VA systems lack accessibility standards needed by disabled veterans, IG says

VA systems lack accessibility standards needed by disabled veterans, IG says

The Department of Veterans Affairs shortchanged veterans with disabilities in its procurement of IT systems that lack accessibility standards required by law, according to a new audit from the agency’s inspector general. A team in the VA’s Office of the Inspector General audited a sample of 30 “bedrock and critical” IT systems to verify their compliance with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, which requires federal agencies to make their tec…