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comments from you on a draft of this letter. On March 7, 2000, you and your
executive office staff told us that you agreed with our findings and recommendations.
You stated that in many cases, NMVAHCS has subsequently corrected many of the
reported computer security vulnerabilities and has a corrective action plan to resolve
the remaining open weaknesses by October 2000. In addition, you told us that you
have recently approved the establishment of a full-time information security officer
position to enhance your overall computer security program. Further, you stated that
while NMVAHCS will be working with the VISN and VA national office to correct
some of the weaknesses identified, the ultimate ability to correct these weaknesses
rests with these offices.
We are sending a copy of this letter to Harold Gracey, Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Information and Technology, Department of Veterans Affairs; Charles
Yarbrough, Acting Chief Information Officer, Veterans Health Administration; and
Richard Griffin, Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs. If you have any
questions or wish to discuss this report, please contact me at (202) 512-3317. Other
contacts and key contributors to this letter are listed in enclosure 3.
Sincerely yours,
Robert F. Dacey
Director, Consolidated Audit and
Computer Security Issues
EnclosuresGAO/AIMD-00-88R New Mexico VA Health Care System
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United States. General Accounting Office. VA Systems Security: Information System Controls at the New Mexico VA Health Care System, text, March 24, 2000; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc300842/m1/4/: accessed April 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.