The Office of Information and Technology (OI&T) provides strategy and technical direction, guidance, and policy to ensure that IT resources are acquired and managed for the Department in a manner that implements various Federal laws and regulations (including the Clinger-Cohen Act, FISMA, OMB Circular A-130, etc).

The office is composed of seven major organizational elements:
• Oversight & Compliance;
• Quality & Performance;
• IT Information Security;
• Architecture, Strategy and Design;
• IT Resources Management;
• Product Development; and
• Office of Service Delivery and Engineering.

The Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology (AS/IT) is the single leadership authority for IT.

As the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the incumbent is the principal advisor to the Secretary on all matters relating to the management of VA’s information and technology (IT).

The Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology (PDAS/IT) facilitates IT activities in the Department to improve the effectiveness of program operations and to assist line and staff organizations in the performance of their missions.

One is the senior advisor to the Assistant Secretary for all Department-wide information technology, security and privacy matters including policy/budget formulation, planning, assessment of Department business requirements, acquisition, execution and oversight; internal and external coordination; and development and analysis of department level program data.

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