Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Management Improvement Act of 2005
Latest action · Nov 10, 2005 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 10, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Management Improvement Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Department of Veterans Affairs has the authority and control necessary for the development, approval, implementation, integration, and oversight of policies, procedures, processes, activities, and systems relating to the management of Department information technology.
Requires the: (1) Secretary to develop, implement, and maintain a process for the selection and oversight of information technology for the Department, including a strategic plan that includes performance measurements and an integrated enterprise architecture; and (2) CIO to review and update on an ongoing basis the plan and architecture.
Directs the CIO to select the CIOs for each of the Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Benefits Administration, and National Cemetery Administration, who will implement the plan and architecture within their departments.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Nov 11, 2005 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 10, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Nov 10, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4061 | Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Management Improvement Act of 2005 | Related bill | Nov 4, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the management of information technology within the Department of Veterans Affairs by providing for the Chief Information Officer of that Department to have authority over resources, budget, and personnel related to the support function of information technology, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Management Improvement Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Appropriations
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Chief information officers
- Computer software
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Cost control
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Economics and Public Finance
- Executive reorganization
- Federal officials
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government procurement
- Information technology
- Performance measurement
- Planning-programming-budgeting
- Productivity in government
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Strategic planning
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 10, 2005Introduced in Senate
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