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VA Plans, Budget, Finances, and Performance
This page provides access to plans, budget, finances, functional organization manual, and performance data about VA to enhance transparency. Please contact the appropriate authoritative office listed in the document or at the website for each item listed below.
VA Plans, Budget, Finances, and Performance
Department of Veterans Affairs (smw)
2025-12-09T09:21:44-05:00
Agency Financial Report (AFR)
VA’s AFR presents VA’s financial results and audited financial statements for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. The Management Discussion and Analysis also provides information on the status of VA’s Strategic Objectives, Agency Priority Goals, Major Management Challenges and High Risk Areas. The AFR is submitted to the President and Congress and is available to the public.
Access the AFR
Annual Budget Submission
The Department prepares a budget request and a performance plan that is submitted to Congress each year. Together the plan and budget articulate what VA plans to achieve with the resources requested.
Access the annual budget submision
Functional Organization Manual
The Functional Organization Manual (FOM) is the foundational source that documents the current organizational structure, missions, functions, and tasks of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and its organizations.
VA Functional Organization Manual Volume 1—Administrations
(PDF, 8.6 MB, 315 pages | Updated March 2025)
VA Functional Organization Manual Volume 2—Staff Offices
(PDF, 7 MB, 506 pages | Updated March 2025)
Annual Performance Plan and Report (APP&R)
The Annual Performance Plan and Report presents the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) accomplishments and challenges in providing health care and benefits to Veterans and their eligible dependents in accordance with VA’s mission. It contains both proposed performance in the form of targets for future years as well as recent results.
Access the
2024
(PDF, 48 pages)
Program Evaluation Policy
VA’s Program Evaluation Policy is in the form of a Directive that specifies the principles to be used for all formal program evaluations, as well as the roles and responsibilities for officials across the Department to effectively implement those principles.
Access
VA Directive 0013
, Program Evaluation Principles and Quality Standards (PDF, 8 pages, 107KB)
Annual Evaluation Plan (AEP)
VA’s Annual Evaluation Plan (AEP) highlights significant studies that will inform evidence-based policies identified in the Learning Agenda appendix to the VA Fiscal Year 2022-2028 Strategic Plan. The evaluations focus on at-risk, marginalized and vulnerable Veterans facing homelessness, opioid use disorder and challenges in access to care and benefits.
Download the 2026 Annual Evaluation Plan
(PDF, 8 pages, 171KB)
Previous Annual Evaluation Plans:
2025 Annual Evaluation Plan
(PDF, 107 pages)
2024 Annual Evaluation Plan
(PDF, 58 pages)
2023 Annual Evaluation Plan
(PDF, 45 pages)
2022 Annual Evaluation Plan
(PDF, 32 pages)
Government Accountability Office (GAO) High-Risk Improvement Plans
In this
2022 update
(PDF, 322 pages), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) documents recent progress made since publishing the
VA’s 2021 High Risk List Action Plan: Managing Risks and Improving VA Health Care
(PDF, 314 pages). The Action Plan is VA’s plan for addressing the five broad management issues described by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in its 2015 High Risk Series Update, which include: policy and processes, oversight and accountability, information technology, adequate training, and resource allocation. In this update, VA provides status on actions taken, future planned actions with detailed project milestones, refined goals and objectives, a resource assessment, information on work related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and a response to critiques made by
GAO
.
Inspector General Audits and Investigative Reports
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) is an independent oversight organization operating under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-452).
OIG audits and evaluations, health care inspections, administrative investigations, contract reviews, and Combined Assessment Program (CAP) reviews recommend improvements to VA programs and operations. OIG criminal investigations enforce Federal criminal laws to bring individuals and entities engaging in criminal activity against Veterans and VA to justice.
The OIG also provides VA leadership an annual update, Major Management Challenges, on the most serious management problems facing the Department. These challenges are described in the Department’s AFR.
Access OIG’s audits and investigative reports
2023 Plain Writing Act Compliance Report
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 2023 Plain Writing Act Compliance Report demonstrates VA’s continued commitment to the Plain Writing Act of 2010. The report provides examples of VA’s accomplishments and best practices as well as VA’s communication and training efforts to promote plain language writing. The report includes VA’s ongoing efforts to identify plain writing and web optimization principles to reduce barriers to evaluate Veteran and customer satisfaction for continued improvement.
Download the 2023 Plain Writing Act Compliance Report (PDF, 474KB, 42 pages)
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VA Plans, Budget, Finances, and Performance
This page provides access to plans, budget, finances, functional organization manual, and performance data about VA to enhance transparency. Please contact the appropriate authoritative office listed in the document or at the website for each item listed below.
VA Plans, Budget, Finances, and Performance
Department of Veterans Affairs (smw)
2025-12-09T09:21:44-05:00
Agency Financial Report (AFR)
VA’s AFR presents VA’s financial results and audited financial statements for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. The Management Discussion and Analysis also provides information on the status of VA’s Strategic Objectives, Agency Priority Goals, Major Management Challenges and High Risk Areas. The AFR is submitted to the President and Congress and is available to the public.
Access the AFR
Annual Budget Submission
The Department prepares a budget request and a performance plan that is submitted to Congress each year. Together the plan and budget articulate what VA plans to achieve with the resources requested.
Access the annual budget submision
Functional Organization Manual
The Functional Organization Manual (FOM) is the foundational source that documents the current organizational structure, missions, functions, and tasks of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and its organizations.
VA Functional Organization Manual Volume 1—Administrations
(PDF, 8.6 MB, 315 pages | Updated March 2025)
VA Functional Organization Manual Volume 2—Staff Offices
(PDF, 7 MB, 506 pages | Updated March 2025)
Annual Performance Plan and Report (APP&R)
The Annual Performance Plan and Report presents the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) accomplishments and challenges in providing health care and benefits to Veterans and their eligible dependents in accordance with VA’s mission. It contains both proposed performance in the form of targets for future years as well as recent results.
Access the
2024
(PDF, 48 pages)
Program Evaluation Policy
VA’s Program Evaluation Policy is in the form of a Directive that specifies the principles to be used for all formal program evaluations, as well as the roles and responsibilities for officials across the Department to effectively implement those principles.
Access
VA Directive 0013
, Program Evaluation Principles and Quality Standards (PDF, 8 pages, 107KB)
Annual Evaluation Plan (AEP)
VA’s Annual Evaluation Plan (AEP) highlights significant studies that will inform evidence-based policies identified in the Learning Agenda appendix to the VA Fiscal Year 2022-2028 Strategic Plan. The evaluations focus on at-risk, marginalized and vulnerable Veterans facing homelessness, opioid use disorder and challenges in access to care and benefits.
Download the 2026 Annual Evaluation Plan
(PDF, 8 pages, 171KB)
Previous Annual Evaluation Plans:
2025 Annual Evaluation Plan
(PDF, 107 pages)
2024 Annual Evaluation Plan
(PDF, 58 pages)
2023 Annual Evaluation Plan
(PDF, 45 pages)
2022 Annual Evaluation Plan
(PDF, 32 pages)
Government Accountability Office (GAO) High-Risk Improvement Plans
In this
2022 update
(PDF, 322 pages), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) documents recent progress made since publishing the
VA’s 2021 High Risk List Action Plan: Managing Risks and Improving VA Health Care
(PDF, 314 pages). The Action Plan is VA’s plan for addressing the five broad management issues described by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in its 2015 High Risk Series Update, which include: policy and processes, oversight and accountability, information technology, adequate training, and resource allocation. In this update, VA provides status on actions taken, future planned actions with detailed project milestones, refined goals and objectives, a resource assessment, information on work related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and a response to critiques made by
GAO
.
Inspector General Audits and Investigative Reports
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) is an independent oversight organization operating under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-452).
OIG audits and evaluations, health care inspections, administrative investigations, contract reviews, and Combined Assessment Program (CAP) reviews recommend improvements to VA programs and operations. OIG criminal investigations enforce Federal criminal laws to bring individuals and entities engaging in criminal activity against Veterans and VA to justice.
The OIG also provides VA leadership an annual update, Major Management Challenges, on the most serious management problems facing the Department. These challenges are described in the Department’s AFR.
Access OIG’s audits and investigative reports
2023 Plain Writing Act Compliance Report
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 2023 Plain Writing Act Compliance Report demonstrates VA’s continued commitment to the Plain Writing Act of 2010. The report provides examples of VA’s accomplishments and best practices as well as VA’s communication and training efforts to promote plain language writing. The report includes VA’s ongoing efforts to identify plain writing and web optimization principles to reduce barriers to evaluate Veteran and customer satisfaction for continued improvement.
Download the 2023 Plain Writing Act Compliance Report (PDF, 474KB, 42 pages)
We’re here anytime, day or night - 24/7
If you are a Veteran in crisis
or concerned about one, connect with our caring, qualified responders for confidential help. Many of
them are Veterans themselves.
Call
988 and press
1
Text to
838255
Chat
confidentially now
Call TTY if you
have hearing loss
1-800-799-4889
Get more resources at
VeteransCrisisLine.net
.
Popular online VA resources
My HealtheVet
Refill and track your prescriptions
Check your claim or appeal status
Mental health
State Departments of Veterans Affairs office locations
VA health care
VA disability compensation
VA education and training benefits
VA medical records
VA mobile apps
Your VA payment history
Reach – Get support and resources
Contact us
You can call the VA’s main information line at
800-698-2411
(TTY: 711) or use one of the
other contact methods
available.
Use Ask
VA
to send us your questions, updates, and documents online.
Contact us online through Ask VA
Media inquiries should be directed to the Office of Media Relations at
vapublicaffairs@va.gov
Explore your benefits
VA offers benefits that can help Veterans buy, retain, or modify a home; earn a degree; start a career; stay healthy, and do much more in life after the military.
OPR
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Date last updated December 9, 2025
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