In September 2015, the VA OIG received an allegation claiming VA management failed to comply with VA policy and guidance when it deployed Real Time Location System (RTLS) assets without appropriate project oversight. The complainant also stated that VA deployed RTLS assets without meeting VA information security requirements…
“What We Found… The OIG substantiated the allegation that VA management failed to comply with VA policy and guidance when it deployed RTLS assets without appropriate project oversight…”
“What We Recommended… The OIG recommended the Acting Under Secretary for Health, in conjunction with the Acting Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology, apply additional resources and implement improved integrated project management controls for the reminder of the RTLS project to restrict further cost increases…
The full report and recommendations are available at the link below.
Source: Department of Veterans Affairs – Review of Alleged Mismanagement of the Real Time Location System Project, December 19, 2019. Read the full report here.
