WITNESS LIST
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS
HEARING ON VA IT INFRASTRUCTURE REORGANIZATION AND THE ROLE OF THE CIO

Wednesday, September 14, 2005, 10:00 a.m.
334 Cannon House Office Building

Statement of The Honorable Steve Buyer

Panel 1

Mr. Jeff Seifert
Analyst in Information, Science and Technology Policy
Resources, Science, and Industry Division
Congressional Research Service
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Ms. Linda Koontz
Director, Information Management Issues
U.S. Government Accountability Office
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Mr. Michael L. Pedersen
Managing Vice President
Gartner Consulting
(Prepared Testimony | PDF)

Panel 2

Honorable Gordon H. Mansfield
Deputy Secretary
Department of Veterans Affairs
(Prepared Testimony | PDF| Answers to Post Hearing Questions)

Accompanied by:

Honorable Daniel L. Cooper
Under Secretary for Benefits
Veterans Benefits Administration

And

Honorable Jonathan B. Perlin
Under Secretary for Health
Veterans Health Administration

Richard A. Wannemacher, Jr.
Acting Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs
National Cemetery Administration

Honorable Robert N. McFarland
Assistant Secretary for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer
Department of Veterans Affairs

Pedro Cadenas
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cyber and Information Security
Department of Veterans Affairs