3.0.0 2336 2023-01-11T13:45:43Z 2023-01-11T13:45:43Z Senate S 2019-07-30 116 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2020-02-13T16:07:57Z Markup by 2020-01-29T14:30:36Z Referred to 2019-07-30T21:13:41Z 2020-08-07 10:52:57 Held at the desk. Floor H15000 2 House floor actions 2020-08-07 10:02:59 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2020-08-04 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2020-07-30 Senate Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4648-4650; text: CR S4648-4650) Floor 2020-07-30 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4648-4650; text: CR S4648-4650) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2020-02-13 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 423. Calendars 2020-02-13 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran without amendment. Without written report. Committee 2020-02-13 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran without amendment. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2020-01-29 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2019-07-30 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2019-07-30 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT N B001243 Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] Marsha Blackburn R TN 2019-07-30 True S001191 Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 2020-07-01 False 2020-02-20T17:39:00Z S. 2336, Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Reform Act of 2019 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56169 As reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on February 13, 2020 Armed Forces and National Security Advanced technology and technological innovations Budget process Computer security and identity theft Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Performance measurement Public contracts and procurement Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-07-30 Introduced in Senate 2021-09-28T14:49:56Z Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Reform Act of 2019

This bill revises several policies and procedures related to the management of information technology projects and programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Among other requirements, the bill requires the VA to do the following:

  • update the review process for information technology projects to ensure active risks are factored into the Information Technology Dashboard Chief Information Officer ratings;
  • submit a plan for expenditures relating to large information technology projects and investments;
  • include a specific accounting of funds requested for VA information technology programs in budget justification materials;
  • comply with applicable requirements of the Data Center Optimization Initiative of the Office of Management and Budget;
  • submit a comprehensive, prioritized list of information technology projects being funded by the VA;
  • assess information technology investments to determine the suitability of the investments for migration to a cloud computing service;
  • create a mechanism to track savings and cost avoidances from migration to cloud computing services and deployment of such services;
  • ensure that information technology management policies address the role of the Chief Information Officer with respect to key responsibilities;
  • develop a continuous monitoring strategy to address organization metrics, frequency of monitoring metrics, ongoing status monitoring of metrics, and reporting of security status; and
  • revise Office of Information and Technology processes relating to risk management.

The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to review the VA's updated processes related to the review of information technology projects and risk management.

]]> 25 2020-02-13 Reported to Senate 2021-09-28T15:01:24Z Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Reform Act of 2019

This bill revises several policies and procedures related to the management of information technology projects and programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Among other requirements, the bill requires the VA to

  • update the review process for information technology projects to ensure active risks are factored into the Information Technology Dashboard Chief Information Officer ratings;
  • submit a plan for expenditures relating to large information technology projects and investments;
  • include a specific accounting of funds requested for VA information technology programs in budget justification materials;
  • comply with applicable requirements of the Data Center Optimization Initiative of the Office of Management and Budget;
  • submit a comprehensive, prioritized list of information technology projects being funded by the VA;
  • assess information technology investments to determine the suitability of the investments for migration to a cloud computing service;
  • create a mechanism to track savings and cost avoidances from migration to cloud computing services and deployment of such services;
  • ensure that information technology management policies address the role of the Chief Information Officer with respect to key responsibilities;
  • develop a continuous monitoring strategy to address organization metrics, frequency of monitoring metrics, ongoing status monitoring of metrics, and reporting of security status; and
  • revise Office of Information and Technology processes relating to risk management.

The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to review the VA's updated processes related to the review of information technology projects and risk management.

]]> 55 2020-07-30 Passed Senate 2021-09-28T15:03:58Z Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Reform Act of 2019

This bill revises several policies and procedures related to the management of information technology projects and programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Among other requirements, the bill requires the VA to

  • update the review process for information technology projects to ensure active risks are factored into the Information Technology Dashboard Chief Information Officer ratings;
  • submit a plan for expenditures relating to large information technology projects and investments;
  • include a specific accounting of funds requested for VA information technology programs in budget justification materials;
  • comply with applicable requirements of the Data Center Optimization Initiative of the Office of Management and Budget;
  • submit a comprehensive, prioritized list of information technology projects being funded by the VA;
  • assess information technology investments to determine the suitability of the investments for migration to a cloud computing service;
  • create a mechanism to track savings and cost avoidances from migration to cloud computing services and deployment of such services;
  • ensure that information technology management policies address the role of the Chief Information Officer with respect to key responsibilities;
  • develop a continuous monitoring strategy to address organization metrics, frequency of monitoring metrics, ongoing status monitoring of metrics, and reporting of security status; and
  • revise Office of Information and Technology processes relating to risk management.

The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to review the VA's updated processes related to the review of information technology projects and risk management.

]]> Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Reform Act of 2019 Display Title Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Reform Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Reform Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Reform Act of 2019 S Senate Reported to Senate RS Short Title(s) as Passed Senate Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Reform Act of 2019 S Senate Engrossed in Senate ES Short Titles as Passed Senate Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Reform Act of 2019 S Senate Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve the management of information technology projects and investments of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Engrossed in Senate 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2336es/xml/BILLS-116s2336es.xml Reported to Senate 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2336rs/xml/BILLS-116s2336rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2336is/xml/BILLS-116s2336is.xml 2020-08-07 Held at the desk. 10:52:57 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.