Report 2015-121 Recommendation 3 Responses

Report 2015-121: California Department of Veterans Affairs: The State Paid Nearly $28 Million for a Flawed System That Fails to Meet the Needs of Its Veterans Homes (Release Date: June 2016)

Recommendation #3 To: Veterans Affairs, Department of

To ensure accountability and independence between the provision of IPO and IV&V services on future IT projects, by September 2016 CalVet should establish a policy requiring it to use separate contractors for IPO and IV&V services when IPO services are not provided directly by the Technology Department.

60-Day Agency Response

CalVet has developed CalVet IT Policy #ISD-16-001 to ensure IPO and IV&V services on future IT projects use separate contractors/providers for each service. The policy has been disseminated to all staff.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Fully Implemented

All Recommendations in 2015-121

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.