Veterans Affairs Secretary James Nicholson has given the VA CIO broad authority over information security policies and procedures, including enforcement, effective immediately. Previously, the CIO could only seek compliance from heads of VAs health, benefits and burial administrations. House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Steve Buyer (R-Ind.) praised Nicholson for his action, saying that at times he has not been well-served by others. Nicholson told the committee that out of this bad situation, he hopes to make VA a model for data security.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2120242/va-rsquo-s-cio-now-has-infosec-authority.html