VA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Important Initiatives Begun, Yet Serious Vulnerabilities Persist

Abstract

We appreciate the opportunity to join in today s hearing and share updated information on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) information technology (IT) program. As you know, IT is essential to VA s ability to effectively serve the veteran population and is the cornerstone of the department's "One VA" vision of providing seamless services to veterans and their families. Over the past 5 years, VA has spent about $1 billion each year in support of its IT program, and it expects its IT expenditures to continue increasing over the next 5 years from about $1.4 billion in fiscal year 2001 to more than $2.1 billion by fiscal year 2005. Yet, as we have testified and reported in the past, 1 the department has encountered numerous and consistent challenges associated with managing IT, including weaknesses in its processes for selecting, controlling, and evaluating investments; the absence of a department wide enterprise architecture; and ineffective computer security management.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 04, 2001
Accession Number
ADA388314

Entities

People

  • David L. Mcclure

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Computers
  • Cybersecurity
  • Decision Support Systems
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Electronic Commerce
  • Electronic Mail
  • Employment
  • Health Services
  • Information Security
  • Information Systems
  • Internet
  • Management Personnel
  • Medical Personnel
  • Patient Care
  • Vulnerability
  • Websites

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Cyber