Audit finds “material weakness” in VA’s information security program. VA CIO LaVerne Council testified before House Oversight Committee subcommittee on IT. VA plans to address a portion of audit findings by the end of 2016 and the remainder by 2017. Audit found shortcomings in the VA’s security management program. Council testified that the VA is acting upon the OIG’s latest recommendations and expects to implement about 30 percent of them by end 2016 and 30 percent by end of 2017. Council: “Information security is a constant challenge””]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/oig-va-must-address-infosec-weaknesses-a-8981