VA Plans, Budget, and Performance

Thank you for visiting this web page. Below you will find links to various reports on VA’s goals and performance as well as budgetary and financial data.

	Strategic Plan The VA Strategic Plan Refresh for FY 2011-2015 (which is the latest version of the VA Strategic Plan) articulates VA’s long-term vision as expressed through strategic goals, integrated objectives and strategies, and planned initiatives. This plan covers the FY 2011 — 2015 time period.
	Strategic Plan Addendum This addendum to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Strategic Plan FY 2011-2015 addresses the requirements of the Government Performance and Results Act Modernization Act of 2010 (GPRAMA). This addendum is a companion document to the VA Strategic Plan Refresh FY 2011-2015. The addendum is not intended to vary or deviate from the stated mission, guiding principles, strategic goals or strategies articulated in that plan.
	Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) VA’s PAR describes our progress towards providing America’s Veterans with the best in benefits and health care. The PAR is VA’s report card to the American people showing specific results against annual performance targets. The PAR is submitted to the President and Congress and is available to the public. The latest PAR is for fiscal year 2012 that ended on September 30, 2012.
	Annual Budget Submission and Performance Plans The Department prepares a budget request and a performance plan that is submitted to Congress each year. Together the plan and budget articulate what VA plans to achieve with the resources requested.
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	Financial Statements VA’s financial statements provide a detailed analysis of VA’s financial position. VA’s financial statements undergo a yearly independent audit by an outside firm. For the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, VA received an unqualified opinion. The statements are published each year in the PAR.
	Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan The Department’s Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan (Plan) serves a living road map to guide our efforts in creating and sustaining a high-performing workforce to achieve superior results in serving our Nation’s Veterans. The Plan’s implementation will foster a diverse workforce and inclusive work environment that ensures equal opportunity through national policy development, workforce analysis, outreach, retention, and education to best serve our Nation’s Veterans.
	Information and Technology Strategic Plan VA’s IT Strategic Plan FY 2010-2014 establishes the IT strategic framework for guiding IT organizational transformation, strategic planning, and courses of action over the next five years. The goals and strategies described in the Plan reflect the critical IT priorities of the Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology and the Department and are aligned with and driven by the Department’s major initiatives and strategic objectives as defined in the VA’s Strategic Plan FY 2010-2014. The latest IT Strategic Plan is currently under development and will be available online after review and approval.
	Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) The PART tool was developed to assess and improve the performance of Federal programs to achieve better results. A PART review helps identify a program’s strengths and weaknesses and informs funding and management decisions aimed at making the program more effective. Each of VA’s 10 programs has undergone at least one PART review. VA-specific PART results can be found at the Office of Management and Budget’s ExpectMore web site.
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	Government Accountability Office (GAO) High-Risk Improvement Plans The U.S. GAO identifies governmentwide High-Risk areas. VA’s responses to our high-risk areas are shown in the PAR and can be accessed via the “picture-link” on the left. The PAR describes key actions taken as well as key actions planned by VA to address each of these high-risk areas. By accessing GAO’s home page at www.gao.gov, you may locate other GAO reports on VA programs.
	Inspector General Audits and Investigative Reports The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) is an independent oversight organization operating under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-452). OIG audits and evaluations, health care inspections, administrative investigations, contract reviews, and Combined Assessment Program (CAP) reviews recommend improvements to VA programs and operations. OIG criminal investigations enforce Federal criminal laws to bring individuals and entities engaging in criminal activity against Veterans and VA to justice. The OIG’s audits and investigative reports can be accessed at www.va.gov/oig/. The OIG also provides VA leadership an annual update, Major Management Challenges, on the most serious management problems facing the Department. These challenges are described in the Department’s PAR.
	Executive Order 13520 — Reducing Improper Payment VA’s Quarter High-Dollar Overpayments Report The President signed Executive Order 13520, “Reducing Improper Payments,” on November 20, 2010. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued the government-wide guidance on the implementation of the Executive Order. The guidance is under Part III, Appendix C of OMB Circular A-123 dated March 22, 2010. This guidance requires agencies with programs susceptible to significant improper payments to submit to the agency’s Inspector General and the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and make available to the public, a quarterly report on any high-dollar overpayments identified by the agency. These quarterly reports begin with the report for the 1^st Quarter of FY 2010.
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