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 2007-09-26 monographic deposited born digital 28 p. GA 1.13:GAO-07-1264T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1264T P0b002ee18038b428 f:d071264t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1264T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1264T GAO-07-1264T Accountability Agency evaluation Information management Information security Information systems Information technology Performance measures Program evaluation Program management Risk management Schedule slippages Veterans Government agency oversight Program coordination Program implementation Testimony A76747 The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has encountered numerous challenges in managing its information technology (IT) and securing its information systems. In October 2005, the department initiated a realignment of its IT program to provide greater authority and accountability over its resources. The May 2006 security incident highlighted the need for additional actions to secure personal information maintained in the department's systems. In this testimony, GAO discusses its recent reporting on VA's realignment effort as well as actions to improve security over its information systems. To prepare this testimony, GAO reviewed its past work on the realignment and on information security, and it updated and supplemented its analysis with interviews of VA officials. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1264T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1264T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1264T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1264T.pdf GAO-07-1264T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-07-1264T Testimony GAO-07-1264T; Veterans Affairs: Sustained Management Commitment and Oversight Are Essential to Completing Information Technology Realignment and Strengthening Information Security; Accountability Agency evaluation Information management Information security Information systems Information technology Performance measures Program evaluation Program management Risk management Schedule slippages Veterans Government agency oversight Program coordination Program implementation Public Law 107-347 Public Law 109-461