VA IT MANAGEMENT: Organization Is Largely Centralized; Additional Actions Could Improve Human Capital Practices and Systems Development Processes

Abstract

VA relies extensively on IT to deliver services to millions of our nations veterans. VA reported spending approximately $3.9 billion in 2015 and received appropriations of approximately $4.1 billion in 2016 to improve and maintain its IT resources. Even as the department has engaged in various attempts to improve its IT management capabilities, GAO has issued numerous reports that highlighted challenges in its efforts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1174077

Entities

People

  • Valerie C. Melvin

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Best Practices
  • Business Administration
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Employment
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Human Resources
  • Information Systems
  • Lessons Learned
  • Management Personnel
  • Medical Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Project Management
  • Risk Analysis
  • Software Development
  • Software Testing
  • Systems Engineering
  • Teamwork
  • United States Government

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