During a House Veterans' Affairs subcommittee hearing on VA.gov, VA CIO Kurt DelBene couldn’t name the newly hired executive charged with fixing website issues when asked to.
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough testifies during a Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, December 01, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
In an audit the watchdog found previously unidentified critical vulnerabilities, uninstalled patches and network operating systems that are no longer supported by vendors.
House Veterans Affairs Committee ranking member Mike Bost (R-IL) urges veterans to seek help if they are feeling suicidal during a news conference with (L-R) Rep. Mike McCaul (R-TX), House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images).
The VA currently does not have a formal process in place to document recusals from Kurt DelBene and other senior executives, according to Rep. Mike Bost.
The hiring scheme is focused on appointing employees to jobs covering transformation efforts including financial accounting management systems, supply chain and HR as well as the EHR…