H.R. 7299 would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with an independent entity to conduct cybersecurity evaluations of the department’s information technology. Under the bill, the contractor would assess cyber vulnerabilities in five information systems chosen by the department. The contractor also would measure the effectiveness of VA’s information security procedures. The bill would require the Government Accountability Office to study the results of any actions taken by the department to implement recommendations from the independent evaluation.
