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Cybersecurity Workforce: Departments Need to Fully Implement Key Practices

GAO-25-106795
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4 Open Recommendations
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Department of Veterans Affairs The Secretary of Veterans Affairs should ensure that the Department of Veterans Affairs fully addresses the practices described in our report associated with implementing and monitoring a workforce action plan. (Recommendation 21)
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Department of Veterans Affairs The Secretary of Veterans Affairs should ensure that the Department of Veterans Affairs fully addresses the practices described in our report associated with conducting workforce analyses. (Recommendation 19)
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Department of Veterans Affairs The Secretary of Veterans Affairs should ensure that the Department of Veterans Affairs fully addresses the practices described in our report associated with evaluating and revising a workforce action plan. (Recommendation 22)
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Department of Veterans Affairs The Secretary of Veterans Affairs should ensure that the Department of Veterans Affairs identify and analyze the effectiveness of its mitigation actions on the cybersecurity workforce challenges. (Recommendation 23)
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Cybersecurity Workforce: Departments Need to Fully Implement Key Practices

GAO-25-106795
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1 Open Recommendations
Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Department of Veterans Affairs The Secretary of Veterans Affairs should ensure that the Department of Veterans Affairs fully addresses the practices described in our report associated with developing a workforce action plan. (Recommendation 20)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Internet of Things: Federal Actions Needed to Address Legislative Requirements

GAO-25-107179
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Department of Veterans Affairs The Secretary of Veterans Affairs should direct the CIO to establish a plan and time frame for completing the covered IoT inventory, as directed by OMB. (Recommendation 5)
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Federal Telework: Selected Agencies Need to Evaluate the Potential Effects on Agency Performance

GAO-25-106316
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Department of Veterans Affairs The Under Secretary for Benefits at VA should require VBA to finish its plan to update its telework system so that it can efficiently extract telework agreement information. (Recommendation 4)
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IT Portfolio Management: OMB and Agencies Are Not Fully Addressing Selected Statutory Requirements

GAO-25-107041
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Department of Veterans Affairs The Secretary of Veterans Affairs should direct the department CIO to work with OMB to ensure that annual reviews of their IT portfolio are conducted in conjunction with the Federal CIO and the Chief Operating Officer or Deputy Secretary (or equivalent), as prescribed by FITARA. (Recommendation 34)
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Cloud Computing: Selected Agencies Need to Implement Updated Guidance for Managing Restrictive Licenses

GAO-25-107114
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2 Open Recommendations
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Department of Veterans Affairs The Secretary of Veterans Affairs should update and implement guidance to fully address identifying, analyzing, and mitigating the impacts of restrictive software licensing practices on cloud computing efforts. (Recommendation 5)
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Department of Veterans Affairs The Secretary of Veterans Affairs should assign and document responsibility for identifying and managing potential impacts of restrictive software licensing practices across the department. (Recommendation 6)
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