# 2026-19553: VA Updates IBM SkillsBuild Signup for Veterans' Free Tech Training

2026-19553, Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: IBM SkillsBuild Training Program Intake Application, is a Federal Register notice from Veterans Affairs Department published 2026-09-24, effective Comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent by October 26, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-01).

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- As of: 2026-10-01
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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19553
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: IBM SkillsBuild Training Program Intake Application
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Veterans Affairs Department
- Citation: 91 FR 60699
- Published: 2026-09-24
- Effective: Comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent by October 26, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-10-26
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-10-01

## In one line

VA Updates IBM SkillsBuild Signup for Veterans' Free Tech Training

## Summary

The VA is updating the online application for the free IBM SkillsBuild training program, which helps Veterans, service members, and their families learn IT skills like Cybersecurity and Data Analytics. This change makes signing up easier and faster, with applications accepted online first-come, first-served. Comments on this update are open until October 26, 2026, with no cost to participants.

## Abstract

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden, and it includes the actual data collection instrument.

## Effects PRIA read

- Free IBM SkillsBuild IT training: benefit, medium. You can access no-cost, self-paced online IT training through the IBM SkillsBuild program for Cybersecurity and Data Analytics. The program is available to Veterans, Service members, spouses, children, and caregivers and provides credentials intended to meet employer needs in the high-technology in…
- Online-only, first-come sign-up: mixed, medium. You must register and submit the IBM SkillsBuild intake application exclusively online via the VA.gov website. Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, and the change is described as making signing up easier and faster.
- Short, one-time 10-minute application: cost, low. The VA estimates the intake form takes about 10 minutes to complete and is submitted once. VA estimates 12,029 respondents annually, for a total estimated annual burden of 2,005 hours.

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## Sources
- [2026-19553 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/24/2026-19553/agency-information-collection-activity-under-omb-review-ibm-skillsbuild-training-program-intake)
- [2026-19553 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-24/pdf/2026-19553.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19553 (as of 2026-10-01).