Department of Veterans Affairs January 25, 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is issuing a final rule amending the VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR). This rulemaking revises the VAAR by adding a part covering Acquisition of Information Technology and revising coverage concerning Other Contracts for Goods and Services involving mandatory information, privacy, and security requirements to include policy concerning VA sensitive personal information, information security, and liquidated damages requirements for data breach in the following parts: Administrative and Information Matters; Describing Agency Needs; Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information; as well as Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services. It also revises affected parts concerning Definitions of Words and Terms, and Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses.

Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is modifying the system of records entitled ``Voluntary Service RecordsVA'' (57VA10B2A). This system is used for training, compliance, work assignment, tracking the number of regularly scheduled volunteers and occasional volunteers, to produce statistical and managerial reports on the number of hours and visits of all volunteers each month, and to present volunteers with certificates of appreciation for service.