Government Accountability Office

GAO: IT System Issues Persist with VA’s Family Caregiver Program

May 29, 2019 - The Department of Veterans Affairs has repeatedly tried and failed to fix IT system problems with its Family Caregiver Program, according to a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report.  The Family Caregiver Program was set up in 2011 to provide support and services to family caregivers of post-9/11 veterans who had a serious...

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