Audit Faults VA FISMA Compliance, but Agency Disagrees

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) essentially failed its latest Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) audit, with continuing information security deficiencies that could leave mission-critical systems vulnerable to intrusion, according to a watchdog report. But the VA is challenging the July 27 report from the department’s Office of Inspector General (OIG), arguing that auditors did “not fully reflect the current state” of VA’s cybersecurity program, which is making substa