#department-of-veterans-affairs

#department-of-veterans-affairs

Ryan Cote has been nominated as the new chief information officer and assistant secretary for information and technology at the Department of Veterans Affairs, pending Senate confirmation. Cote previously served as the CIO of the Department of Transportation and has extensive experience in IT.

The audit revealed that the Department of Veterans Affairs failed to ensure that IT systems it purchased complied with federal accessibility requirements under Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. Of the 30 sampled systems, four were deemed compliant while 26 were found to be noncompliant. The watchdog noted it relied on self-reporting by the VA to assess the compliance status, rather than verifying the information directly.