38 U.S.C. § 310: Chief Information Officer

The Chief Information Officer for the Department is designated pursuant to section 3506(a)(2) of title 44 . 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. Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act [ Oct. 17, 2020 ], the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish within the Office of Information and Technology of the Department of Veterans Affairs an Office of Research Reviews (in this section referred to as the ‘Office’). Perform centralized security reviews and complete security processes for approved research sponsored outside the Department, with a focus on multi-site clinical trials. 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. Develop benchmarks for appropriate timelines for security reviews conducted by the Office. Not later than one year after the establishment of the Office, the Office shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the activity of the Office. The number of security reviews completed. The number of personnel assigned for performing the functions described in subsection (b).”