VA fails cybersecurity audit for 16th consecutive year

From The Washington Post:

VA fails cybersecurity audit for 16th consecutive year

WTF?!?!?!  How can you fail an audit for 16 years in a row?  This could never happen in the private sector.  Our vets deserve A. the best medical care (the VA has failed on that) and B. the best ID theft and other cybersecurity insurances (failed on that one too) we can offer.

“I was disappointed, and I know the team was disappointed given the significant time and effort we applied this year,” Warren said, according to the article. “But we are going to continue to drive on this. We are going to continue to push so that we move forward on the rigorous, disciplined plan the team has put together so that when the audit team shows up next year, they will continue to see the constant improvement they recognized even this past audit season.”  YOU WERE DISAPPOINTED???  What effort?  What time?  What about the vets who served this country with honor only to have their ID's, PII, PHI etc... stolen because you FAILED.  Failure is not an option VA Chief Information Officer Stephen Warren!!!

In the private sector this stuff is taken VERY SERIOUSLY!  If you fail an audit there are SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES!  I'm getting so fired up here that I have to stop writing lest I digress into the realm of unprofessionalism.

To all the vets who read this or my blog in general - Thank you for your service.  You deserve the best and I'm sorry you're not getting it.