Title 38 — Veterans' BenefitsRelease 119-73not60
§8173 Information Technology Activities of the Financial Services Center
Title 38 › Part VI— ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY › Chapter 81— ACQUISITION AND OPERATION OF HOSPITAL AND DOMICILIARY FACILITIES; PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY; ENHANCED-USE LEASES OF REAL PROPERTY › Subchapter VI— INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES › § 8173
Summary
The Department's Chief Information Officer must oversee all IT for the Financial Services Center, including managing IT staff and contractors. The Center's director cannot make IT contracts without the CIO's approval, and the CIO runs all the Center's information security.
Full Legal Text
Title 38, §8173
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(a)Consistent with section 11302 and 11319 of title 40—
(1)the Chief Information Officer of the Department shall—
(A)exercise authority over the management, governance, and oversight processes relating to existing or proposed information technology of the Financial Services Center of the Department, or such successor office; and
(B)supervise the information technology employees and contractors of the Financial Services Center; and
(2)the Director of the Financial Services Center of the Department, or the head of such successor office, may not enter into a contract or other agreement for information technology or information technology services unless the contract or other agreement has been reviewed and approved by the Chief Information Officer.
(b)The Chief Information Officer shall have oversight and operational authority over all information security practices of the Financial Services Center of the Department.
Legislative History
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Effective Date
Pub. L. 117–328, div. U, title IV, § 403(d), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5490, provided that: “(1)
Effective Date
.—section 8173 of such title, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act [Dec. 29, 2022]. “(2) Applicability.—Subsection (a)(2) of such section shall apply with respect to contracts and agreements entered into on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.”
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Citation
38 U.S.C. § 8173
Title 38 — Veterans' Benefits
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60