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VAOIG Statements to Congress:
Statement of Michael L. Shepherd, M.D., Senior Physician, Office of Healthcare Inspections, Office of Inspector General, Department of Veterans' Affairs Before the Subcommittee on Health Committee on Veterans' Affairs, United States House of Representatives Hearing on Charting the VA's Progress on Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Our Veterans: Discussion of Funding, Mental Health Strategic Plan, and the Uniform Mental Health Services Handbook, April 30, 2009
4/30/2009 | View Statement/Testimony (PDF)
Office of Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs Statement before the Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Committee on Appropriations United States House of Representatives Hearing on Department of Veteran Affairs Challenges, March 12, 2009
3/12/2009 | View Statement/Testimony (PDF)
Statement of Belinda J. Finn, Assistant Inspector General for Auditing, Office of Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs Before the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee on Veterans' Affairs, United States House of Representatives Hearing on Document Tampering and Mishandling at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
3/3/2009 | View Statement/Testimony (PDF)
Statement of Jerome E. Herbers, Jr., M.D., Associate Director, Medical Assessment & Consultation, Office of Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs, before the Social Security Administration on Compassionate Allowance Outreach Hearing on Brain Injuries, November 18, 2008
11/18/2008 | View Statement/Testimony (PDF)
Statement of John D. Daigh, Jr., M.D., CPA, Assistant Inspector General for Healthcare Inspections, Office of Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs, before Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, United States House of Representatives, Hearing on "Why does the VA continue to give suicide-inducing drug to veterans with PTSD", July 9, 2008
7/9/2008 | View Statement/Testimony (PDF)
Statement of Michael Shepherd, M.D., Senior Physician, Office of Healthcare Inspections, Office of Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs, before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, United States House of Representatives, Hearing on Veterans' Suicides, May 6, 2008
5/6/2008 | View Statement/Testimony (PDF)
Statement of the Office of Inspector General before Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, United States House of Representatives, Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2009 Budget for the Office of Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs, February 27, 2008
2/27/2008 | View Statement/Testimony (PDF)
Statement of Jon A. Wooditch, Deputy Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs, before Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, United States House of Representatives, Hearing on the FY 2009 Budget for the Office of Inspector General, February 13, 2008
2/13/2008 | View Statement/Testimony (PDF)
Statement of John D. Daigh, Jr., M.D., CPA, Assistant Inspector General for Healthcare Inspections, Office of Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs, before Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, United States House of Representatives, hearing on VA Credentialing and Privileging: A Patient Safety Issue, January 29, 2008
1/29/2008 | View Statement/Testimony (PDF)
Statement of Belinda J. Finn, Assistant Inspector General for Auditing, Office of Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs, before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, United States House of Representatives, Hearing on Veterans Health Administration's Outpatient Waiting Times, December 12, 2007
12/12/2007 | View Statement/Testimony (PDF)
Statement of Michael Shepherd, M.D., Physician, Office of Healthcare Inspections, Office of Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs, before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, United States House of Representatives, Hearing on Stopping Suicides: Mental Health Challenges within the Department of Veterans Affairs, December 12, 2007
12/12/2007 | View Statement/Testimony (PDF)
Statement of Mr. Jon A. Wooditch, Deputy Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs, before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, United States House of Representatives, Hearing on Disability Claims Ratings and Benefits Disparities Within the Veterans Benefits Administration, October 16, 2007
10/16/2007 | View Statement/Testimony (PDF)
Statement of Michael Shepherd, M.D. ,Physician, Office of Healthcare Inspections, Office of Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs, before the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate, Hearing on the Department of Veterans Affairs Implementation of Suicide Prevention Initiatives from the Mental Health Strategic Plan, October 3, 2007
10/3/2007 | View Statement/Testimony (PDF)
Statement of Larry M. Reinkemeyer, Director, Kansas City Audit Operations Division, Office of Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs, before the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate, Hearing on Audit of the Veterans Health Administration's Outpatient Waiting Times, October 3, 2007
10/3/2007 | View Statement/Testimony (PDF)
Statement of Michael Shepherd, M.D., Physician, Office of Healthcare Inspections, Office of Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs, before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, United States Senate, field hearing on Health Care for Veterans on Maui Wailuku, Hawaii, August 23, 2007
8/23/2007 | View Statement/Testimony (PDF)
Statement of Julie Watrous, R.N., Regional Director, Office of Healthcare Inspections, Office of Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs, before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, United States Senate, field hearing on Health Care for Veterans on Maui Wailuku, Hawaii, August 21, 2007
8/21/2007 | View Statement/Testimony (PDF)
Statement of Belinda J. Finn, Assistant Inspector General for Auditing, Office of Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs, before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, United States House of Representatives, Hearing on VA Internal Contracting Oversight Deficiencies, June 27, 2007
6/27/2007 | View Statement/Testimony (PDF)
Statement of Dr. John D. Daigh Jr., M.D., CPA, Assistant Inspector General for Healthcare Inspections, Office of the Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs, before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, United States House of Representatives, on Quality of Care Issues at W.G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center in Salisbury, North Carolina , April 19, 2007
4/19/2007 | View Statement/Testimony (PDF)
Statement of Maureen Regan, Counselor to the Inspector General, Office of Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs, before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, United States House of Representatives, Hearing on Information Security Management at the Department of Veterans Affairs - Current Effectiveness and Need for Cultural Change, February 28, 2007
2/28/2007 | View Statement/Testimony (PDF)
Statement of the Honorable George J. Opfer, Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs, Before Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, United States House of Representatives, Hearing on the Oversight Efforts of the VA Office of Inspector General: Issues, Problems, and Best Practices at the Department of Veterans Affairs, February 15, 2007
2/15/2007 | View Statement/Testimony (PDF)
Statement of George J. Opfer, Inspector General Department of Veterans Affairs, before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, United States Senate, July 20, 2006
7/20/2006 | View Statement/Testimony (PDF)
Statement of Michael L. Staley, Assistant Inspector General for Auditing, Office of Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs, before the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs and the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, United States House of Representatives, Hearing on Veterans Benefits Administration Data Security, June 20, 2006
6/20/2006 | View Statement/Testimony (PDF)
Statement of Dr. John D. Daigh Jr., M.D., CPA, Assistant Inspector General for Healthcare Inspections, Office of the Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs, before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Veterans Affairs, United States House of Representatives, on Patient Safety Issues at the Department of Veterans Affairs, June 15, 2006
6/15/2006 | View Statement/Testimony (PDF)
Statement of Michael L. Staley, Assistant Inspector General for Auditing, Office of Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs, before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, United States House of Representatives, June 14, 2006
6/14/2006 | View Statement/Testimony (PDF)
Statement of George J. Opfer, Inspector General Department of Veterans Affairs, before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, hearing, May 25, 2006
5/25/2006 | View Statement/Testimony (PDF)
Statement of George J. Opfer, Inspector General Department of Veterans Affairs, before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs United States House of Representatives, hearing on May 25, 2006
5/25/2006 | View Statement/Testimony (PDF)
Statement of Jon A. Wooditch, Acting Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs, before the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, United States House of Representatives, Hearing on Variances in Disability Compensation Claims Decisions, October 20, 2005
10/20/2005 | View Statement/Testimony (PDF)
Statement of the Honorable Richard J. Griffin, Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs, Submitted for the Record to the Committee on the Budget, United States House of Representatives, Hearing on Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Mandatory Spending Programs Administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, July 9, 2003
7/9/2003 | View Statement/Testimony (PDF)
Statement of the Honorable Richard J. Griffin, Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs, before the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, United States House of Representatives, Hearing on Past and Present Efforts to Identify and Eliminate Fraud, Waste, Abuse, and Mismanagement in Programs Administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, May 8, 2003
5/8/2003 | View Statement/Testimony (PDF)
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