(a) The Chief Information Officer for the Department is designated pursuant to section 3506(a)(2) of title 44.
(b) The Chief Information Officer performs the duties provided for chief information officers of executive agencies under chapter 35 of title 44 and subtitle III of title 40.
Prior Provisions
Prior section 310 was renumbered section 1110 of this title.
Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in section 4(d) of Pub. L. 100–527, known as the Department of Veterans Affairs Act, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 102–83, §3(3).
Amendments
2002—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107–217 substituted "subtitle III of title 40" for "division E of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.)".
1997—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 105–85 substituted "division E of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.)" for "the Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996".
1996—Pub. L. 104–106 substituted "Chief Information Officer" for "Chief Information Resources Officer" in section catchline and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text consisted of subsecs. (a) to (d), relating to designation, powers, and duties of the Chief Information Resources Officer.
Effective Date of 1996 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 104–106 effective 180 days after Feb. 10, 1996, see section 5701 of Pub. L. 104–106, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 702.
Creation of Office of Research Reviews Within the Office of Information and Technology of the Department of Veterans Affairs
Pub. L. 116–171, title VII, §705, Oct. 17, 2020, 134 Stat. 830, provided that:
"(a)
"(b)
"(1) Perform centralized security reviews and complete security processes for approved research sponsored outside the Department, with a focus on multi-site clinical trials.
"(2) Develop and maintain a list of commercially available software preferred for use in sponsored clinical trials of the Department and ensure such list is maintained as part of the official approved software products list of the Department.
"(3) Develop benchmarks for appropriate timelines for security reviews conducted by the Office.
"(c)
"(1)
"(2)
"(A) The number of security reviews completed.
"(B) The number of personnel assigned for performing the functions described in subsection (b)."