
To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan...
FY 2005 Annual Performance and Accountability Report
Department of Veterans Affairs / Office of Management
Department of Veterans AffairsOffice of Management
810 Vermont Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20420
www.va.gov/budget/report
Purpose of This Report
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) FY 2005 Performance and Accountability Report (PAR) describes VA's accomplishments and progress during FY 2005 toward fulfilling its mission. The report is designed to enable Department management, our stakeholders, and our employees to assess VA's program and financial performance as compared to its goals and use this information to make necessary improvements.
Statutory Requirements
The PAR satisfies the reporting requirements of the following legislation:
- Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990
- Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996
- Federal Managers Financial Integrity Act of 1982
- Government Management Reform Act of 1994
- Government Performance and Results Act of 1993
- Reports Consolidation Act of 2000
Table of Contents
Secretary's Letter
Part I. Management Discussion and Analysis
- Performance Scorecard
- Department Overview
- Performance Overview
- Most Important Achievements and Current Challenges
- The President's Management Agenda
- OMB PART Reviews
- Performance Shortfalls
- Financial Highlights
- Management Controls, Systems, and Compliance with Laws and Regulations
Part II. Performance Section
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Performance Summaries by Departmental Objective
Strategic Goal 1 - Restoration and Improved Quality of Life for Disabled Veterans
- Objective 1.1 Specialized Health Care Services
- Objective 1.2 Decisions on Disability Compensation Claims
- Objective 1.3 Suitable Employment and Special Support
- Objective 1.4 Improve Standard of Living for Eligible Survivors
Strategic Goal 2 - Smooth Transition to Civilian Life
- Objective 2.1 Reentry into Civilian Life
- Objective 2.2 Decisions on Education Claims
- Objective 2.3 Home Purchase and Retention
Strategic Goal 3 - Honoring, Serving, and Memorializing Veterans
- Objective 3.1 Delivering Health Care
- Objective 3.2 Decisions on Pension Claims
- Objective 3.3 Providing Insurance Service
- Objective 3.4 Meeting Burial Needs
- Objective 3.5 Symbolic Expressions of Remembrance
Strategic Goal 4 - Contributing to the Nation's Well-Being
- Objective 4.1 Emergency Preparedness
- Objective 4.2 Medical Research and Development
- Objective 4.3 Academic Partnerships
- Objective 4.4 Socioeconomic Well-Being of Veterans
- Objective 4.5 Maintaining National Cemeteries as Shrines
The Enabling Goal - Applying Sound Business Principles
- Assessment of Data Quality
- VBA Quality Assurance Program (Millennium Act)
- Key Measures Data Table
- Performance Measures Tables
- Major Management Challenges - Summary
- Major Management Challenges - Complete Narrative
Part III. Financial Section
- Letter from the Chief Financial Officer
- Consolidated Financial Statements
- Independent Auditors' Report
- Required Supplementary Stewardship Information (Unaudited)
- Required Supplementary Information (Unaudited)
Part IV. Additional Information
- Improper Payments Information Act of 2002
- Definitions
- List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Key Report Officials
In this report, with the exception of table and chart titles, references to years (e.g., 2002, 2003) are fiscal years unless stated otherwise.
For additional copies of this report, please call the VA Budget Office at 202-273-5289. An electronic version is available on the World Wide Web at www.va.gov/budget/report