VA Testimony before Congressional Committees

2011 (112th Congress, First Session)

• U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs Panel , TESTIMONY OF HOUSE VETERANS' AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH HEARING ON VETERAN SUICIDE PREVENTION
  
  

• U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs Panel , TESTIMONY OF SENATE VETERANS' AFFAIRS COMMITTEE HEARING ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT'S MENTAL HEALTH CARE EFFORTS
  
  

• U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs Panel , TESTIMONY OF SENATE VETERANS' AFFAIRS ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT'S MENTAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES
  
  

• HONORABLE W. SCOTT GOULD , STATEMENT OF THE HONORABLE W. SCOTT GOULD
  
  

• Mike Walcoff , Acting Under Secretary for Benefits Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs FY 2012 Budget for the Veterans Benefits Administration
  
  
• RONALD E. WALTERS , ACTING DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY FOR MEMORIAL AFFAIRS, SUBCOMMITTEEE ON DISABILITY ASSISTANCE AND MEMORIAL AFFAIRS HOUSE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS
  
  

• THE HONORABLE ERIC K. SHINSEKI, Statement before the House Appropriations Committee, SubCommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies
  
  

• Dr. Robert Petzel, STATEMENT OF DR. ROBERT A. PETZEL UNDER SECRETARY FOR HEALTH VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
  
  

• The Honorable Eric K. Shinseki, BUDGET REQUEST FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012
  
  

• Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs,testifies before the House Committee on Veterans Affairson the Departments Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2012.
  
  

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2010 (111th Congress, Second Session)

• ERIC K. SHINSEKI, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, BEFORE THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS SEPTEMBER 23, 2010
  
  

• Margarita Cocker, Deputy Director, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs VA's Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) Program helps Servicemembers apply their Military Occupational Specialties to employment in the civilian sector.
  
  

• Edward Murray, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Continued Oversight of Inadequate Cost Controls at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  
  

• John R. Gingrich, Chief of Staff, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gulf War Illness: The Future for Dissatisfied Veterans
  
  

• Lucille B. Beck, Ph.D., Chief Consultant, Rehabilitation Services, Office of Patient Care Services, Director, Audiology and Speech Pathology Service, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Healing the Physical Injuries of War
  
  

• KEITH M. WILSON, DIRECTOR, EDUCATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, testifying before the SENATE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS to discuss Improvements to the Post-9/11 GI Bill
  
  

• Patricia Vandenberg, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Policy and Planning, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Serving Virginia’s Rural Veterans
  
  

• Robert Jesse, Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Health, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Examining the Progress of Suicide Prevention Outreach Efforts at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  
  
• Michael Walcoff, ACTING UNDER SECRETARY FOR BENEFITS, VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, testifying before the SENATE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS to discuss Review of Veterans' Claims Processing: Are current efforts working?
  
  

• Robert A. Petzel, Under Secretary for Health, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans at Risk: The Consequences of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Non-Compliance
  
  

• Thomas Pamperin, Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Policy and Program Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affair, Legislative Hearing on H.R. 3407, H.R. 3787, H.R. 4541, H.R. 5064, H.R. 5549, and Draft Legislation
  
  

• Will A. Gunn, General Counsel, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Evaluating the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of General Counsel
  
  

• Gail Graham, Deputy Chief Officer, Health Information Management, Office of Health Information, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Overcoming Rural Health Care Barriers: Use of Innovative Wireless Health Technology Solutions
  
  

• José D. Riojas, Assistant Secretary For Operations, Security, and Preparedness, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Emergency Preparedness: Evaluating the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Fourth Mission
  
  

• ROBERT JESSE, M.D., PH.D., ACTING PRINCIPAL DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY FOR HEALTH VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION testifying before theCOMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE to discuss VA Health Care in Rural Areas
  
  

• Michael Walcoff, Acting Under Secretary for Benefits, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, To discuss The State of the Veterans Benefits Administration
  
  

• Thomas J. Pamperin, Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Policy and Program Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, testifying before the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity to discuss Legislative Hearing on H.R. 114, H.R. 3685, H.R. 4319, H.R. 4635, H.R. 4664, H.R. 4765, H.R. 5360, and H.R. 5484
  
  

• Robert A. Petzel, Under Secretary for Health, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, To testify before House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs to discuss U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General’s Open Recommendations: Are We Fixing the Problems?
  
  

• Cathy Chiovitti Williams, Supervisor, Recreation Theraphy Section, James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, FL, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs testifying before the Subcommittee on Health to discuss Recreation Therapy and Healing our Wounded Warriors
  
  
• Steven G. Scott, Chief, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Serivce, James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, FL, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs testifying before the Subcommittee on Health to discuss Recreation Therapy and Healing our Wounded Warriors
  
  

• Bradley G. Mayes, Director, Compensation and Pension Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs testifying before the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs to discuss Healing the Wounds: Evaluating Military Sexual Trauma Issues
  
  
• Thomas J. Pamperin, Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Policy and Program Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs testifying before the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunit to discuss Loan Guaranty Program
  
  

• Roger W. Baker, Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, testifying before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations to discuss Assessing Information Security at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  
  
• THOMAS J. PAMPERIN, ASSOCIATE DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY FOR POLICY AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION, testifying before the SENATE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS to discuss Pending Legislation
  
  

• Diana M. Rubens, Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Field Operations, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, testifying before the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs to discuss Quality vs. Quantity: Examining the Veterans Benefits Administration’s Employee Work Credit and Management Systems
  
  
• Ruth Fanning, Director, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs testifying before the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity to dicuss Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program
  
  

• DR. LUCILLE BECK, CHIEF CONSULTANT, OFFICE OF REHABILITATION SERVICES, OFFICE OF PATIENT CARE SERVICES VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS SENATE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS Oversight Hearing on TBI: Progress in Treating the Signature Wound of the Current Conflicts
  
  
• Joel Kupersmith, Chief Research and Development Officer, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, testifying before the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs to discuss Health Effects of the Vietnam War – The Aftermath
  
  

• Patricia Vandenberg, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Policy and Planning, Acting Director, Office of Rural Health, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs testifying before the Subcommittee on Health to discuss U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Implementation of the Enhanced Contract Care Pilot Program
  
  
• Tim J. Foreman, Executive Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs testifying before the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity to discuss the Status of Veterans Small Businesses
  
  

• Belinda J. Finn, Assistant Inspector General for Audits and Evaluations, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs testifying before the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs to discuss Examining the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Fiduciary Program: How Can the VA Better Protect Vulnerable Veterans and Their Families?
  
  
• Bradley G. Mayes, Director, Compensation and Pension Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, testifying before the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs to discuss Examining the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Fiduciary Program: How Can the VA Better Protect Vulnerable Veterans and Their Families?
  
  

• Willie Hensley, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Human Resources and Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs testifying before the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity to discuss the Status of Veterans Employment
  
  

• KIM A. GRAVES, DIRECTOR, EASTERN AREA VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Testifying before the SENATE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS to discuss Veterans' Access to Benefits and Services in Appalachia
  
  

• Susan P. Bowers, Director, Veterans Affairs Southwest Health Care Network, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, testifying before the Subcommittee on Health to discuss Providing Essential Services and Benefits to Veterans in New Mexico and Across America
  
  

• Gerald M. Cross, Deputy Chief for Patient Care Services and Chief Consultant for Primary Care, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, testifying before the Subcommittee on Health Legislative, Hearing on H.R. 949, H.R. 1075, H.R. 2698, H.R. 2699, H.R. 2879, H.R. 3926, H.R. 4006, H.R. 84, and 3 Discussion Drafts
  
  

• Bradley G. Mayes, Director, Compensation and Pension Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, testifying before the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs to discuss Examination of VA Regional Office Disability Claims Quality Review Methods – Is VBA’s Systematic Technical Accuracy Review (STAR) Making the Grade?
  
  

• Tim J. Foreman, Executive Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, testifying before the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity to discuss U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Center for Veteran Enterprise
  
  

• Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, testifying before the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs to discuss Structuring the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs of the 21st Century
  
  

• James F. Burris, Chief Consultant, Geriatrics and Extended Care, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, testifying before the Subcommittee on Health to discuss Legislative Hearing on H.R. 4241
  
  

• Keith M. Wilson, Director of Education Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, testifying before the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity to discuss Legislative Hearing on H.R. 3257, H.R. 3484, H.R. 3579, H.R. 3813, H.R. 3948, H.R. 3976, H.R. 4079, H.R. 4203, H.R. 4359, H.R. 4469, and H.R. 4592
  
  

• Ira Katz, Deputy Chief Officer, Mental Health Services, Office of Patient Care Services, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, testifying before the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs to discuss Exploring the Relationship Between Medication and Veteran Suicide
  
  
• Diana Rubens, Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Field Operations, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, testifying before the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs to discuss Examination of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits Delivery at Discharge and Quick Start Programs
  
  

• Robert A. Petzel, Under Secretary for Health, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs,testifying before the Subcommittee on Health to discuss The Veterans Health Administration’s Fiscal Year 2011 Budget
  
  
• Roger W. Baker, Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology, Office of Information and Technology, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, testifying before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations to discuss U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General and Office of Information Technology Budget Requests for Fiscal Year 2011
  
  
• Richard J. Griffin, Deputy Inspector General, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, testifying before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations to discuss U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General and Office of Information Technology Budget Requests for Fiscal Year 2011
  
  

• Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, testifying before the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs to discuss U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Request for FY 2011 and FY 2012
  
  

• Bradley G. Mayes, Director, Compensation and Pension Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans AffairsSubcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Implementation and Status Update on the Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act, P.L. 110-389
  
  
• Gary M. Baker, Chief Business Officer, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs testifying before the Subcommittee on Health to discuss Review of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Contract Health Care: Project HERO
  
  
• Belinda J. Finn, Assistant Inspector General for Audits and Evaluations, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, testifying before the Subcommittee on Health to discuss Review of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Contract Health Care: Project HERO
  
  

• Madhulika Agarwal, Chief Officer, Office of Patient Care Services, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, testifying before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations to discuss Transitioning Heroes: New Era, Same Problems?
  
  
• Noel Koch, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Wounded Warrior Care and Transition Policy, U.S. Department of Defense testifying before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations to discussTransitioning Heroes: New Era, Same Problems?
  
  

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2009 (111th Congress, First Session)

• Glenn D. Haggstrom, Executive Director, Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, testifying before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations to discuss Acquisition Deficiencies at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  
  
• Maureen T. Regan, Counselor to the Inspector General, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs testifying before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations to discuss Acquisition Deficiencies at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  
  

• Rita A. Reed, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Management, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, testifying before the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs to discuss U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Funding: Appropriations to Programs
  
  
• Michael S. Finegan, Director, Veterans Integrated Service Network 11, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, testifying before the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, to discuss U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Funding: Appropriations to Programs
  
  

• Mark Bologna, Director of Loan Guaranty Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, testifying before the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity to discuss Adaptive Housing Grants
  
  

• Gerald M. Cross, MD, FAAFP, Acting Under Secretary for Health, testifying before the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs on pending legislation.
  
  

• Keith M. Wilson, Director, Education Service, VBA, testifying before the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to discuss the status of the Post-9/11 GI Bill implementation.
  
  
• Gary M. Baker, Chief Business Officer, VHA, testifying before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) billing practices.
  
  

• Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, testifying before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on the State of VA.
  
  

• Peter H. Dougherty, Director, Homeless Veterans Programs, Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs, testifying before the Subcommittee on Health, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to present the Department's views on legislation affecting programs of benefits and services.
  
  

• James M. Sullivan, Director, Office of Asset Enterprise Management, testifying before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to discuss with VA's Green Management Program and VA's commitment to energy efficiencies and cleaner energy.
  
  

• Keith M. Wilson, Director, Education Service, VBA, to provide the Department's views on legislation pending before the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  
  

• W. Scott Gould, Deputy Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to provide an overview of the Senior Executive Service (SES) performance management system for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
  
  

• Michael A. Valentino, R. PH., MHSA, Chief Consultant, Pharmacy Benefits Management Services, VHA, testifying before the Subcommittee on Health, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to discuss VA's Pharmacy Benefits Management Services (PBM) program and National Formulary and patient safety initiatives.
  
  

• Roger W. Baker, Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology, testifying before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, on the status of VA's Chapter 33 GI Bill Long-Term Solution efforts.
  
  

• JOEL KUPERSMITH, Chief Research and Development Officer, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, before a House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to discuss the scope of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) research and development program, specifically its work on Gulf War Veterans' Illness.
  
  
• Douglas Dembling, ASSOCIATE CHIEF OFFICER, OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH & Associate Chief Officer, Office of Public Healt & Environmental Hazards, Veterans Health Administrations, Department of Veteran Affairs, before a House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to discuss the work of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in studying the illnesses of Gulf War Veterans.
  
  

• Joseph Williams, Deputy under secretary for Health for Operations and Management, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to discuss the brachytherapy program safety and performance standards.
  
  

• Roger Baker, Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology, before a House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to discuss the status of efforts to exchange electronic medical information with partners at the Department of Defense (DoD) and the IIP Plan.
  
  

• Gerald Cross, MD, FAAFP, Acting under Secretary for Health Department of Veteran Affairs, before the Senate Committee on Veteran's Affairs, to discuss the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center's (VAMC) treatment of Veterans with prostate cancer through brachytherapy and its safety.
  
  

• Gerald Cross, MD, FAAFP, Acting Under Secretary for Health, Despartment of Veteran Affairs, before a Senate Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) quality management and safety programs, as well as the facts and circumstances surrounding recent gaps in the reprocessing of endoscopes and how VA responded to this situation.
  
  

• William Duncan, MD, Ph.D., MACP, Associate Deputy Under Secretary For Health, Quality And Safety Veterans Health Administration Department Of Veterans Affairs Before The Subcommittee On Oversight And Investigations Committee On Veterans' Affairs House Of Representatives presenting a brief background on endoscopic devices, explaining what happened at four of our facilities, describing changes VA instituted at the local level, reporting on new national policy, and discussing future actions.
  
  

• Madhulika Agarwal, M.D., MPH, Chief Officer of Patient Care Services, before a House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA's) programs and support of family caregivers.
  
  

• Karen Guice, MD, MPP, Executive Director of the Federal Recovery Cooordination Program, before a House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing, to testify on the Federal Recovery Coordination Program (FRCP) and Care Coordination across VA's health care system.
  
  

• Madhulika Agarwal, M.D., MPH and James Orcutt MD, PH.D., Chief Officer, Patient Care Services and Chief of Ophthalmology, Office of Patient Care Services, Veterans Health Administrations, Department of Veteran Affairs, before a House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to testify on the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA's) collaborations and accomplishments with the Department of Defense (DoD) concerning the Vision Center of Excellence.
  
  

• Michael Walcoff, Deputy Under Secretary for Benefits, before a joint hearing of the Subcommittees on Disability and Memorial Affairs and Oversight & Investigations, House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to discuss the critical issue of proper handling of Veterans' claims documents at Regional Offices.
  
  
• Belinda Finn, Assistant Inspector General for Auditing, Office of Inspector General, before the a joint hearing of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittees on Disability and Memorial Affairs, and Oversight and Investigations, to address important issues associated with the integrity and timeliness of the Veterans Benefits Administration's handling and processing of compensation claims.
  
  
• Gerald Cross, Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Health, before a hearing of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittees on Health, to present the Administration's views on four bills (one of which is in draft form) that would affect Department of Veterans Affairs programs that provide veterans benefits and services.
  
  

• Keith Wilson, Director, Education Service, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunities, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs' strategy for implementation of the Post-9/11 GI Bill .
  
  

• Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, to discuss the state of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  

• James Terry, Chairman, Board of Veterans' Appeals, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, to discuss the state of the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
  
  

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2008 (110th Congress, Second Session)

• Keith Wilson, Director, Education Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs strategy for implementation of the Post-9/11 GI Bill, new Chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code.
  
  

• Michael Kussman, MD, Under Secretary for Health, before a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Hearing, to discuss the status of the Department of Veterans Affairs' efforts to exchange electronic medical information with the Department of Defense.
  
  
• Keith Pedigo, Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Policy and Program Management, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs' strategy for implementation of the Post-9/11 GI Bill (chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code).
  
  

• Gerald Cross, MD, Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Health, before a House Veterans' Affairs Health Subcommittee hearing, to to present the Administration's views on two bills, H.R. 3051, the "Heroes at Home Act of 2007," and H.R. 6153, the "Veterans' Medical Personnel Recruitment and Retention Act of 2008."
  
  

• William Fillman, Director, Central Area, Veterans Benefits Administration, before a House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity field hearing in Rapid City, South Dakota, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs Transition Assistance Program and other outreach efforts to support separating servicemembers and their families during their transition from military to civilian life.
  
  

• Marianne Mathewson-Chapman, National Guard and Reserve Coordinator, Veterans Health Administration, before a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing to discuss cooperation between the Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, the National Guard and the military reserves.
  
  
• Bradley Mayes, Director, Compensation and Pension Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, before a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing to discuss initiatives and outreach efforts undertaken by the Department of Veterans Affairs to National Guard and Reserve members returning from theaters of combat operations and demobilizing from active duty.
  
  

• Ruth Fanning, Director, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, before a House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing to discuss the independent living services provided by VA's Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment program.
  
  

• Christa Hojlo, PhD, Christa Hojlo, Director, Department of Veterans Affairs Community Living Centers and State Veterans Home Clinical and Survey Oversight, before a Senate Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity field hearing in Tupelo, Missouri, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs services to veterans requiring care in VA Community Living Centers.
  
  

• Marianne Mathewson-Chapman, National Guard and Reserve Coordinator, Veterans Health Administration, before a House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing to discuss the cooperation between the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense, the National Guard, and the Reserves.
  
  

• Patrick Dunne, Acting Undersecretary for Benefits and Assistant Secretary for Policy and Planning, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee update the Committee on the Department of Veterans Affairs' progress in implementing the wounded warrior provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2008.
  
  

• Diana Rubens, Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Field Operatsions Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, to provide information on the Veterans Benefits Administration outreach initiatives designed to address the needs of the brave men and women who are actively serving our country today and those of our distinguished veterans.
  
  
• Joleen Clark, Chief Officer, Workforce Management and Consulting, Department of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, to discuss "Human Resources Challenges" within the Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Health Administration.
  
  

• The Honorable James B. Peake, M.D., Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, to provide information on the issues related to veterans suicide.
  
  

• Gordon Mansfield, Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and Gordon England, Deputy Secretary of Defense, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, to discuss improvements implemented and planned for the care, management and transition of wounded, ill, and injured service members.
  
  

• Brian Stiller, Center Director Togus VA Medical Center, before a House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health hearing, to discuss the care and services which the Department of Veterans Affairs provide to veterans in Maine.
  
  

• Judith Caden, Director, Loan Guaranty Service, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, to discuss the underwriting standards used by the Department of Veterans Affairs Loan Guaranty Program at time of loan origination, the loss mitigation tools available to our borrowers over the course of their loans, including guidance given to loan servicers, and performance data of loans guaranteed by VA over the past ten years.
  
  
• Keith Pedigo, Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Policy and Program Management, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, to discuss a number of bills that would affect several benefit programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  

• Marisa Palkuti, Director, Health Care Retention and Recruitment Office, before the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration recruitment and retention programs, work schedules, and other issues related to creating a compassionate, qualified and diverse workforce of health care professionals.
  
  
• Steven Kleinglass, Director, Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, before the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to discuss recruitment and retention efforts at the Minneapolis, Minnesota VA Medical Center.
  
  
• Pete Dougherty, Director, Homeless Veterans Programs, before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to discuss Department of Veterans Affairs' programs and services that help homeless veterans achieve self-sufficiency.
  
  
• Sheila Cullen, Director, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, before the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to discuss recruitment and retention challenges faced by the San Francisco , Minnesota VA Medical Center.
  
  

• Robert Howard, Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology, before the HouseAppropriations Subommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies, to discuss the President's Fiscal Year 2009 Information Technology budget proposal for the Department of Veterans Affairs .
  
  

• Gregory Goodrich, Ph.D., Supervisory Research Psychologist and Coordinator, Optometry Research Fellowship Program, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, before a House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs' research on vision issues and traumatic brain injury.
  
  
• James Orcutt, MD, Chief of Ophthalmology, Patient Care Services, Veterans Health Administration, before a House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs' provision of care for veterans needing support for visual impairment and traumatic brain injury.
  
  

• Mahdulika Agarwal, M.D., Chief Officer, Patient Care Services, Veterans Health Administration, before a House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs' care for seriously wounded veterans after they complete their inpatient care.
  
  

• Robert Howard, Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology, before the Senate Subommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security, to discuss the ability of the Department of Veterans Affairs to protect and secure sensitive data.
  
  

• Antoinette Zeiss, Ph.D., Associate Chief Consultant, Office of Mental Health Services, before a House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health Hearing, to discuss the ongoing steps that the Department of Veterans Affairs is taking to treat substance abuse and co-morbid disorders.
  
  
• Steven Sayers, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry and Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, and Clinical Research Psychologist at the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center, before a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Hearing , to discuss married military veterans with mental health issues.
  
  

• Kristin Day, Chief Consultant, Care Management and Social Work Service, Office of Patient Care Services, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, to discuss mental health treatment for families and the Department of Veterans Affairs' efforts to support those who support our veterans.
  
  

• Donald Orndoff, Director, Office of Construction and Facilities Management, before a House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health hearing, to discuss the Department of Veteran Affairs' draft bill to request authorization for six major medical construction projects and twelve major medical facility leases, as well as addressing other issues related to the Department's construction program.
  
  

• Bradley Mayes, Director, Compensation and Pension Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, to discuss revising the Department of Veterans Affairs schedule for rating disabilities.
  
  

• Michael Walcoff, Deputy Under Secretary for Benefits, Veterans Benefits Administration, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, to discuss the Veterans Benefits Administration's (VBA) claims inventory and claims processing system.
  
  

• The Honorable Gordon Mansfield, Deputy Secretary, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to discuss improvements implemented and planned for the care, management and transition of wounded, ill, and injured service members.
  
  
• Keith Pedigo, Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Policy and Program Management, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, to discuss expiring Department of Veterans Affairs programs.
  
  
• Robert Howard, Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, to discuss the President's Fiscal Year 2009 Information Technology budget proposal for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  

• The Honorable James B. Peake, M.D., Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, to present the President's 2009 budget proposal for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  

• Ruth Fanning, Director, Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, before a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs' Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment program.
  
  

• Gerald Cross, MD, Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Health, before a House Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing, to discuss the reports from Department of Veterans Affairs' Office of the Inspector General and the Office of the Medical Inspector regarding surgical care provided at the Marion, Illinois VA Medical Center.
  
  
• Kim Graves, Director, Office of Business Process Integration, Veterans Benefits Administration, before a House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs hearing, to dicuss the use of information technology to enhance claims processing within the Veterans Benefits Administration.
  
  
• Stephen Warren, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology, before a House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs hearing, to dicuss the use of information technology to enhance claims processing, within the Department of Veterans Affairs , as well as utilizing data from the Veterans Health Information Technology and Architecture (VistA), to assist in the processing of disability claims.
  
  

• Keith Wilson, Director, Education Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, to discuss a number of bills that would, in the main, affect educational assistance programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  
• Gerald Cross, MD, Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Health, before a House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health hearing, to present the Administration's views on eight bills that would affect Department of Veterans Affairs programs that provide veteran health care benefits and services.
  
  

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2007 (110th Congress, First Session)

• Gerald Cross, MD, Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Health, before a House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health and Oversight and Investigations hearing, to discuss the issue of outpatient waiting times.
  
  
• Ira Katz, M.D., Deputy Chief Patient Care Services Officer for Mental Health, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration Mental Health program and suicide prevention.
  
  
• Kara Zivin, Ph.D., Research Health Scientist, Health Services Research and Development, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, to discuss suicide among veterans treated for depression in the the Department of Veterans Affairs Health System.
  
  

• Randall Campbell, Assistant General Counsel, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, to discuss the performance and structure of the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
  
  

• Howard Green, Deputy, Operations Management, Veterans Health Information Technology, Office of Enterprise Development, before a House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing, to testify on the Sharing of Electronic Medical Information between the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  
• Gerald Cross, MD, Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Health, before a House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing, to report the progress made by the Department of Veterans Affairs to share electronic medical records with the Department of Defense.
  
  

• William Feeley, Deputy Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration recruitment and retention program for health care professionals.
  
  
• Keith Wilson, Director, Education Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, to discuss the current state of the Montgomery GI Bill and potential ways to improve upon its success and the success of the other educational assistance programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  

• Ronald Aument, Deputy Under Secretary for Benefits, before a House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to discuss the Veterans Benefits Administration's response to the Institute for Defense Analyses' "Analysis of Differences in Disability Compensation in the Department of Veterans Affairs".
  
  

• Michael Walcoff, Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Field Operations, Veterans Benefits Administration, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, to discuss the Veterans Benefits Administration's pending claims inventory and claims backlog.
  
  

• Joel Kupersmith, MD, Chief Research and Development Officer, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs medical and prosthetic research program.
  
  

• Pete Dougherty, Director, Homeless Veterans Programs, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs' Grant and Per Diem program.
  
  

• Robert Howard, Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, to discuss the realignment progress in the Office of Information & Technology.
  
  
• Paul Tibbits, M.D., Deputy Chief Information Officer for the Office of Enterprise Development, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, to discuss the progress made in VA as a result of the centralization of IT development activities.
  
  

• William Feeley, Deputy Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, to ongoing efforts to improve the quality of care that we provide to veterans suffering from traumatic brain injury and complex multiple trauma.
  
  
• Arnold Russo, Director, Appeals Management Center, Veterans Benefits Administration, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, to discuss the operations of the Department of Veterans Affairs Appeals Management Center.
  
  
• Elizabeth Freeman, Director, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Veterans Health Administration, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, to discuss the Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center located at the Department of Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System.
  
  
• James Terry, Chairman, Board of Veterans' Appeals, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, to discuss with you the Board of Veterans' Appeals' role in the Department of Veterans Affairs' benefits claims adjudication system.
  
  
• Joel Kupersmith, MD, Chief Research and Development Officer, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs Persian Gulf War research programs.
  
  

• Keith Wilson, Director, Education Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, to discuss Department of Veterans Affairs education benefits for licensing and certification testing.
  
  

• Kim Graves, Special Assistant to the Under Secretary for Benefits, Veterans Benefits Administration, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, to discuss the current state of information technology in the Veterans Benefits Administration.
  
  
• Robert Howard, Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, to discuss the current status of the VA Office of Information & Technology's reorganization and it's impact on the delivery of healthcare and benefits; the effect of enhanced VA IT security policies and procedures on healthcare and benefits delivery; the status of asset management/inventory control for IT systems; the legacy system transition; joint in-patient record systems; and unresolved problems identified during the realignment.
  
  
• Stephen Lucas, Director, Tampa Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, to discuss the realignment of the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Information and Technology.
  
  

• The Honorable R. James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, discuss the current state of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  

• Willie Hensley, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Resources Management, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, to discuss veterans' preference and the Department of Veterans Affairs' success in recruiting, and hiring veterans.
  
  

• James Hastings, MD, Director, VA Pacific Islands Health Care System, before a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Field Hearing in Hawaii, to discuss the state of VA care in the Hawaii.
  
  

• Michael Kussman, MD, Under Secretary for Health, before a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Field Hearing in Maui, to discuss the state of VA care in Maui.
  
  

• Michael Kussman, MD, Under Secretary for Health, before a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Field Hearing in Oahu, to discuss VA care in Hawaii and the Pacific region.
  
  
• Ronald Aument, Deputy Under Secretary for Benefits, before a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Field Hearing in Oahu, to discuss our efforts to meet the needs of veterans residing in the Pacific Region.
  
  

• Miles McFall, Ph.D., Director, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment Programs, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, before a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Field Hearing in Tacoma, Washington, to discuss VA Puget Sound Health Care System's service to veterans with stress-related mental disorders.
  
  
• Diana Rubens, Director, Western Area Veterans Benefits Administration, before a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Field Hearing in Tacoma, Washington, to discuss the Veterans Benefits Administration's response to the mental health care needs of veterans.
  
  
• Dennis Lewis, Network Director, VISN 20, before a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Field Hearing in Tacoma, Washington, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs Northwest Health Network and the mental health services we are honored to provide our nation's veterans.
  
  
• Antoinette Zeiss, Ph.D., Deputy Chief Consultant, Office of Mental Health Services, before a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Field Hearing in Tacoma, Washington, to discuss how the Department of Veterans Affairs is addressing the mental health care needs of our veterans.
  
  
• Robert Ramsey, Team Leader, Tacoma, Washington Vet Center Readjustment Counseling Service, before a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Field Hearing in Tacoma, Washington, to discuss the role the Tacoma Vet Center plays in providing services within the Puget Sound Health Care System and our service area.
  
  

• Keith Wilson, Director, Education Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, to discuss a number of bills that would affect educational assistance programs administered by the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense.
  
  

• Scott Denniston, Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization and the Center for Veterans Enterprise, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, to discuss Contract Bundling Oversight.
  
  
• Lawrence Deyton, MD, Chief Public Health and Environmental Hazards Officer, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, to discuss VA's response to the health care and other needs of veterans who have served in combat in Southwest Asia.
  
  

• Ira Katz, M.D., Deputy Chief Patient Care Services Officer for Mental Health, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, to discuss multiple diagnoses and specifically about the principle that Post Traumatic Stress Disorder frequently coexists with other mental health conditions.
  
  
• Tracie Shea, Ph.D., Psychologist, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Clinic, Veterans Affairs Medical Center Providence, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, to testify on issues related to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Personality Disorders.
  
  

• Robert Howard, Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, to discuss IT asset management within the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  

• Glen Grippen, Network Director, VISN 19, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, to discuss the VA Rocky Mountain Network 19 and the health care services we offer to the veterans it is our privilege to serve.
  
  
• Richard Hartman, Director, VHA Policy, Analysis and Forecasting, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, to discuss VA's ongoing efforts to provide safe, effective, efficient and compassionate health care to veterans residing in rural areas.
  
  

• Betty Brown, Associate Director, Center for Women Veterans, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, and the Subcommittee on Health, to discuss services for women veterans.
  
  
• Lucretia McClenney, Director, Center for Minority Affairs, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, and the Subcommittee on Health, to discuss the mission of the Center for Minority Veterans.
  
  

• Rica Lewis-Payton, Deputy Director, Veterans Integrated Service Network 16, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, to testify on rebuilding and recovery efforts in southeastern Louisiana and the Gulf Coast region, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
  
  

• Robert Henke, Assistant Secretary for Management, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to testify on the Department of Veterans Affairs' acquisition system.
  
  

• Michael Kussman, MD, Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, to address the current policy and status of Priority Group 8 veterans.
  
  

• Judith Caden, Director, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Service, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, to discuss the progress made by the Department of Veterans Affairs in improving the delivery of employment services and benefits to our Nation's veterans.
  
  

• Gordon Mansfield, Deputy Secretary, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to discuss the performance award process for Senior Executives serving within the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  

• Keith Pedigo, Director, Loan Guaranty Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs Specially Adaptive Housing programs.
  
  

• Antoinette Zeiss, Ph.D., Deputy Chief Consultant, Office of Mental Health Services, before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, to discuss the ongoing steps that the Department of Veterans Affairs is taking in order to meet the mental health care needs of our Nation's veterans.
  
  

• Gerald Cross, MD, Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Health, before a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing, to present the Administration's views on several bills that would affect Department of Veterans Affairs programs that provide veterans benefits and services.
  
  

• James Terry, Chairman, Board of Veterans' Appeals, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, to discuss the challenges facing the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
  
  

• Scott Denniston, Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization and the Center for Veterans Enterprise, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, to discuss the current state of the Federal Veterans' Entrepreneurship Program.
  
  

• Michael Kussman, MD, Acting Under Secretary for Health, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding his nomination.
  
  

• Patricia Vandenberg, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Policy and Planning, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, to discuss the strategic direction and plan for the future of long term care in the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  
• Daniel Cooper, Under Secretary for Benefits, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, to testify on several bills of great interest to veterans.
  
  

• Gerald Cross, MD, Acting Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to discuss sharing electronic medical records between the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs and the significant progress the Department of Veterans Affairs has made toward the development of a secure, interoperable and bidirectional electronic health data sharing with the Defense Department.
  
  

• Keith Wilson, Director, Education Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, to provide an overview of the accelerated payment benefit and the courses of study that qualify for accelerated payment.
  
  

• Patricia Resick, PhD, Director, Women's Division, National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, to discuss a national training initiative to train therapists in an effective therapy for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and the women's programs at Department of Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System as an example of best practices for women veterans.
  
  
• David Oslin, MD, Director, Veterans Integrated Service Network 4 Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, to describe our substance abuse treatment program at the Philadelphia Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
  
  
• Jan Kemp, RN, PhD, Associate Director for Education, Veterans Integrated Service Network 19 Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, to discuss suicide prevention in the Rocky Mountain Network.
  
  

• Jack McCoy, Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Policy and Program Management, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, to discuss the important issue of survivors' benefits.
  
  

• Sidney Steinberg, MD, Chief of Staff of the W.G.Hefner Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salisbury, North Carolina, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to discuss the quality of health care provided to veterans at the Medical Center.
  
  
• Keith Wilson, Director, Education Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs education benefit programs and the role of State Approving Agencies.
  
  
• William Feeley, Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Operations and Management, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to discuss the many positive steps the Department of Veterans Affairs utilizes to monitor the healthcare of our veterans and returning warriors.
  
  

• Gerald Cross, MD, Acting Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, to discuss ongoing efforts in the Veterans Health Administration to provide safe, effective, efficient and compassionate health care to veterans residing in rural areas.
  
  
• Bradley Mayes, Director, Compensation and Pension Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, to provide the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs on the "Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2007".
  
  

• Ronald Aument, Deputy Undersecretary for Benefits, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, to testify on H.R. 67, the "Veterans Outreach Improvement Act of 2007"; H.R. 1435, the "Department of Veterans Affairs Claims Backlog Reduction Act of 2007"; H.R. 1444 a bill which would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay an interim benefit in the amount of $500 per month if certain claims for benefits have been remanded by the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims or the Board of Veterans' Appeals; and H.R. 1490, a bill which would establish a presumption of service-connection in certain claims, and for other purposes.
  
  

• Daniel Cooper, Under Secretary for Benefits, before a joint hearing of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee and the Senate Committee on Armed Services, to discuss the transition of servicemembers from the Department of Defense to the Department of Veterans Affairs and the DoD and VA rating systems.
  
  

• Ronald Aument, Deputy Undersecretary for Benefits, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, to testify on S. 57, a bill that would deem certain service in the organized military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active service for purposes of benefits under programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  

• Michael Kussman, MD, Executive-in-Charge, Veterans Health Administration, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, to discuss on the Veterans Health Administration's (VHA) efforts to ensure a seamless transition process for our injured service men and women, and our ongoing efforts to continuously improve this process.
  
  

• Keith Wilson, Director, Education Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, to discuss the two education benefit programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs for National Guard and Reserve members of the United States Armed Forces, namely, the Montgomery GI Bill-Selected Reserve, chapter 1606 of title 10, United States Code, and the Reserve Educational Assistance Program, chapter 1607 of title 10, United States Code.
  
  

• Gerald Cross, MD, Acting Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Health, before a House Appropriations, Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans' Affairs, and Related Agencies hearing, to discuss the broad policy issues related to long-term care in the Department of Veterans Affairs and the President's budget proposal to support that care in Fiscal Year 2008.
  
  

• Barbara Sigford, MD, PhD, National Program Director for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, to discuss the Veterans Health Administration's seamless transition process from the perspective of the Polytrauma System of Care.
  
  

• Joel Kupersmith, MD, Chief Research and Development Officer, before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans' Affairs and Related Agencies, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs medical and prosthetic research program's fiscal year 2008 budget request.
  
  

• Ronald Aument, Deputy Undersecretary for Benefits, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, to discuss the Disability Compensation Program and our efforts to meet the needs of service members and veterans of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom.
  
  
• Robert Lynch, MD, Director, Veteran Intergrated Service Network 16, before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to discuss our ongoing and planned health care restoration efforts in New Orleans.
  
  
• Daniel Cooper, Under Secretary for Benefits, before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans' Affairs and Related Agencies, to discuss the Disability Compensation Program.
  
  

• Edward Huycke, MD, Chief Department of Defense Coordination Officer, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to discuss the progress the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense have made in improving the delivery of health care and benefits to our nation's veterans.
  
  
• Michael Kussman, MD, Acting Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to comment on the Veterans Health Administration's efforts to ensure a seamless transition process for our injured service men and women, and our ongoing efforts to continuously improve this process.
  
  
• William Feeley, Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Operations and Management, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to discuss ongoing efforts in the Veterans Health Administration to improve the quality of care we provide to veterans returning from Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
  
  
• Pete Dougherty, Director, Homeless Veterans Programs, before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans' Affairs and Related Agencies, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs' programs and services that help homeless veterans achieve self sufficiency.
  
  
• Ira Katz, MD, PhD, Deputy Chief Patient Care Services Officer for Mental Health, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to discuss the ongoing steps that the Department of Veterans Affairs is taking in order to meet the mental health care needs of our Nation's returning veterans.
  
  
• Shane McNamee, MD, Medical Director of the Richmond Polytrauma program, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to discuss the transition of our Wounded Heroes through the Veterans Health Administration.
  
  
• Steven Scott, MD, Medical Director of the Tampa Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to discuss our experience as it relates to the "Service Members Seamless Transition into Civilian Life - our Hero's Return."
  
  
• Michael Kussman, MD, Acting Under Secretary for Health, before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans' Affairs and Related Agencies, to discuss the ongoing steps that the Department of Veterans Affairs is taking in order to meet the mental health care needs of our Nation's veterans.
  
  

• Keith Wilson, Director, Education Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs education benefit programs.
  
  
• James Terry, Chairman, Board of Veterans' Appeals, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding the Board of Veterans' Appeals' role in the VA benefits claims system.
  
  
• Daniel Cooper, Under Secretary for Benefits, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, to discuss the Disability Compensation Program.
  
  
• Bill Borom, Deputy Director, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Service, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, to discuss the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  
• Keith Pedigo, Director, Loan Guaranty Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs Loan Guaranty Program and our commitment to meeting the housing needs of our nation's veterans.
  
  

• Michael Kussman, MD, Acting Under Secretary for Health, before a House Appropriations, Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans' Affairs, and Related Agencies hearing, to discuss the Veterans Health Administration overall health care delivery. The Veterans Health Administration is requesting $36.6 billion for medical care in 2008.
  
  

• Keith Wilson, Director, Education Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, to discuss the impact of changes to the Montgomery GI Bill-Selected Reserve and the Reserve Educational Assistance Program.
  
  
• Robert Howard, Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to discuss changes underway in the area of Information Technology.
  
  
• Gordon Mansfield, Deputy Secretary, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to discuss the changes underway in the Department of Veterans Affairs' Information Protection program.
  
  
• James Bagian, MD, Chief Patient Safety Officer, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to discuss the issues of IT security, patient safety, culture and their relationships.
  
  

• The Honorable R. James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before a House Appropriations, Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans' Affairs, and Related Agencies hearing, to discuss the Department's FY 2008 Budget Request.
  
  
• Ronald Aument, Deputy Under Secretary for Benefits, regarding the benefits the Department of Veterans Affairs provides to World War II Filipino veterans.
  
  

• The Honorable R. James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, to present the President's 2008 budget proposal for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  

• Scott Denniston, Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization and the Center for Veterans Enterprise, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs' efforts to provide opportunities for veterans in business
  
  

• Gordon H. Mansfield, Deputy Secretary, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, to discuss the progress made by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense toward improving the delivery of health care and benefits to our Nation's veterans.
  
  

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2006 (109th Congress, Second Session)

• Gordon Mansfield, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, to testify on VA's actions regarding the recommendations of the "Report of the Congressional Commission on Servicemembers and Veterans Transition Assistance."
  
  

• Gerald Cross, Acting Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Health, Department of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans Subcommittee on Health, to discuss ongoing efforts in the Veterans Health Administration to improve the quality of care we provide to veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries.
  
  

• Keith Wilson, Director, Education Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel and the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, to discuss the the Department of Veterans Affairs education benefit programs.
  
  
• Jack McCoy, Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Policy and Program Management, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, to discuss the VA Pension Programs.
  
  

• Robert Howard, nominee for Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding his nomination.
  
  

• Michael Walcoff, Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Field Operations, Veterans Benefits Administration, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, to discuss training for Veterans Benefits Administration claims adjudicators.
  
  

• Thomas Lastowka, Director, VA Regional Office and Insurance Center, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, to discuss the new Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance benefit, Traumatic Injury Protection.
  
  

• Keith Pedigo, Director, Loan Guaranty Service, before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation, to discuss the VA Loan Guaranty Program.
  
  
• Peter Dougherty, Director, Homeless Veterans Programs, before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs' programs and services that help homeless veterans achieve their housing needs.
  
  

• Barbara Panther, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Resources Management, before the House Government Reform Subcommittee on Federal Workforce and Agency Organization, concerning the employment of retirees and waivers of dual compensation.
  
  

• The Honorable R. James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding the theft of computer equipment containing VA data from the home of a VA employee on May 3, 2006.
  
  

• Jack McCoy, Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Policy and Program Management, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, regarding the role of national, state, and regional or local veterans' service organizations and state and local government veterans agencies in the Department of Veterans Affairs disability claims process.
  
  

• Gordon Mansfield, Deputy Secretary, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, to provide the Department's views on eight bills, all intended to protect the personal privacy of veterans and others affected by the May 3, 2006 theft of computer equipment containing veterans' personal data.
  
  

• James Terry, Chairman, Board of Veterans' Appeals, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding the increase in the number of appeals to the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
  
  

• The Honorable R. James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding the theft of computer equipment containing VA data from the home of a VA employee on May 3, 2006.
  
  

• Robert Howard, Senior Advisor to the Deputy Secretary, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs information technology reorganization plan and the recent data loss incident.
  
  

• Jonathan Perlin, MD, Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, to discuss ongoing efforts in the Veterans Health Administration to provide safe, effective, efficient and compassionate health care to veterans residing in rural areas.
  
  

• Tim McClain, General Counsel, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, to discuss certain legal implications of the May 3, 2006, theft from a VA employee's home of personal-identifying information concerning veterans, service members and some spouses.
  
  
• Michael Kussman, MD, Michael Kussman, MD, Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Health, before the Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee on on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security, to discuss the comprehensive electronic medical record used by VA to provide world-class medical care and support to our veterans, and the significant progress VA has made toward the development of secure, interoperable health technologies that support health data sharing with the Department of Defense.
  
  

• Michael Kussman, MD, Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, to provide an overview of the Veterans Health Administration data management and security procedures in place to ensure the safety and integrity of veterans' electronic health records, and to safeguard sensitive personal veteran information from internal and external security threats.
  
  

• Michael Staley, Assistant Inspector General for Auditing, before a joint meeting of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, and the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, concerning the Office of Inspector General's (OIG) reports addressing information security weaknesses in the Department of Veterans Affairs and data security practices and policies in the Veterans Benefits Administration.
  
  
• Ronald Aument, Deputy Undersecretary for Benefits, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, to discuss data security in the Veterans Benefits Administration.
  
  

• William Fillman, Director, Central Area of the Veterans Benefits Administration, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, to discuss the role of the Veterans Benefits Administration in providing transitional assistance to members of the National Guard and Reserves in the State of South Dakota.
  
  

• The Honorable R. James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the House Committee on Government Reform, to present an overview of VA privacy and security policies and procedures, along with the Department's views on the adequacy of current legislation, regulations and policies governing privacy, information security and data breach notification.
  
  
• Ronald Aument, Deputy Undersecretary for Benefits, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, to a number of legislative items of great interest to veterans.
  
  

• Jonathan Perlin, MD, Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs' construction program and 5 Year Capital Plan.
  
  
• Michael Kussman, MD, Principal Under Secretary for Health, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, to present the Administration's views on several bills that would affect Department of Veterans Affairs programs that provide veterans benefits and services.
  
  

• Gordon Mansfield, Deputy Secretary, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, to present the Administration's views on draft legislation and technical amendments.
  
  

• The Honorable R. James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the House Appropriations subcommittee on Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, to present the President's 2007 budget proposal for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  
• Jonathan Perlin, MD, Under Secretary for Health, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs' construction program and 5 Year Capital Plan.
  
  
• William Tuerk, Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, to testify on a number of legislative items of great interest to veterans.
  
  

• The Honorable R. James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, to present the President's 2007 budget proposal for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  
• Michael Kussman, MD, Principal Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, to discuss the progress, advances and future direction of the Department of Veterans Affairs Project HERO (Healthcare Effectiveness through Resource Optimization) pilot program.
  
  
• Robert McFarland, Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology, before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies, to discuss the importance of electronic health records and the tremendous progress made by the Department of Veterans Affairs toward the development of these technologies and the sharing of information with our close partner, the Department of Defense.
  
  

• Gordon Mansfield, Deputy Secretary, before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies, to discuss the Joint Incentive Fund, one of many important collaborative efforts between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense.
  
  

• Jack McCoy, Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Policy and Program Management, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, regarding our efforts to reach out to servicemembers, veterans, and their survivors and make them aware of the full range of benefits and services to which they may be entitled.
  
  
• Peter H. Dougherty, Director, Homeless Veterans Programs, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs' programs and services for homeless veterans.
  
  

• Judith Caden, Director, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Service, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunities, to discuss specific elements of the Department of Veterans Affairs' Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program.
  
  

• Michael Moreland, Director, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, to testify on the important topic of improving veterans' access to care through collaborations.
  
  
• Jonathan Perlin, MD, Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding collaboration between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense.
  
  

• Gordon Mansfield, Deputy Secretary, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to discuss the President's Fiscal Year 2007 information technology (IT) budget proposal for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  

• The Honorable R. James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, to present the President's 2007 budget proposal for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  
• James Terry, Chairman, Board of Veterans' Appeals, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, regarding the Fiscal Year 2007 budget request for the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
  
  
• Daniel Cooper, Under Secretary for Benefits, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs fiscal year 2007 budget request for the compensation and pension programs.
  
  

• Ronald Aument, Deputy Undersecretary for Benefits, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs' 2007 budget requests for the Education, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment, and Loan Guaranty programs.
  
  
• Jonathan Perlin, MD, Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding the President's 2007 budget proposal for the Veterans Health Administration.
  
  

• Jonathan Perlin, MD, Under Secretary for Health, before a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Field Hearing, to discuss the state of VA care in Hawaii.
  
  

• The Honorable R. James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, to present the President's 2007 budget proposal for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  

• James Sullivan, Deputy Director, Office of Asset Enterprise Management, Office of Management, before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee's Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security, regarding efforts and processes to strategically manage underutilized and vacant space within the Department of Veterans Affairs system.
  
  

• Diana Rubens, Director, Western Area, before a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Field Hearing, to the Veterans Benefits Administration's response to the needs of veterans returning from Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
  
  
• Jon Harlan, MSW, Team Leader, Hilo Vet Center, before a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Field Hearing, to outline the role of the Hilo Vet Center in providing care and services to veterans of all eras, with special emphasis on newly returning veterans from Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
  
  

• Fred Gusman, MSW, Chief Operating Officer, VA Pacific Island Division, Honolulu, HI and Director, VA National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Education and Clinical Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, before a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Field Hearing, to discuss the role of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the National Center for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in meeting the mental health care needs of veterans and service members returning from Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
  
  

• Jonathan Perlin, MD, Under Secretary for Health, before a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Field Hearing, to discuss the state of VA care in Hawaii.
  
  
• Stephen Molnar, MSW, Team Leader, Honolulu Vet Center, before a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Field Hearing, to discuss the state of VA care in Hawaii.
  
  

• Jonathan Perlin, MD, Under Secretary for Health, before a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Field Hearing, to discuss the state of VA care in Hawaii.
  
  

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2005 (109th Congress, First Session)

• James Terry, Chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals, before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, regarding the operations of the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
  
  
• Ronald Aument, MD, Deputy Under Secretary for Benefits, before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, regarding the Disability Compensation Program.
  
  

• Lawrence Dayton, MD, Chief Consultant for Public Health, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to discuss the activities taken by the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system related to seasonal and pandemic influenza preparedness.
  
  
• Susan Mather, MD, Under Secretary for Benefits, before the House Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations, to discuss implementation of Public Law 105-277, the "Persian Gulf War Veterans Act" of 1998; to review the Department's statutory obligations under section 101 of Public Law 105-368, the "Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998"; and to provide a status of the studies and reports on Gulf War Health conducted by the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine.
  
  

• The Honorable R. James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, to discuss ongoing repair and recovery efforts in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
  
  

• Daniel Cooper, Under Secretary for Benefits, before the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, regarding the issue of Individual Unemployability.
  
  

• Gordon Mansfield, Deputy Secretary, before the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs information technology infrastructure reorganization assessment.
  
  
• Jonathan Perlin, MD, Under Secretary for Health, before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs, to discuss the ongoing efforts of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES) process.
  
  
• Steven Brown, MD, Director, Compensation and Pension Examination Program, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, regarding improving compensation and pension (C&P) exam quality.
  
  
• Ronald Aument, Deputy Undersecretary for Benefits, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, regarding disability compensation claims decisions and recommendations for standardizing the adjudicative process.
  
  

• Robert Neary, Jr., Acting Chief Facilities Management Officer, before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security, regarding an overview of the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) leasing program.
  
  

• George Opfer, Inspector General-Designate, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding his nomination to serve as Inspector General.
  
  
• John Molino, Assistant Secretary for Policy and Planning-Designate, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding his nomination to serve as Assistant Secretary for Policy and Planning.
  
  
• Robert Kolodner, MD, Chief Health Informatics Officer, before the House Committee on Government Reform, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs' work in the field of health information technology.
  
  
• William Tuerk, Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs-Designate, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding his nomination to serve as Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs.
  
  
• Rober Henke, Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Management)-Designate, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding his nomination to serve as Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Management).
  
  
• Lisette Mondello, Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs-Designate, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding her nomination to serve as Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs.
  
  

• Tim S. McClain, General Counsel and Chief Management Officer, before a House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health field Hearing, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs' valued partnership with the Medical University of South Carolina.
  
  

• Tim McClain, General Counsel and Chief Management Officer, before a House Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Management, Finance, and Accountability Hearing, concerning the requirements and accounting standards for managerial cost accounting.
  
  

• James Whitson, Director, Eastern Area Veterans Benefits Administration, before a House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity field hearing, to discuss the role of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in providing transition assistance for members of the National Guard and Reserves, and the comprehensive transition assistance provided to members of the National Guard and Reserves by the Manchester Regional Office.
  
  
• Timothy Beebe, Northeast Regional Manager, Readjustment Counseling Service, before a House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity field hearing, to discuss the activities of VA's Vet Center program and the role it plays in providing outreach and care to veterans returning from Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and the role of the Vet Centers in the recent New Hampshire National Guard Reverse Soldier Readiness Program.
  
  

• Gordon Mansfield, Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) information technology infrastructure reorganization assessment.
  
  

• Jeannette Chirico-Post, M.D., Network Director, VISN 1, before a House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health field hearing, to discuss "Rural Veterans' Access to Primary Care: Successes and Challenges."
  
  
• John Sims, Togus VA Medical Center, before a House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health field hearing, regarding Rural Veterans' Access to Primary Care in Maine.
  
  

• Lawrence Biro, Network Director, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 19, before a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee field hearing, to discuss veterans' rural healthcare in VISN 19 and in the state of Colorado.
  
  
• Michael Murphy, Ph.D., Medical Center Director, Grand Junction VA Medical Center, before a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee field hearing, to discuss veterans' rural healthcare at the Grand Junction VA Medical Center.
  
  

• Stephen Hunt, M.D., Director, Deployment Health Clinic, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, before a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee field hearing, regarding work that is being done to meet the needs of combat veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
  
  
• Dennis Lewis, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health Operations and Management, before a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee field hearing, regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs' preparedness to meet the needs of returning Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom veterans.
  
  
• Ronald Boxmeyer, Director, Seattle VA Regional Office, before a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee field hearing, regarding Veterans Benefits Administration's response to the needs of veterans returning from Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
  
  
• Kristine Arnold, Director, Seattle VA Regional Office, before a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee field hearing, regarding Veterans Benefits Administration's response to the needs of veterans returning from Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
  
  

• Jonathan Perlin, Under Secretary for Health, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs' preparedness to meet the needs of returning Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom veterans
  
  
• Diana Rubens, Director, Western Area Office, Veterans Benefits Administration, before a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee field hearing, regarding the Veterans Benefits Administration's response to the needs of veterans returning from Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
  
  

• Keith Pedigo, Director, Loan Guaranty Service, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, regarding veterans-related legislation before the 109th Congress.
  
  
• Alfonso Batres, Ph.D., Chief Readjustment Counseling Officer, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs' Vet Center program and the role Vet Centers play in providing care and services to veterans returning from Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
  
  
• Matthew Friedman M.D., Ph.D., Executive Director of the VA's National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding a variety of issues related to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
  
  
• Michael Kussman, M.D., Deputy Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs' Post Traumatic Stress Disorder programs, and the Department's capability of meeting the mental health and physical health needs of veterans returning from Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, in their seamless transition from Department of Defense to Department of Veterans Affairs care.
  
  

• Michael Kussman, MD, Deputy Under Secretary for Health, before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, regarding the Department's efforts to meet the mental health as well as physical health needs of veterans returning from Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom, in their seamless transition from Department of Defense to VA care.
  
  

• Susan Mather, Chief Public Health and Environmental Hazards Officer, before the House Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations, regarding some of the major initiatives of the Department of Veterans Affairs in response to the health care and other needs of veterans returning from Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom .
  
  

• James Terry, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding his confirmation as Chairman of the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
  
  

• Jack Hetrick, Deputy Under Secretary for Benefits, before a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Field Hearing in Chicago, Illinois, regarding how the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital is prepared to meet the needs of veterans returning from Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.
  
  
• Ronald Aument, Deputy Under Secretary for Benefits, before a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Field Hearing in Chicago, Illinois, regarding pay disparities for disability compensation benefits and the ongoing initiatives of the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure consistency in disability rating decisions.
  
  

• The Honorable James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, to discuss the budget forecasting and finances of the Veterans Health Administration.
  
  
• Robert Kolodner, MD, Acting Veterans Health Administration Chief Health Informatics Officer, before the House Committee on Science, Commerce, and Transportation Subcommittee on Technology, Innovation, and Competitiveness, regarding the Department's work in the field of health information technology.
  
  

• Judith Caden, Director, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Service, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, regarding the Transition Assistance Program and Disabled Transition Assistance Program.
  
  

• Jonathan Perlin, Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs' actuarial health care demand model.
  
  
• Daniel Cooper, Under Secretary for Benefits, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding several bills concerning important programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  

• James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Hearing, to present the Department's views on several different bills being considered by the Committee.
  
  

• Daniel Cooper, Under Secretary for Benefits, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding the extremely important work of the Veterans Benefits Administration.
  
  

• Jack McCoy, Director, Education Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, regarding the Administration's views on three bills that would affect Department of Veterans Affairs programs providing veterans' benefits and services.
  
  

• John Brown, Director, Seamless Transition Office, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, regarding efforts of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) toward effecting a seamless transition for separating service members from the Department of Defense to VA.
  
  
• Lynda S. Petty, Veterans Benefits Administration Officer-In-Charge for Veterans Benefits, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, regarding her role in providing Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom patients with timely, accurate information about benefits for veterans.
  
  
• Brenda Faas, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)/Department of Defense Liaison for Health Care, Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, regarding VA's Seamless Transition Program.
  
  

• Jonathan Perlin, Under Secretary for Health, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding VA's Long-Term Care Programs.
  
  

• Lawrence Brio, Network Director, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 19, before a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing in Elko, Nevada, regarding healthcare in VISN 19 and in Elko, Nevada.
  
  
• James Floyd, Director, VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, before a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing in Elko, Nevada, regarding veterans healthcare.
  
  
• Michael Walcoff, Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Field Operations, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs' Appeals Management Center operations.
  
  
• Ron Garvin, Acting Chairman, Board of Veterans' Appeals, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, regarding the operations of the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
  
  

• Robert McFarland, Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology, before the House Committee on Government Reform, regarding the Department's information technology program.
  
  

• Jonathan Perlin, Acting Under Secretary for Health, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding his confirmation.
  
  

• Jonathan Perlin, Acting Secretary for Health, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding a seamless transition for separating service members from the Department of Defense health care system to the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system.
  
  
• David Hosking, Global War on Terrorism Outreach Readjustment Counselor, Madison Wisconsin Vet Center, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding Vet Center assistance to returning veterans and the role of a Global War on Terrorism Outreach Readjustment Counselor.
  
  
• Joseph Costello, Team Leader, Vista Vet Center, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding the role of the Vista Vet Center in providing care and services to veterans returning from Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
  
  

• James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before a Senate Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing, regarding the President's 2006 budget proposal for VA.
  
  

• James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before a House Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Hearing, regarding the President's 2006 budget proposal for VA.
  
  

• James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before a House Veterans' Affairs Committee Hearing, regarding the President's 2006 budget proposal for VA.
  
  

• James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Hearing, regarding the President's 2006 budget proposal for VA.
  
  

• Daniel Cooper, Under Secretary for Benefits, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding the important issue of survivors' benefits.
  
  

• Robert Epley, Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Policy and Program Management, before the Senate Committee on Armed Services, regarding benefits for survivors of military veterans.
  
  

• James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding his confirmation.
  
  

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2004 (108th Congress, Second Session)

• Lawrence Deyton, MD, MSPH, Chief Consultant, Public Health Strategic Health Care Group, Veterans Health Administration, before the House Committee on Government Reform, regarding medical programs for veterans with hepatitis C.
  
  

• William A. Moorman, Nominee for appointment to the U. S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding his confirmation.
  
  
• Robert Pittman, Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding his confirmation.
  
  

• Gordon H. Mansfield, Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, regarding the Department's views on the presentation of Gold Medals to Native American Code Talkers and to discuss the Department's outreach efforts to American Indian veterans.
  
  

• Gordon H. Mansfield, Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) actions taken since September 11, 2001, to improve its security and emergency preparedness, and its ability to respond to bio-terrorism attacks and other emergency situations.
  
  

• Anthony Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services (CARES).
  
  

• Robert Kolodner, MD, Acting Chief Health Informatics Officer and Deputy Chief Information Officer for Health, before the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, regarding electronic health records and the role of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) in the development, use, and sharing of this valuable technology.
  
  
• Rory Cooper, PhD, Senior Career Research Scientist and Director, Center of Excellence for Wheelchairs and Associated Rehabilitation Engineering, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding how VA's ongoing research and development intersects with the promotion of full participation in society of veterans with severe mobility impairments.
  
  
• Michael Kussman, MD, Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding collaboration between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DOD) in research and amputee care for veterans of current and past conflicts, and on VA's blind rehabilitation program.
  
  
• Nancy Strohm, Visual Impairment Services Team Coordinator, VA Medical Center, Lebanon, PA, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding VA's commitment to providing quality services to our blind and visually impaired veterans.
  
  
• Penny Schuckers, Chief, Eastern Blind Rehabilitation Center, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding VA's commitment to providing quality services to our blind and visually impaired veterans.
  
  
• Bruce Davis, Deputy Visual Impairment Services Team Coordinator, North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding VA's commitment to providing quality services to our blind and visually impaired veterans.
  
  

• Kenneth Ruyle, Acting Chief Business Officer, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, regarding the Department's revenue program and the current status of the implementation of the Patient Financial Services System.
  
  

• Scott Denniston, Director, Office of Small Business and Center for Veterans Enterprise, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee and the House Committee on Small Business, regarding Department of Veterans Affairs activities to implement the veteran and service-disabled veteran-owned small business programs as envisioned by Public Law 106-50 and 108-183.
  
  

• Anthony Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, regarding the Samaritan Initiative of 2004.
  
  

• Lawrence Biro, Director, VA Rocky Mountain Healthcare Network, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding the potential sharing agreement with DoD on the Fitzsimons campus.
  
  

• Gordon H. Mansfield, Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding a number of bills that would primarily affect Department of Veterans Affairs programs of veterans benefits and services.
  
  

• Gordon Mansfield, Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding stewardship of America's programs of veterans benefits and services.
  
  

• Ricardo Randle, Director, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office, Hartford, Connecticut, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, to discuss OneVA sharing opportunities between the Hartford VA Regional Office and the Newington Campus of the VA Connecticut Healthcare System.
  
  
• Roger Johnson, Director, Connecticut VA Healthcare System, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, to discuss mproving health care services to veterans in the State of Connecticut.
  
  
• Richard A. Sapp, Jr., Military Services Coordinator, Fort Drum, NY, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, to discuss how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) team at Fort Drum assists the Connecticut National Guard and other troops during the demobilization process.
  
  
• Fred S. Wright, MD, Associate Chief of Staff for Research, VA Connecticut Healthcare System, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, to discuss health care facilities and opportunities for improving health care for veterans in the State of Connecticut.
  
  
• Jeannette Chirico-Post, MD, Network Director, VA New England Healthcare System, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, to discuss mproving health care services to veterans in the State of Connecticut.
  
  

• Johnathan Perlin, MD, Acting Under Secretary for Health, before the House Committee on Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs' research program on Gulf War veterans' illnesses.
  
  

• Gordon Mansfield, Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding programs and services for homeless veterans.
  
  
• John Kuhn, Chief, Homeless Services, Department of Veterans Affairs New Jersey Health Care System, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding programs and services for homeless veterans.
  
  

• Gordon H. Mansfield, Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, to present the Department's views on several bills and a draft bill pertaining primarily to veteran's health care and related administrative matters.
  
  
• Marsha Tansey Four, Chair, Advisory Committee on Women Veterans, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding H.R. 3849, the Military Sexual Trauma Counseling Act of 2004, a bill which would permanently authorize VA's program to provide counseling services and care for sexual trauma.
  
  
• Robert Van Keuren, Chair, Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding H.R. 4248, the Homeless Veterans Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2004, a bill which would extend VA's authority to carry out the Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program.
  
  

• Robert J. Epley, Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Policy and Program Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Benefits, to present the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs on several bills of great interest to our Nation's veterans
  
  

• Michael Kussman, MD, Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, regarding the Department's research into Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, and Parkinson's disease.
  
  

• Jose Coronado, Director, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding veterans' health care in the Texas Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN 17) Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN 17).
  
  

• Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Departments of Veterans' Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies hearing regarding the President's Fiscal Year 2005 budget proposal for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  

• Pamela Iovino, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Legislative Affairs, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding her confirmation as Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Legislative Affairs.
  
  
• Robert Davis, Nominee for appointment to the U. S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding his confirmation.
  
  
• Dorcas R. Hardy, Chairman, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Task Force, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Benefits, regarding the findings and recommendations of the 2004 Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Task Force.
  
  

• Frances M. Murphy, MD, Deputy Under Secretary for Health Policy Coordination, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, regarding Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) procedures for background checks and credentialing of its health care providers.
  
  
• Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Departments of Veterans' Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies hearing regarding the President's Fiscal Year 2005 budget proposal for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  

• Jonathan Perlin, Deputy Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs' Transitional Pharmacy Benefit Program.
  
  

• Charleen Szabo, Acting Network Director, VA Stars & Stripes Healthcare Network, before a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing in Erie, Pennsylvania, regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs' long history of supporting small business and particularly minority-owned small businesses in the Department's acquisition program.
  
  

• Elwood Headley, MD, Network Director, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 8, before a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee field hearing at Bay Pines, regarding veterans' health care in Florida
  
  
• Smith Jenkins, Director, VA Medical Center, Bay Pines, Florida before a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee field hearing at Bay Pines, regarding the state of health care at the Bay Pines facility.
  
  
• William H. Campbell, Assistant Secretary for Management, before a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee field hearing at Bay Pines, regarding veterans' health care in Florida.
  
  

• Robert N. McFarland, Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs' information technology program.
  
  

• Charleen Szabo, Acting Network Director, VA Stars & Stripes Healthcare Network, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding VISN 4's ongoing efforts with regard to CARES.
  
  

• Robert H. Roswell, MD, Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding the care of veterans who may be suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a consequence of their exposure to the hardships of deployment and the rigors of combat.
  
  

• Robert H. Roswell, M.D., Under Secretary for Health, before the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to discuss the Department's ongoing efforts with regard to CARES.
  
  
• Everett Alvarez, Jr., CARES Commission Chairman, before the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs, to present the Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services Commission's Report.
  
  

• Michael J. Kussman, MD, Deputy Chief Patient Care Services Officer, before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Total Force, regarding a seamless transition for separating service members from the Department of Defense health care system to the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system.
  
  
• Susan Mather, Chief Public Health and Environmental Hazards Officer, before the Senate Committee on Armed Services, regarding programs in the Veterans Health Administration, addressing military sexual trauma.
  
  

• Scott Denniston, Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, before the House Small Business Committee, regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs' long history of supporting small business and particularly minority-owned small businesses in the Department's acquisition program.
  
  

• Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before a House Budget Committee hearing regarding the President's Fiscal Year 2005 budget proposal for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  

• Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing regarding the President's Fiscal Year 2005 budget proposal for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  

• Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before a House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing regarding the President's Fiscal Year 2005 budget proposal for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  

• Robert H. Roswell, Under Secretary for Health, Veterans Health Administration, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding continued enhancement of VA's long-term care programs.
  
  

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2003 (108th Congress, First Session)

• Frances Murphy, MD, Deputy Under Secretary for Health Policy Coordination, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, regarding the progress being made by the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to share health information and to develop a veteran-centric, seamless electronic health record.
  
  

• Robert McFarland, Nominee for Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding his confirmation.
  
  

• Robert Roswell, M.D., Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding legislative proposals that will greatly enhance VA's ability to recruit and retain the highest quality physicians, dentists, and nurses to care for the Nation's veterans.
  
  

• Robert H. Roswell, MD, Under Secretary for Health, Veterans Health Administration, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding the VA's efforts toward a seamless transition for returning service members.
  
  

• William H. Campbell, Assistant Secretary for Management, before the House Government Reform Subcommittee on Civil Service and Agency Organization, regarding human capital succession planning.
  
  

• Mary C. Raymer, RN, Nursing Education Program Manager, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigation, regarding the impact of the nursing workforce shortage on the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  
• Sandra K. Janzen, RN, Associate Chief of Staff/Nursing, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigation, regarding the Magnet Nursing Services Recognition Program and how Magnet credentialing may improve recruitment and retention associated with the nursing shortage in Department of Veterans Affairs facilities.
  
  
• Cathy Rick, RN, Chief Nursing Officer, Veterans Health Administration, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigation, regarding the impact of the national nursing shortage on the Veterans Health Administration.
  
  

• Robert H. Roswell, MD, Under Secretary for Health, Veterans Health Administration, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding the Administration's views.
  
  

• Thomas Lastowka, Director, Philadelphia VA Regional Office and Insurance Center, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Benefits, regarding life insurance programs that are supervised and administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  

• Anthony Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding a proposal to limit disability compensation eligibility to veterans with disabilities directly related to the performance of duty. Note: Only oral testimony was given.
  
  

• Anthony Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding the process that produced VA's Draft National CARES (Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced Services) Plan.
  
  

• Tim McClain, General Counsel, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding the Administration's views on six bills that pertain primarily to the veterans health-care system.
  
  

• Ronald Henke, Director, Compensation and Pension Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Benefits, regarding the Fiduciary Program in the Veterans Benefits Administration.
  
  

• Robert H. Roswell, MD, Under Secretary for Health, Veterans Health Administration, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding the Administration's views on H.R. 1585, a bill to establish an office to oversee research compliance and assurance within the Veterans Health Administration.
  
  

• Daniel L. Cooper, Under Secretary for Benefits, Veterans Benefits Administration, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding veterans benefits legislation being considered by the 108th Congress.
  
  

• Jonathan B. Perlin, MD, PhD, Deputy Under Secretary for Health, Veterans Health Administration, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigation, regarding pre- and post-deployment health issues, and VA's role in the care of veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
  
  

• Robert H. Roswell, MD, Under Secretary for Health, Veterans Health Administration, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigation, regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs' human research participant protection program.
  
  

• Leo Mackay, Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding the recommendations in the Final Report issued by the "President's Task Force to Improve Health Care Delivery For Our Nation's Veterans".
  
  
• William H. Campbell, Assistant Secretary for Management and Chief Financial Officer, before the House Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Efficiency and Financial Management, regarding VA's implementation of the strategies for debt collection found in the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996.
  
  

• James P. Bagian, MD, Director, National Center for Patient Safety, before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Senate Committee on Government Reform, regarding patient safety.
  
  
• Robert Epley, Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Policy and Program Management, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Benefits, regarding several legislative items of interest to veterans.
  
  
• Robert H. Roswell, MD, Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, to discuss construction needs of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and VA's views.
  
  

• Leo S. Mackay Jr., PhD, Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding stewardship of America's programs of veterans benefits and services.
  
  

• Mark Catlett, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management, before the House Government Reform Committee, regarding new legislation for federal agencies to enter into public-private partnership arrangements and federal real property management.
  
  

• Robert H. Roswell, MD, Under Secretary for Health before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding VA's long-term care programs and issues related to the GAO report " VA Long-Term Care: Service Gaps and Facility Restrictions Limit Veterans' Access to Non institutional Care".
  
  

• Anthony Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Field Hearing, in Philadelphia, regarding burial in a national cemetery.
  
  

• Stephen A. Meskin, Ph.D., Chief Actuary, Department of Veterans Affairs, before the House Government Reform Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations, and the Census, regarding the Department's support for the Census Bureau's American Community Survey program.
  
  

• Richard J. Griffin, Inspector General, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding the Office of Inspector General's efforts to identify and eliminate fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  

• Leo Mackay, Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, regarding the Department's revenue program.
  
  

• Dr. Leo S. MacKay, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding VA's programs and services for homeless veterans.
  
  
• Ned L. Cooney, Ph.D., Director of Mental Health and Substance Abuse at the Newington Campus of the VA Connecticut Healthcare System, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding the daily challenge of promoting recovery for homeless veterans with substance use disorders.
  
  

• Leo Mackay, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Benefits, to present the Department's views on three measures affecting Department of Veterans Affairs education and vocational rehabilitation programs and small-business opportunities for veterans - H.R. 1460, H.R. 1716, H.R. 1712.
  
  

• Robert H. Roswell, MD, Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, regarding VA's progress in developing a medical education and training program on the medical responses to the consequences of terrorist activity.
  
  
• Daniel L. Cooper, Under Secretary for Benefits, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Benefits, regarding several bills of great interest to veterans.
  
  
• Nelda P. Wray, MD, MPH, Chief Research and Development Officer, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs medical and prosthetic research program.
  
  

• Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Statement for the Record submitted to the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Benefits in association with a hearing on the U.S. Department of Education-Department of Defense Troops to Teachers program.
  
  

• Daniel L. Cooper, Under Secretary for Benefits, before the Senate Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee, regarding Section 636 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2003 and DoD's own adjudication process.
  
  
• Robert H. Roswell, MD, Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding PL 107-287 and VA-DoD efforts to coordinate force protection in the active duty military.
  
  

• Anthony Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the House Appropriations' Subcommittee on the Departments of Veterans' Affairs and Housing and Urban Development and Independent Agencies, regarding the President's 2004 budget proposal for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  
• Gail Wilensky, PhD, Co-Chair, President's Task Force to Improve Health Care Delivery for Our Nation's Veterans, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding recommendations focusing on changing the VA health care funding process, and increasing VA-DoD cooperation.
  
  

• Robert H. Roswell, MD, Under Secretary for Health before the Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations regarding "Protecting the Health of Deployed Forces: Lessons Learned from the Persian Gulf War".
  
  

• Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding whether VA should provide veterans with pharmaceuticals prescribed by physicians or other health-care professionals who have no affiliation with VA.
  
  

• Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Departments of Veterans' Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies hearing regarding the President's Fiscal Year 2004 budget proposal for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  

• Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing regarding the President's Fiscal Year 2004 budget proposal for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  

• Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before a House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing regarding the President's Fiscal Year 2004 budget proposal for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  

• Robert H. Roswell, MD, Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans Affairs Committee regarding the challenges facing the VA in meeting the current demand for VA health care services.
  
  

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