Ask the CIO: Veterans Affairs

The Department of Veterans Affairs’ top technology priorities encompass cybersecurity, modernization and veteran experience, emphasizing a shift from compliance-driven cybersecurity to a risk-based, assume-breach model anchored in zero trust and operational resilience.

Join Federal News Network Executive Editor Jason Miller for an exclusive conversation with the Eddie Pool, the acting assistant secretary for information and technology and chief information officer and Travis Rosiek, Rubrik’s public sector chief technology officer as they discuss VA’s evolving modernization strategies and what it means for industry partners.

Learning objectives:

• Cybersecurity and zero trust: Explain VA’s shift to a risk-based, assume-breach model and the role of zero trust in achieving cyber resilience
• Business process modernization: Describe how streamlined workflows and standardized systems improve veteran services
• Data governance and interoperability: Understand the use of authoritative data and enterprise standards to enable better decision-making
• AI and analytics in service delivery: Explore how AI and predictive analytics support proactive, data-driven outcomes
• Workforce and technology strategy: Assess strategies for upskilling staff, centralizing shared services, and maintaining resilient IT infrastructure