Information Technology Recovery Expenditure Plan		
		
Chapter 33 - Post 9/11 GI Bill	
Funding Requirement	Cost	Description	
Project infrastructure, configuration management, application development, testing, and training	$	46,925,000	SPAWAR to provide the necessary resources and support infrastructure to manage the strategic, tactical, business and technical components of the program execution; to design, procure, install, and configure the necessary hardware, operating systems, and network infrastructure; to design, develop, implement, and maintain the necessary data integration infrastructure; and to develop and execute all testing efforts to support the end-to-end development, deployment, and maintenance of the system.	
Operations	$	1,075,000	Provide on-going life cycle solution management and maintenance support for the solution.	
New Hires for VA	$	500,000	Additional IT staff will be hired to support field station and program management personnel in planning and administering the execution of the Chapter 33 program.	
			
Chapter 33 Subtotal	$48,500,000		

Paperless Processing of Veterans Benefits	
Funding Requirement	Cost	Description	
Network upgrades for VBA infrastructure	$1,500,000	Partial funding for the required network upgrades to stabilize the VBA network. Redesign continues with the upgrade of DS3 circuits to all regional offices and selected outbased sites.	
			
Paperless Subtotal	$1,500,000		

VETSNET - Economic Recovery Payment Capabilities	
Funding Requirement	Cost	Description	
Modifications to existing Compensation and Pension payment application	$100,000	Modifications to the existing application in the Veterans Service Network (VETSNET), VA's primary Compensation and Pension payment system.	
			
VETSNET Subtotal	$100,000		

Grand Total	$50,100,000
Department of Veterans Affairs