Veterans Affairs: Sustained Leadership Needed to Address High-Risk Issues

Abstract

VA is responsible for providing benefits and services to veterans, including health care, disability compensation, and various types of financial assistance. In fiscal year 2019, VA received a total budget of $201.1 billion and a discretionary budget of $86.6billionthe largest in VAs historyto carry out its mission. GAO, along with the VA Inspector General and other entities, continues to identify significant deficiencies in VAs governance structures and operationsall of which can affect the care provided to our nations veterans. This testimony focuses on the status of VAs efforts to address GAOs high-risk designations and open GAO recommendations in the following areas: VA health care, acquisition management, and disability claims workloads and benefit eligibility criteria, among other areas. It is primarily based on GAOs March 2019 high-risk update and a body of work that spans more than a decade.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 22, 2019
Accession Number
AD1166948

Entities

People

  • Eugene Louis Dodaro

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Congress
  • Delivery Of Health Care
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Health Care
  • Health Informatics
  • Health Services
  • Information Systems
  • Management Personnel
  • Medical Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Procurement
  • Reliability
  • Social Media
  • Social Networking Services
  • United States Government

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  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Systems Analysis and Design