VA's IT project management oversight needs work, IG says

The Veterans Affairs Department’s IT project oversight system started two years ago needs work, according to a new audit. Roger Baker, the VA’s assistant secretary of information and technology, asked the VA's Office of the Inspector General to review of the Project Management Accountability System (PMAS) he started in June 2009. It currently spans about 120 active IT development projects.

Although the VA has made progress in its IT management under the new system it needs “a great deal of work,” Belinda Finn, assistant inspector general for audits and evaluation, wrote in the report released Aug. 29. For example, the VA hasn't established effective management controls to ensure PMAS' data reliability, verify project compliance and track project costs, Finn wrote...