Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Terry Everett of Alabama opens the hearing, while Ranking Democratic Member Corrine Brown of Florida prepares her opening statement.

VA Inspector General Richard J. Griffin, center, testifies to the panel, flanked by Shelby Hallmark, left, the Department of Labor’s Deputy Director, Office of Worker’s Compensation Programs; and Michael G. Sullivan, VA’s Assistant Inspector General for Audits.

The second panel featured directors of two VA Veterans Integrated Service Networks, Smith Jenkins Jr., left, of VISN 22 (Southern California and Nevada), and Frederick Malphurs of VISN 2 (Upstate New York).