3.0.0 731 2023-03-08T20:12:44Z 2023-03-08T20:12:44Z Senate S 2021-03-11 117 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Markup by 2021-12-15T21:17:51Z Hearings by 2021-04-28T19:00:30Z Referred to 2021-03-11T20:34:18Z Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Reform Act of 2021 117 2250 HR 2022-11-17 Received in the Senate. Related bill CRS 2021-12-15 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2021-04-28 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Committee 2021-03-11 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2021-03-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT N M000934 Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] Jerry Moran R KS 2021-03-11 True S001191 Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ] Kyrsten Sinema D AZ 2021-03-11 True B001243 Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] Marsha Blackburn R TN 2021-03-11 True O000174 Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] Jon Ossoff D GA 2021-11-04 False 2022-03-16T20:00:00Z S. 731, Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Reform Act of 2021 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57926 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on December 15, 2021 Armed Forces and National Security Computer security and identity theft Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Executive agency funding and structure Government studies and investigations Performance measurement Public contracts and procurement Technology assessment Armed Forces and National Security 00 2021-03-11 Introduced in Senate 2021-05-05T17:05:04Z Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Reform Act of 2021

This bill addresses the management and implementation of information technology projects and investments of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Specifically, the bill prohibits the VA from obligating or expending funds for any major information technology project that begins after the date of enactment of this bill unless a report is submitted that includes information on the cost, schedule, and performance of the project. The information in the report must be used as a baseline against which changes or variances are measured and reported on during the life cycle of the project. Projects must be managed by an interdisciplinary team that includes a certified project manager, a functional lead, a technical lead, a contracting officer, and other appropriate personnel.

The VA's Chief Information Officer must (1) exercise authority over the management, governance, and oversight processes relating to information technology of the VA's Financial Services Center; and (2) supervise the information technology employees and contractors of the center.

The VA must ensure its annual budget justification materials include

  • a list of its active information technology projects and specified information about such projects,
  • projected funding needs for projects,
  • a prioritized list of every proposed project that is unfunded, and
  • information about the decommissioning of information technology systems and applications.

Finally, the VA must assess all of its information technology investments to determine the suitability for migration to a cloud computing service.

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