United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2001-04-04 monographic deposited born digital 27 p. GA 1.13:GAO-01-550T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-550T P0b002ee18038d0b2 f:d01550t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-550T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-550T GAO-01-550T Chief information officers Computer security Information resources management Information technology Internet privacy Systems design Veterans benefits VA Decision Support System VA Information Technology Program VA Veterans Integrated Service Network VBA Compensation and Pension Replacement Project Testimony A00733 While the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) has taken actions to improve many of its information technology (IT) management processes, it continues to face substantive challenges which if left incomplete can disrupt existing progress and threaten the viability of its existing and future IT spending. VA has yet to fill its full-time department chief information officer vacancy since the position's creation three years ago. In addition, sustained leadership and commitment are necessary for improving VA's departmentwide computer security program, particularly effectively addressing and monitoring security risks as it takes steps to move some of its information and services to veterans onto the Internet. And while the department has done a good job of posting privacy and security notices on its Web sites, it should nevertheless increase its attention to compliance with Office of Management and Budget policies prohibiting the use of persistent cookies. Further, until VA defines and begins to implement a departmentwide, enterprise architecture, it will continue to encounter costly difficulties in achieving its "One VA" vision. Finally, VA faces important decisions for making greater use of the Decision Support System and in ensuring that it is making an informed decision regarding continued development and wide-scale implementation of the compensation and pension replacement project. Continued attention and full implementation of past recommendations GAO and others have made are essential for achieving better IT management outcomes. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-550T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-550T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-550T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-550T.pdf GAO-01-550T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-01-550T Testimony GAO-01-550T; VA Information Technology: Important Initiatives Begun, Yet Serious Vulnerabilities Persist; Chief information officers Computer security Information resources management Information technology Internet privacy Systems design Veterans benefits VA Decision Support System VA Information Technology Program VA Veterans Integrated Service Network VBA Compensation and Pension Replacement Project Public Law 104-106