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== Leadership Structure ==
== Leadership Structure ==
https://department.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/va-functional-organizational-manual-volume-1.pdf and https://department.va.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/va-functional-organizational-manual-volume-2.pdf


=== Secretary of Veterans Affairs (SECVA) ===
=== Secretary of Veterans Affairs (SECVA) ===
* '''Role''': Appointed by the President with Senate consent; responsible for executing and administering all VA laws, controlling, directing, and managing the Department.
Appointed by the President with Senate consent; responsible for executing and administering all VA laws, controlling, directing, and managing the Department.


=== Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs (DEPSECVA) ===
=== Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs (DEPSECVA) ===
* '''Role''': Second in command and Chief Operating Officer; directs policy and operations, ensuring coordination with Staff Offices under the Secretary's directives.
Second in command and Chief Operating Officer; directs policy and operations, ensuring coordination with Staff Offices under the Secretary's directives.


=== Chief of Staff of Veterans Affairs (COSVA) ===
=== Chief of Staff of Veterans Affairs (COSVA) ===
* '''Role''': Coordinates SECVA's policy with VA's Administrations and Staff Offices; oversees OSVA staff through the Deputy Chief of Staff to support SECVA and DEPSECVA.
Coordinates SECVA's policy with VA's Administrations and Staff Offices; oversees OSVA staff through the Deputy Chief of Staff to support SECVA and DEPSECVA.


== Administrations and Key Officials ==
== Administrations and Key Officials ==


=== Administrations ===
=== Administrations ===
* '''National Cemetery Administration (NCA)'''
* [[National Cemetery Administration]] (NCA)
* '''Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA)'''
* [[Veterans Benefits Administration]] (VBA)
* '''Veterans Health Administration (VHA)'''
* [[Veterans Health Administration]] (VHA)
  ** Each head reports to the SECVA, providing centralized policy direction with decentralized execution.
 
Each head reports to the SECVA, providing centralized policy direction with decentralized execution.


=== Key Officials ===
=== Key Officials ===
* '''General Counsel''': Provides legal advice and services, acting as VA’s in-house counsel.
* General Counsel: Provides legal advice and services, acting as VA's in-house counsel.
* '''Chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals''': Handles final decisions on appeals for Veterans' benefits from all three administrations.
* Chairman of the [[Board of Veterans' Appeals]]: Handles final decisions on appeals for Veterans' benefits from all three administrations.
* '''Chief Acquisition Officer (CAO)''': Manages acquisition, logistics, and construction for VA.
* Chief Acquisition Officer (CAO): Manages acquisition, logistics, and construction for VA.
* '''Chief Veterans Experience Officer (CVEO)''': Enhances customer experience in service delivery.
* [[Chief Veterans Experience Officer]] (CVEO): Enhances customer experience in service delivery.
* '''Inspector General (IG)''': Conducts audits and investigations to promote efficiency, prevent fraud, and oversee health care quality.
* Inspector General (IG): Conducts audits and investigations to promote efficiency, prevent fraud, and oversee health care quality.


== Assistant Secretaries ==
== Assistant Secretaries ==


=== Assistant Secretary for Accountability and Whistleblower Protection ===
=== Assistant Secretary for Accountability and Whistleblower Protection ===
* '''Mission''': Promotes accountability within VA, investigates misconduct, and protects whistleblowers.
Promotes accountability within VA, investigates misconduct, and protects whistleblowers.


=== Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Legislative Affairs ===
=== Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Legislative Affairs ===
* '''Mission''': Advances pro-Veteran legislation and manages VA's interactions with Congress.
Advances pro-Veteran legislation and manages VA's interactions with Congress.


=== Assistant Secretary for Enterprise Integration ===
=== Assistant Secretary for Enterprise Integration ===
* '''Mission''': Drives unity across VA through strategic foresight, policy, and inter-agency integration.
Drives unity across VA through strategic foresight, policy, and inter-agency integration.


=== Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security and Preparedness ===
=== Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security and Preparedness ===
* '''Mission''': Manages human capital, security, and preparedness, including VA's "Fourth Mission" in disaster response.
Manages human capital, security, and preparedness, including VA's "Fourth Mission" in disaster response.


=== Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology ===
=== Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology ===
* '''Mission''': Manages IT to support VA's mission, serving as the Chief Information Officer.
Manages IT to support VA's mission, serving as the Chief Information Officer.


=== Assistant Secretary for Management ===
=== Assistant Secretary for Management ===
* '''Role''': Oversees resource requirements, performance measures, and financial management within VA.
Oversees resource requirements, performance measures, and financial management within VA.


=== Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs ===
=== Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs ===
* '''Mission''': Enhances public confidence, manages communications, and coordinates outreach.
Enhances public confidence, manages communications, and coordinates outreach.
 
== Offices ==
https://department.va.gov/administrations-and-offices/
 
* Office of the Secretary
* Office of the Deputy Secretary
* Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs
* Office of General Counsel
* Office of Management
** Office of Budget
** Office of Finance
** Office of Asset Enterprise Management
* Office of Human Resources and Administration
** Operations, Security, and Preparedness
* Office of Information and Technology
* Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs
* Office of Enterprise Integration
* Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection
* Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
* Office of Regulation Policy & Management
* Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication
* Office of Resolution Management, Diversity & Inclusion
* Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction
* Office of Administrative Review
* Board of Veterans' Appeals
* Office of Inspector General
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