Audit finds “material weakness” in VA’s information security program. VA CIO LaVerne Council testified before a House subcommittee on IT. The VA plans to address a portion of the audit findings by the end of 2016 and the remainder by 2017. Council testified that the VA is acting upon the OIG’s latest recommendations and expects to implement about 30 percent of them by 2016. Council: The VA is committed to protecting all veteran information data and limiting access to only those with proper authority.”]
Source: https://www.govinfosecurity.com/oig-va-must-address-infosec-weaknesses-a-8981