[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 182 (Wednesday, September 21, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 57753]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20435]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


VA High Risk List Action Plan Update, 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 Veterans Affairs (VA) 
High Risk List Action Plan Update--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/. In 
this update, VA provides the status on actions taken through March 
2022; future planned actions with detailed project milestones; refined 
goals and objectives; a resource assessment; information on work 
related to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Rasmussen, M.D., Director for 
GAO-OIG Accountability Liaison at [email protected] or (202) 340-
9429 (This is not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 2022 update also provides a response to 
critiques made in GAO's 2021 High Risk Series: Dedicated Leadership 
Needed to Address Limited Progress in Most High-Risk Areas (21-119SP), 
published March 2, 2021. VA's commitment to addressing the management 
functions GAO highlighted in its report will ensure initiatives 
continue to be reinforced by sound policy; are implemented by staff 
with the right knowledge, skills and abilities; receive the right 
information technology support; identify and secure essential human and 
financial resources; have management oversight; and are accountable 
throughout planning, implementation and reinforcement. Leaders in the 
Veterans Health Administration, in partnership with the Office of 
Information Technology, continue to establish a unified vision for 
ensuring VA effectively takes action to address the five areas of 
concern and drives organizational accountability toward resolution of 
the high-risk listing.
    Signing Authority: Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
approved this document on September 14, 2022, 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.

Luvenia Potts,
Regulation Development Coordinator, Office of Regulation Policy & 
Management, Office of the Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2022-20435 Filed 9-20-22; 8:45 am]
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