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 2005-09-14 monographic deposited born digital 23 p. GA 1.13:GAO-05-1017T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-1017T P0b002ee18039b2ab f:d051017t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-1017T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-1017T GAO-05-1017T Agency missions Chief information officers Information resources management Information technology Internal controls Productivity in government Federal agency reorganization Testimony A36777

In carrying out VA's mission of serving the nation's veterans and their dependents, the agency relies extensively on information technology (IT), for which it is requesting about $2.1 billion in fiscal year 2006. VA's vision is to integrate its IT resources and streamline interactions with customers, so that it can provide services and information to veterans more quickly and effectively. Fully exploiting the potential of IT to improve performance is a challenging goal for VA, as it is throughout government. The Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 addressed this challenge by, among other things, establishing the position of chief information officer (CIO) to serve as the focal point for information and technology management within departments and agencies. The Committee requested that GAO discuss the role of CIOs in the federal government, as well as provide a historical perspective on the roles and responsibilities of VA's CIO. In developing this testimony, GAO relied on its previous work at VA as well as on the CIO role across government, including a 2004 review of CIOs at major departments and agencies. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-1017T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-1017T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-1017T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-1017T.pdf GAO-05-1017T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-1017T Testimony GAO-05-1017T; Veterans Affairs: The Critical Role of the Chief Information Officer Position in Effective Information Technology Management; Agency missions Chief information officers Information resources management Information technology Internal controls Productivity in government Federal agency reorganization Title 31 Section 901 31 U.S.C. 901 Title 40 Section 11312 Title 40 Section 11315(c) 40 U.S.C. 11312 40 U.S.C. 11315(c) Title 44 Section 3506(b) Title 44 Section 3506(b)(2) Title 44 Section 3506(c) Title 44 Section 3506(e) Title 44 Section 3506(f) Title 44 Section 3506(g) Title 44 Section 3506(h) Title 44 Section 3506(h)(3) Title 44 Section 3506(h)(5) 44 U.S.C. 3506(b) 44 U.S.C. 3506(b)(2) 44 U.S.C. 3506(c) 44 U.S.C. 3506(e) 44 U.S.C. 3506(f) 44 U.S.C. 3506(g) 44 U.S.C. 3506(h) 44 U.S.C. 3506(h)(3) 44 U.S.C. 3506(h)(5) Public Law 96-511 Public Law 104-106 Public Law 107-347