[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 244 (Friday, December 18, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 82583]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-27939]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


VA High Risk List Action Plan, Managing Risks, and Improving VA 
Health Care

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is given that the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) 
High Risk List Action Plan--Managing Risks and Improving VA Health Care 
report to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is available 
for public review at https://www.va.gov/performance/. The March 2020 
document is VA's action plan for addressing the five broad management 
issues described by the GAO in its 2015 High Risk Series Update, which 
include: policy and processes, oversight and accountability, 
information technology (IT), adequate training, and resource 
allocation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Rasmussen, M.D., Director for 
GAO-OIG Accountability Liaison at (202) 461-6643 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VA's commitment to addressing the management 
functions GAO highlighted in its report will ensure large initiatives 
are reinforced by sound policy; are implemented by staff with the right 
knowledge, skills, and abilities; receive the right IT support; 
identify and secure essential human and financial resources; have 
management oversight; and are accountable throughout planning, 
implementation, and reinforcement. To that end, VA's 2020 plan includes 
over 250 actions underway and other measures to monitor progress toward 
achieving the outcomes described in Chapter 2. The plan also identifies 
key transformational initiatives from the Veterans Health 
Administration's Plan for Modernization that complement or contribute 
to resolution of the areas of concern (Chapter 1).

Signing Authority

    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or designee, approved this 
document and authorized the undersigned to sign and submit the document 
to the Office of the Federal Register for publication electronically as 
an official document of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Brooks D. 
Tucker, Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Legislative Affairs, 
Performing the Delegable Duties of the Chief of Staff, Department of 
Veterans Affairs, approved this document on December 14, 2020, for 
publication.

Jeffrey M. Martin,
Assistant Director, Office of Regulation Policy & Management, Office of 
the Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2020-27939 Filed 12-17-20; 8:45 am]
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