“… According to experts who spoke at an April 2 House Veterans Affairs Committee Hearing, the VA’s high turnover in its top technology position and a lack of policy about what that position is responsible for has hindered the agency’s efforts to modernize its IT systems…”
“According to Harris, the average tenure of the VA CIO is under two years, and the agency has had three acting CIOs since just 2017.”
“James Gfrerer was confirmed as VA CIO by the Senate in the last hours of the previous Congress, meaning that he has had just three months to influence IT policy at the agency.”
“Under the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, agency CIOs are supposed to have insight and approval of all technology acquisitions and programs at their agency. The VA recently made the step of elevating its CIO to a position that reports directly to the secretary, but IT oversight is difficult when there is no one in charge for very long…” Read the full article here.
Source: VA’s IT leadership problem has infected modernization efforts – By Jessie Bur, April 3, 2019. Federal Times.
