Report 2009-108 Recommendation 14 Responses

Report 2009-108: California Department of Veterans Affairs: Although It Has Begun to Increase Its Outreach Efforts and to Coordinate With Other Entities, It Needs to Improve Its Strategic Planning Process, and Its CalVet Home Loan Program Is Not Designed to Address the Housing Needs of Some Veterans (Release Date: October 2009)

Recommendation #14 To: Veterans Affairs, Department of

To ensure coordination in its efforts to achieve key goals and objectives, the department should eliminate Veterans Services’ strategic plan or ensure that the plan is in alignment with the department’s strategic plan.

1-Year Agency Response

The department has incorporated Veterans Services’ strategic plan into the department’s strategic plan; there is no longer a separate strategic plan for Veterans Services. (2011-406, p. 236)

• Response Date: October 2010

California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Fully Implemented

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All Recommendations in 2009-108

Agency responses received after June 2013 are posted verbatim.