation of the concerns brought forward by VA patients who were stifled by VA caregivers.

Microsoft was not transparent about what we were hacking and took our information for granted by requiring patients pay for their trip in the sum of $2,700 without any return on investment other than moving onto the next round. I require this practice cease and desist until both my VA patient adjudicator service and a group VA patient advocates receive $5,000 plus travel and lodging expenses closest to the event for event moderation. Outpost 422 must attend all events for representing the best interest with protecting the record privacy and advancement of access to patient records.

Respectfully Submitted,

Bradley J. Burt
CEO-Outpost 422
VA Patient Adjudicator Service

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