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WITNESS LIST

SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND INVESTIGATIONS

HEARING ON YEAR 2000 READINESS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Thursday, October 28, 1999, 10:00 a.m.

Room 334, Cannon House Office Building

Panel 1

Joel C. Willemssen
Director, Civil Agencies Information Systems
Accounting and Information Management Division
General Accounting Office

Accompanied by:

Helen Lew
Assistant Director, Civil Agencies Information Systems
Accounting and Information Management Division
General Accounting Office

Panel 2

William K. Hubbard
Senior Associate Commissioner for Policy, Planning and Legislation
Food And Drug Administration

Accompanied by:

Thomas B. Shope, Ph.D.
Special Assistant to the Director, Office of Science and Technology
Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Food And Drug Administration

Panel 3

The Honorable Hershel W. Gober
Deputy Secretary Of Veterans Affairs
Department of Veterans Affairs

Accompanied by:

Harold F. Gracey, Jr.
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information Technology
Department of Veterans Affairs

Ernesto D. Castro
VA Year 2000 Program Manager
Department of Veterans Affairs

Leonard R. Bourget
Director
IT Policy and Planning Staff, Chief Information Office
Veterans Health Administration
Department of Veterans Affairs

Sally L. Wallace
Director, Systems Development Staff and Year 2000 Progam Manager
Veterans Benefits Administration
Department of Veterans Affairs

Mark Durocher
Director, Information Systems Service
National Cemetery Administration
Department of Veterans Affairs