Archive: VA Testimony before Congressional Committees

2002 (107th Congress, Second Session)

• Vincent Barile, Deputy Under Secretary, National Cemetery Administration, before a House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing regarding the three reports to Congress that the National Cemetery Administration completed in response to the requirements of Section 613 of Public Law 106-117, the Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act.
  
  

• Robert J. Epley, Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Policy and Program Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, before the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, regarding the efforts of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide health care information and benefits to veterans who participated in biological and chemical agents testing conducted by the U.S. Army's Deseret Test Center. These tests, known as Project 112, included Project SHAD.
  
  

• Jonathan B. Perlin, Deputy Under Secretary for Health, Veterans Benefits Administration, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding the activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide services to veterans who participated in biological and chemical agents testing conducted by the U.S. Army's Deseret Test Center. These tests, known as Project 112, included Project SHAD.
  
  

• Margaret Seaver, MD, Medical Director, Women Veterans Health Center, VA Boston Health Care System, Under Secretary of Health, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health regarding the status of women veterans health care in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Testimony was also provided by VACO officials and field witnesses.
  
  
• Robert Roswell, MD, Under Secretary of Health, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health regarding the status of women veterans health care in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Testimony was also provided by VACO officials and field witnesses.
  
  
• Irene Trowell-Harris, RN, EdD, Director, Center for Women Veterans, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health regarding the status of women veterans health care in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Testimony was also provided by VACO officials and field witnesses.
  
  
• Carole L. Turner, RN, MN, Director, Women Veterans Health Program, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health regarding the status of women veterans health care in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Testimony was also provided by VACO officials and field witnesses.
  
  
• Mary Antoinette (Toni) Lawrie, RN, Manager, Women Veterans Program, Bay Pines VAMC, Florida and VISN 8 Lead Women Veterans Program Manager, Under Secretary of Health, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health regarding the status of women veterans health care in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Testimony was also provided by VACO officials and field witnesses.
  
  

• Dr. John A. Gauss, Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigation, regarding the progress the Department has made in strengthening its Information Technology programs.
  
  

• Robert H. Roswell, MD, Under Secretary for Health, Veterans Health Administration, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigation, regarding Department of Veterans Affairs research issues, including the technology transfer program, non-profit research and educational foundations, and human subject protections.
  
  

• Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding programs and services for homeless veterans.
  
  

• Miklos Losonczy, MD, PhD, Co-Chair, Committee on Care of Veterans with Serious Mental Illness, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding mental health services for veterans.
  
  
• Robert H. Roswell, MD, Under Secretary for Health, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, regarding mental health services for veterans.
  
  

• John E. Ogden, Chief Consultant for Pharmacy Benefits Management before a Boston field hearing of the House Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations regarding significant accomplishments that the Department of Veterans Affairs has made towards effective and efficient management of pharmaceuticals.
  
  
• William A. Conte, Director, Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Administration Medical Center, Bedford, Massachussetts before a Boston field hearing of the House Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations regarding lessons learned by VA in providing effective and efficient management of pharmaceuticals.
  
  

• Robert J. Epley, Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Policy and Program Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Benefits, regarding delivery of transition services and benefits to military members.
  
  

• Robert H. Roswell, MD, Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Benefits, regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs' continuing delivery of services and benefits to our military members.
  
  

• Daniel L. Cooper, Under Secretary for Benefits, before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee regarding the efforts of VA to provide health care information and support to veterans who were exposed to environmental hazards during military service.
  
  

• Stephen Klotz, MD, Staff Physician, VA Medical Center, Tucson, Arizona before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding the managerial structure in the VA.
  
  
• Robert H. Roswell, MD, Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding actions taken to correct environmental concerns at the Kansas City VAMC.
  
  
• Kent D. Hill, Director, Kansas City VAMC, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding specific plans and accomplishments in correcting the environmental deficiencies at the Kansas City VAMC.
  
  
• Sharon A. Grewe, Patient Advocate, Kansas City VA Medical Center, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding the Kansas City VAMC.
  
  

• Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding health care for Filipino veterans.
  
  

• Daniel L. Cooper, Under Secretary for Benefits, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Benefits, regarding the status of the Department's implementation of the VA Claims Processing Task Force's recommendations and to explore the potential for expanded partnerships with the Veterans Service Organizations.
  
  

• Robert Roswell, MD, May 16, 2002 - , Under Secretary of Health, before the Subcommittee on Health and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs regarding non-profit research corporations and educational foundations and the Department of Veterans Affairs Human Studies Protection Program.
  
  

• Robert Roswell, MD, Under Secretary of Health, before the House Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations regarding the status of the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA) model.
  
  

• Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing regarding the merger of VISNs 13 and 14 into VISN 23 and what that merger means for the future of VA health care for all affected veterans.
  
  

• Tim S. McClain, General Counsel, before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee regarding a number of legislative items of interest to veterans.
  
  

• Robert Roswell, MD, Under Secretary of Health, before the House Veterans Affairs Committee regarding the status of the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA) model.
  
  

• Thomas McClure, Coordinator, VA Medical Care Foster Home Program, before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee regarding the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System Medical Care Foster Home Project. Testimony was also provided on VA-specific programs by field witnesses.
  
  
• Robert Roswell, MD, Under Secretary of Health, before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee regarding non-institutional alternatives to long-term care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Testimony was also provided on VA-specific programs by field witnesses.
  
  
• Gladys Dickerson, Nurse Manager/Coordinator, Home Based Primary Care, before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee regarding the North Texas Health Care Systems Home Based Primary Care. Testimony was also provided on VA-specific programs by field witnesses.
  
  
• Jennifer Moye, Under Secretary of Health, before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee regarding non-institutional alternatives to long-term care provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Testimony was also provided on VA-specific programs by field witnesses.
  
  

• Mark Catlett, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding H.R. 4514 entitled, the "Veterans' Major Medical Facilities Construction Act of 2002."
  
  

• Daniel L. Cooper, Under Secretary for Benefits, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Benefits, regarding several legislative items of interest to the Department of Veterans Affairs, pertaining to benefits for veterans and their families.
  
  

• Dr. Leo S. MacKay, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding H.R. 3254, the "Medical Education for National Defense in the 21st Century Act" and H.R. 3253, the "National Medical Emergency Preparedness Act of 2001."
  
  

• Daniel L. Cooper, designee for nomination as Under Secretary of Veterans Benefits, before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee regarding his confirmation as Under Secretary of Veterans Benefits of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  
• Robert Roswell, MD, designee for nomination as Under Secretary of Health, before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee regarding his confirmation as Under Secretary of Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  

• Dr. John A. Gauss, Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigation, regarding the progress the Department has made in strengthening its Information Technology program.
  
  

• James P. Bagian, MD, Director, National Center for Patient Safety, before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health regarding the significant challenge of improving the safety of health care delivery and particularly the approach that VA is taking to address this problem.
  
  
• Dr. Leo S. MacKay, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel and the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health regarding the status of coordinating health care resources between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DOD).
  
  

• Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing regarding the President's Fiscal Year 2003 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 2003 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 2003 budget proposal for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  

• Frances Murphy, MD, MPH, Deputy Under Secretary for Health, Veterans Health Administration, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding changes in VA health care and benefits assistance for veterans based upon ten years of experience helping Gulf War veterans.
  
  
• John R. Feussner, MD, Chief Research and Development Officer, Veterans Health Administration, Before the National Security, Veterans Affairs and International Relations Subcommittee, of the House Committee on Government Reform, regarding the current status of the federal research program on Gulf War veterans' illnesses.
  
  

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2001 (107th Congress, First Session)

• Vincent Barile, Deputy Under Secretary for Management, National Cemetery Administration, before the House Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation, and Public Lands, regarding H.R. 2748, also known as the "National War Permanent Tribute Historical Database Act."
  
  

• Frances Murphy, MD, MPH, Deputy Under Secretary for Health, Veterans Health Administration, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigation, regarding VA's role in educating health care professionals to diagnose and treat casualties of terrorist attacks involving chemical, biological, and radiologic agents.
  
  

• Daniel L. Cooper, Chairman of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs' Claims Processing Task Force, before the House Veterans Affairs Committee, regarding the veterans' claims backlog and the time necessary to adjudicate each individual claim.
  
  

• Julius M. Williams, Jr., Director, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Service, before the House Veterans Affairs Committee, regarding the status of VA's Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment program for service disabled veterans.
  
  

• Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing regarding VA's preparedness to perform its missions under the conditions of military conflict abroad and terrorist attacks at home.
  
  

• Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before a House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing regarding VA's preparedness to respond to DoD contingencies and National emergencies.
  
  

• Dr. Leo S. MacKay, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the House Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management, and Intergovernmental Relations regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs' implementation of the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996.
  
  

• Anatolij Kushnir, Director, Office of Asset Enterprise Management, before the House Government Reform Subcommittee on Technology and Procurement Policy, regarding public/private partnerships.
  
  

• Frances Murphy, MD, MPH, Deputy Under Secretary for Health, Veterans Health Administration, before the House Veterans Affairs Committee, regarding H.R. 2716, the "Homeless Veterans Assistance Act of 2001," a bill which would enhance existing VA programs for homeless veterans.
  
  
• Thomas L. Garthwaite, MD, Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigation, regarding the progress, challenges, and future direction of the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration's revenue program.
  
  
• Ms. Karen Sagar, MCCF Director of the Martinsburg VA Medical Center, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigation, regarding the progress, challenges, and future direction of the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration's revenue program.
  
  

• Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding H. R. 2792, the "Disabled Veterans Service Dog and Health Care Improvement Act of 2001.''
  
  

• Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before a the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigation, regarding the quality of care and management issues at the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center.
  
  
• Robert H. Sabin, Director Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center, before a the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigation, regarding the quality of care and management issues at the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center.
  
  
• Linda Belton, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 11, before a the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigation, regarding the quality of care and management issues at the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center.
  
  
• Michael W. Murphy, Ph.D., Director, VA Northern Indiana Health Care System, before a the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigation, regarding the quality of care and management issues at the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center.
  
  
• Jeffrey M. Alger, Director, Indianapolis Regional Office, before a the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigation, regarding the quality of care and management issues at the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center.
  
  

• Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing regarding the significant accomplishments that the Department of Veterans Affairs has made since 1988 towards effective and efficient management of pharmaceuticals.
  
  

• Thomas L. Garthwaite, MD, Under Secretary for Health, before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, to present the Department's views on different bills being considered by the Committee.
  
  

• Dr. Leo S. MacKay, Jr., Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs regarding legislative items of great interest to veterans.
  
  

• Thomas L. Garthwaite, MD, Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding health services for veterans across a continuum of care, from intensive inpatient mental health units for acutely ill persons to residential care settings, outpatient clinics, Day Hospital and Day Treatment programs, and intensive community care management programs.
  
  

• Arthur S. Hamerschlag, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Veterans Health Administration, before the House Committee on Small Business, regarding a review of direct government competition with private sector small businessess.
  
  

• Mary C. Raymer, RN, MA, VA Medical Center Salem Virginia, before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, regarding the VA Cadet Program.
  
  
• Frances Murphy, MD, MPH, Deputy Undersecretary for Health, before the House Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs and International Relations, regarding the VA programs for hepatitis C screening, treatment, and prevention.
  
  
• Thomas L. Garthwaite, MD, Under Secretary for Health, before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, regarding the VA's nurse staffing situation and the looming crisis in nursing.
  
  
• Sandra K. Janzen, MS, RN, Associate Chief of Staff/Nursing, James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, regarding environmental characteristics that support professional nursing.
  
  
• Robert Petzel, MD, Network Director, VA Upper Midwest Health Care Network, before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, regarding the VA's nursing workforce strategies.
  
  

• Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Benefits, regarding HR 1291, the "21st Century Montgomery GI Bill Enhancement Act," which would increase the educational assistance allowance payable under the Montgomery GI Bill.
  
  

• Maureen Patricia Cragin, designee for nomination as Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs, before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee regarding her confirmation as Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  
• Dr. Leo S. MacKay, Jr., designee for nomination as Deputy Secretary, before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee regarding his confirmation as Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  
• Gordon H. Mansfield, designee for nomination as Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Legislative Affairs, before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee regarding his confirmation as Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Legislative Affairs of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  
• Robin L. Higgins, designee for nomination as Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs, before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee regarding her confirmation as Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Memorial Affairs of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  
• Dr. Jacob (Jake) Lozada, designee for nomination as Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration, before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee regarding his confirmation as Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  

• Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs, Housing and Urban Affairs, and Independent Agencies, regarding the President's Fiscal Year 2002 budget proposal for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  

• Susan H. Mather, MD, MPH, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the House Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs and International Relations, regarding the significant progress that VA has made pursuant to GAO's October 1999 report concerning management of chemical and biological medical supplies.
  
  

• Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs, Housing and Urban Affairs, and Independent Agencies, regarding the President's Fiscal Year 2002 budget proposal for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  

• Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigation, regarding VA's Information Technology program and specifically VA's integrated systems architecture, VETSNET, our information security posture, and the Veterans Health Administration's Decision Support System.
  
  
• Tim S. McClain, designee for nomination as General Counsel, before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee regarding his confirmation as General Counsel of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  

• Thomas L. Garthwaite, MD, Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding VA-DOD Health Care Sharing.
  
  

• Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Benefits, regarding HR 801, the "Veterans' Opportunities Act of 2001" and the Pilot Program for VA Guaranteed Loans for Multifamily Transitional Housing for Homeless Veterans.
  
  

• Anthony J. Principi, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing regarding the President's Fiscal Year 2002 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 2002 budget proposal for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  

• Anthony J. Principi, Designee for Nomination as Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee regarding his confirmation as Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
  
  

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2000 (106th Congress, Second Session)

• John R. Feussner, MD, Chief Research and Development Officer, Veterans Health Administration, before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, regarding the status of the current Federal research program on Gulf War veterans' illnesses.
  
  
• Robert G. Claypool, MD, Executive Director, Persian Gulf and Military and Veterans Health Coordinating Boards, before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, regarding the recent Institute of Medicine report on Gulf War Health.
  
  

• Frances Murphy, MD, MPH, Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Health, Veterans Health Administration, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding the Veterans Health Administration's policy on provision of chiropractic services for veterans.
  
  

• Thomas L. Garthwaite, MD, Under Secretary for Health. before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigation, regarding the VA Medical and Prosthetic Research and Development program and, in particular, protection of human subjects of research in the Veterans Health Administration.
  
  

• Veterans Benefits Administration, Departmental Views. The Department of Veterans Affairs submitted a Statement for the Record, before the House Veterans Affairs Benefits Subcommittee, regarding the Department's views on the joint efforts of government, business, industry and private entities to assist service members and veterans in the military skills documentation and civilian conversion process.
  
  
• John R. Feussner, MD, Chief Research and Development Officer, Veterans Health Administration, before the House Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations, regarding the status of the current federal research program on Gulf War veterans' illnesses.
  
  

• Robert P. Bubniak, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology. before the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigation, regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs' Information Technology programs.
  
  

• James P. Bagian, MD, Director, National Center for Patient Safety. Testimony presented for incorporation into a hearing record of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigation, regarding ongoing activities and initiatives of the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure the provision of consistent, high quality and safe care to patient. [Note: All witnesses were requested to submit testimony for the record, but no oral testimony was presented.]
  
  

• Edward A. Powell, Jr., Assistant Secretary for Financial Management and Chief Financial Officer, before a hearing of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs pharmaceutical procurement policy and issues regarding a pilot project to authorize the Special Agents Mutual Benefit Association access to the Federal Supply Schedule for pharmaceuticals.
  
  

• Joseph Thompson, Under Secretary for Benefits, before the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, regarding veterans benefits legislation.
  
  

• Richard Rosenquist, MD, Director, Pain Management Clinic, VA Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa before the Senate Special Committee on Aging, regarding ongoing activities with regard to end of life, pain management initiatives.
  
  

• Joseph Thompson, Under Secretary for Benefits, before the House Veterans Affairs Benefits Subcommittee, regarding HR 3256, the "Veterans' Right to Know Act."
  
  
• Thomas V. Holohan, MD, Chief Patient Care Services Officer, before the House Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, And International Relations, regarding issues of Hepatitis C (HCV) in the veteran population receiving care through the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  

• Thomas L. Garthwaite, MD, Acting Under Secretary for Health, before the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, regarding the progress and challenges in the continuing transformation of the Veterans Health Administration.
  
  

• Joan Furey, Director, Center for Women Veterans, before a hearing of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, regarding services in the VA for women veterans.
  
  
• Edward A. Powell, Jr., Assistant Secretary for Financial Management and Chief Financial Officer, before a hearing of the House Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology, regarding VA's implementation of the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996.
  
  

• Michael W. Murphy, Ph.D., Director, VA Northern Indiana Health Care System, VISN 11, Veterans Health Administration, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, regarding the VA Northern Indiana Health Care System.
  
  
• Alan M. Mellow, MD, PhD, Director, Mental Health Service Line, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 11, Veterans Health Administration, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, regarding the Mental Health Service Line in VISN 11 and as it relates to the VA Northern Indiana Healthcare System.
  
  
• Linda Belton, Director, Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 11, Veterans Health Administration, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, regarding VISN 11 and the VA Northern Indiana Healthcare System.
  
  

• Gary J. Krump, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Materiel Management, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, regarding the implementation of the Memorandum of Agreement between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense for the procurement of health care related commodities.
  
  

• John E. Ogden, M.S., Chief Consultant for Pharmacy Benefits Management, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, regarding VA's Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy Program.
  
  

• Thomas L. Garthwaite, MD, Deputy Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding VA-DOD Health Care Sharing.
  
  

• Harold F. Gracey, Jr., Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs' Information Technology programs.
  
  

• Nora Egan, Deputy Under Secretary For Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, before the House Veterans Affairs Benefits Subcommittee, to provide the VA's views
  
  
• Gary A. Roselle, MD, Program Director for Infectious Diseases, Veterans Health Administration, before the House Veterans Affairs Benefits Subcommittee, to provide data regarding veterans testing positive for hepatitis C in the Veterans Health Administration.
  
  

• Kenneth Clark, Chief Network Officer of the Veterans Health Administration, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding the recruitment, retention, and compensation of health care professionals and to present the Department's views on HR 1216 and HR 2660.
  
  

• Frances Murphy, MD, MPH, Acting Deputy Under Secretary For Policy And Management, Veterans Health Administration, before the House Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations, regarding "VA Health Care in the New Millennium."
  
  

• Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before a Senate Appropriations Veterans Affairs, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee hearing regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Submission.
  
  

• Frances Murphy, MD, MPH, Acting Deputy Under Secretary For Policy And Management, Veterans Health Administration, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding the Veterans Health Administration's planning, budgeting and management of capital assets.
  
  

• Joseph Thompson, Under Secretary for Benefits, before the House Veterans Affairs Benefits Subcommittee regarding the concept of well grounded claims and VA's statutory duty to assist claimants in the VA claim process.
  
  

• Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before a House Appropriations Veterans Affairs, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee hearing regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs Fiscal Year 2001 Budget Submission.
  
  

• Michael Slachta, Assistant Inspector General for Auditing, Department of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, regarding the Office of Inspector General's views on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Loan Guaranty Program.
  
  
• Robert Epley, Director, Compensation and Pension Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, before the House Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations, regarding the Air Force Ranch Hand study and its impact on veterans' benefits.
  
  
• Keith Pedigo, Director, Loan Guaranty Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, regarding VA initiatives to restructure the Loan Guaranty Program.
  
  

• Henrietta Fishman, DCSW, CASAC, Service Line Manager, VISN 3 Homeless Veterans Treatment Programs, before a hearing of the Subcommittee on Health and the Subcommittee on Benefits of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, regarding homelessness among veterans and the VA's efforts to address homeless veterans' needs.
  
  
• Frances Murphy, MD, MPH, Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Policy and Management, before a hearing of the Subcommittee on Health and the Subcommittee on Benefits of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, regarding homelessness among veterans and the VA's efforts to address homeless veterans' needs.
  
  
• Estella Morris, Program Manager, VA Comprehensive Homeless Center, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, before a hearing of the Subcommittee on Health and the Subcommittee on Benefits of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, regarding homelessness among veterans and the VA's efforts to address homeless veterans' needs.
  
  

• Frances Murphy, MD, MPH, Acting Deputy Under Secretary For Policy And Management, Veterans Health Administration, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding GAO's recent report concerning management of chemical and biological medical supplies.
  
  

• Thomas L. Garthwaite, MD, Acting Under Secretary for Health, before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, regarding the VA Patient Safety Program.
  
  

• Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Before the House Veterans Affairs Committee, regarding VA's request for approximately $48 billion in Fiscal Year 2001 budget authority for veterans' programs.
  
  

• James P. Bagian, MD, PE, Director, National Center for Patient Safety, Veterans Health Administration, before the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee, regarding the VA Patient Safety Program.
  
  

• Thomas L. Garthwaite, MD, Acting Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health and the House Commerce Subcommittees on Health and Environment, and Oversight and Investigations, regarding the VA Patient Safety Program.
  
  
• Audrey L Nelson, PhD, RN, FAAN, Director, VISN 8 Patient Safety Center of Inquiry, James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Tampa, FL, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health and House Commerce Subcommittees on Health and Environment, and Oversight and Investigations, regarding VA innovation to support patient safety.
  
  

• John R. Feussner, MD, Chief Research and Development Officer, Veterans Health Administration, before the House Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations regarding the current and projected federal research program on Gulf War veterans' illnesses.
  
  

• Thomas L. Garthwaite, MD, Acting Under Secretary for Health, before the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs and the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies, regarding the VA Patient Safety Program.
  
  

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1999 (106th Congress, First Session)

• Frances M. Murphy, MD, MPH, Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittees on Health, and Oversight & Investigations regarding the possible health effects of the drug pyridostigmine bromide (PB) on veterans who served in the Gulf War.
  
  

• Hershel W. Gober, Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans Affairs Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee regarding the status of VA's readiness for the Year 2000.
  
  
• Celia P. Dollarhide, Director, Education Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Benefits regarding legislative proposals affecting VA's education benefits programs.
  
  

• Joseph Thompson, Under Secretary for Benefits, before the House Veterans Affairs Benefits Subcommittee regarding the adjudication of Gulf War veterans' claims and the VA's efforts to improve Gulf War programs.
  
  

• Thomas V. Holohan, MD, Chief Patient Care Services Officer, before the House Committee on Government Reform, regarding VA experience and initiatives in improving end-of-life care for its veteran patients.
  
  

• Eugene A. Brickhouse, Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration, before a hearing of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, regarding VA's compliance with Public Law 105-114, the Veterans Benefits Act of 1997, which established the Office of Resolution Management (ORM) and the Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication (OEDCA).
  
  

• Edward A. Powell, Jr., Assistant Secretary for Financial Management and Chief Financial Officer, before a hearing of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, regarding Medical Care Cost Fund (MCCF) overbillings, and internal control weaknesses uncovered at two Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) regional offices.
  
  

• Julius M. Williams, Jr., Director, Vocational Rehabilitation, and Counseling Service, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Benefits, regarding the ways that VA's two principal education, training, and employment assistance programs deal with credentialing and licensure, with a focus on how apprenticeship and other on-job training (OJT) programs to assist service members and veterans transitioning back into the economy.
  
  

• Thomas L. Garthwaite, MD, Acting Under Secretary for Health. Before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs' experience in implementing patient enrollment under Public Law 104-262.
  
  

• Thomas L. Garthwaite, MD, Acting Under Secretary for Health, before the House Ways and Means Committee, regarding a Medicare Subvention pilot for VA.
  
  

• Peter H. Dougherty, Director, Homeless Veterans Programs, accompanied by Dr. Robert Rosenheck, VA Director of the Northeast Program Evaluation Center and Professor of Psychiatry and Public Health at Yale University, Ms. Gay Koerber, Associate Chief Consultant Health Care for Homeless Veterans, and Mr. Roger Casey, Program Manager, Homeless Grant and Per Diem Program, before a hearing of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, regarding the effectiveness of federal grants to community based organizations as a means of addressing the needs of homeless veterans.
  
  

• Roger Rapp, Acting Under Secretary, National Cemetery Administration, accompanied by Ms Judith Caden, Deputy Director, Loan Guaranty Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, before a House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Benefits hearing regarding several bills that affect important programs for veterans and their dependents or survivors.
  
  

• Joseph Thompson, Under Secretary for Benefits, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Benefits, regarding several bills that affect important programs for veterans and their dependents or survivors.
  
  

• Thomas L. Garthwaite, MD, Deputy Under Secretary for Health, before the House Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs and International Relations, regarding health problems caused by hepatitis C infection.
  
  

• Kenneth W. Kizer, MD, MPH, Under Secretary for Health, before a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Hearing regarding his confirmation for a second term.
  
  
• John Hansen, Assistant Secretary Designate for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs, before a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Hearing regarding his confirmation.
  
  

• Roger Rapp, Acting Under Secretary, National Cemetery Administration, before a House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation hearing regarding important issues pertaining to the National Cemetery Administration.
  
  
• Nora Egan, Deputy Under Secretary for Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Benefits, on HR 1071, the Montgomery GI Bill Improvements Act of 1999, and HR 1182, the Servicemembers Educational Opportunities Act of 1999, and the future role of the Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB) with respect to military recruitment and veterans' readjustment.
  
  

• Kenneth W. Kizer, MD, MPH, Under Secretary for Health, before a House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health Hearing regarding the Veterans Millennium Health Care Act and Long-Term Care Planning.
  
  

• Thomas L. Garthwaite, MD, Deputy Under Secretary for Health, before a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on-the-record briefing addressing Department of Veterans Affairs buyout authority.
  
  

• Kenneth W. Kizer, MD, MPH, Under Secretary for Health, before a Senate Finance Committee hearing regarding a Medicare Subvention pilot for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  

• Thomas L. Garthwaite, MD, Deputy Under Secretary for Health, before a joint House Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology and House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, Hazardous Materials and Pipeline Transportation hearing on Federal Real Property Management.
  
  

• Kenneth W. Kizer, MD, MPH, Under Secretary for Health. Before a House Veterans Affairs Health Subcommittee hearing regarding long term care provided by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and VHA's current strategy for developing potential solutions to the growing demand for long term care by veterans.
  
  
• Susan Mather, MD, MPH, Chief Public Health and Environmental Hazards Officer, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, before the House Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs and International Relations, regarding implementation of Public Law 105-277, the "Persian Gulf War Veterans Act of 1998".
  
  

• Kenneth W. Kizer, MD, MPH, Under Secretary for Health. Before a joint House Veterans Affairs Health and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing regarding issues related to the recent suspension of research at the Greater Los Angeles Health Care System (GLAHS), and oversight of VA's research program.
  
  

• Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before a House Veterans Affairs, HUD, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee hearing regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Fiscal Year 2000 Budget Submission.
  
  
• Hershel W. Gober, Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before a Senate Veterans Affairs hearing regarding the status of VA's readiness for the Year 2000.
  
  

• Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before a Senate Veterans Affairs, HUD, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee hearing regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Fiscal Year 2000 Budget Submission.
  
  
• Hershel W. Gober, Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Before a House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation hearing regarding the status of VA's readiness for the Year 2000.
  
  

• Kenneth W. Kizer, MD, MPH, Under Secretary for Health. Before a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee hearing regarding re-engineering the veterans healthcare system.
  
  

• Smith Jenkins, Jr., Director, VA Desert Pacific Healthcare Network (Veterans Integrated Service Network 22), before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation, regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) program, also known as the Workers' Compensation Program.
  
  
• Ron E. Cowles, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Human Resources Management, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation, regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) program, also known as the Workers' Compensation Program.
  
  
• Frederick L. Malphurs, Director, Veterans Integrated Service Network, Albany, New York, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation, regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) program, also known as the Workers' Compensation Program.
  
  
• Richard J. Griffin, Inspector General, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation, regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) program, also known as the Workers' Compensation Program.
  
  

• Eugene A. Brickhouse, Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration. Before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation, regarding the policies and protections afforded to Department of Veterans Affairs employees who "blow the whistle" or who otherwise believe they may be subject to retaliation for disclosures or complaints.
  
  

• Thomas L. Garthwaite, MD, Deputy Under Secretary for Health. Before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding the Veterans Health Administration's planning, budgeting and management of capital assets.
  
  

• Edward A. Powell, Jr., Assistant Secretary for Financial Management and Chief Financial Officer, before the House Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations, regarding debt collection, Y2K preparation, consolidated financial statements, and Results Act implementation at the VA.
  
  

• Thomas V. Holohan, MD, Chief, Patient Care Services, before the House Committee on Government Reform, regarding Public interest in, and use of, unconventional, complementary, or alternative medical practices (CAM).
  
  
• Thomas L. Garthwaite, MD, Deputy Under Secretary for Health. Before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health, regarding the President's budget for veterans medical care for Fiscal Year 2000.
  
  

• Togo D. West, Jr., Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Before the House Veterans Affairs Committee, regarding VA's request for $43.6 billion in Fiscal Year 2000 budget authority for veterans' programs.
  
  

• Under Secretaries for Benefits and Health, before the US Senate Veterans Affairs Committee regarding the report of the Commission on Servicemembers and Veterans Transition Assistance and funding issues on the committee's agenda.
  
  

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1998 (105th Congress, Second Session)

• Kenneth W. Kizer, MD, MPH, Under Secretary for Health. Before a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee field hearing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, regarding the long term care provided by the Veterans Health Administration and VA's current strategy for developing potential solutions to the growing demand for long term care by veterans.
  
  

• Thomas L. Garthwaite, MD, Deputy Under Secretary for Health, before the House Government Reform and Oversight Subcommittee on Human Resources, regarding the Department's efforts to restructure its health delivery systems; the Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA) system; and improvements in the quality of VA health care.
  
  
• Denis J. FitzGerald, MD, Network Director (VISN 1), VA New England Healthcare System, before the House Government Reform and Oversight Subcommittee on Human Resources, regarding the high quality of care delivered in the New England Healthcare System.
  
  

• Kenneth W. Kizer, MD, MPH, Under Secretary for Health. Before the US House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations regarding the impact of Year 2000 (Y2K) technology problems in medical devices in the Veterans Health Care System.
  
  

• Harold F. Gracey, Jr., Acting Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology, before the US Senate Governmental Affairs Committee regarding computer security issues at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  
  

• Kenneth W. Kizer, MD, MPH, Under Secretary for Health. Before the US Senate Veterans Affairs Committee regarding the future of the veterans health care system.
  
  

• John Thompson, Acting General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans Affairs Committee regarding the issue of garnishment of VA benefits for child support and other court-ordered family obligations.
  
  

• Thomas L. Garthwaite, MD, Deputy Under Secretary for Health. Before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health, on maintaining capacity to provide for the specialized treatment and rehabilitative needs of disabled veterans.
  
  

• Joseph Thompson, Under Secretary for Benefits. Before the House Veterans Affairs Committee regarding benefits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides to Filipino veterans.
  
  

• Teresa L. Wright, MD, Chief, Gastroenterology Section, San Francisco Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Benefits, regarding Hepatitis C infection in the VA Healthcare system.
  
  
• Nils R. Varney, PhD, Director of Training, Iowa City Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Benefits, regarding his research on cerebral malaria in Vietnam Veterans.
  
  
• John Booss, MD, Director of Neurology, Department of Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut, and Professor of Neurology and Laboratory Medicine at the Yale University School of Medicine, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Benefits, regarding potential long-term neuropsychological outcomes associated with malaria and cerebral malaria.
  
  
• Leonard B. Seeff, MD, Senior Scientist for Hepatitis C Research, National Institutes of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health and Former Chief, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Benefits, regarding hepatitis C as it affects veterans who are cared for in Veterans Affairs Medical Centers.
  
  

• Nora Egan, Deputy Under Secretary for Management, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Benefits, to provide the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on a draft bill to provide a cost-of-living adjustment in rates of compensation paid to veterans with service-connected disabilities and to make various improvements in education, housing, cemetery, and other programs benefiting veterans.
  
  

• Kenneth W. Kizer, MD, MPH, Under Secretary for Health, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health regarding the future of the veterans healthcare system.
  
  

• Richard Standefer, Acting Chairman, Board of Veterans Appeals, Department of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Benefits, regarding the operations of the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
  
  

• D. Mark Catlett, Acting Assistant Secretary for Management and Chief Financial Officer, before the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology of the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, regarding VA's implementation of the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996.
  
  

• Susan Mather, MD, Assistant Chief Medical Director, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, before the House Government Reform and Oversight Subcommittee on Human Resources, regarding the General Accounting Office report "Gulf War Veterans: Incidence of Tumors Cannot Be Reliably Determined From Available Data".
  
  

• Roger Rapp, Acting Director, National Cemetery System, Department of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Benefits, regarding the status of operations and activities of the VA's National Cemetery System.
  
  

• Thomas L. Garthwaite, MD, Deputy Under Secretary for Health, Department of Veterans Affairs. Before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health regarding VA's sexual trauma counseling program; a bill to expand authority for special eligibility for health care currently provided to Gulf War veterans to all combat veterans; and to establish a national center for the study of war-related illnesses.
  
  

• Under Secretaries for Health and Benefits, Before the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs regarding issues concerning radiation-exposed, or "atomic" veterans.
  
  

• Joseph Thompson, Under Secretary for Benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Benefits, regarding VBA's progress in implementing the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA).
  
  
• Joseph Thompson, Under Secretary for Benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Benefits, regarding his vision for VBA as we move into the 21st Century.
  
  

• Kenneth Clark, Chief Network Officer of the Veterans Health Administration. Before the House Committee of Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations, regarding energy management program and energy savings.
  
  

• Togo D. West, Jr., Acting Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, regarding VA's request for $42.8 billion in new budget authority for veterans' programs.
  
  

• Thomas Holohan, M. D., Chief Officer, Patient Care Services, Veterans Health Administration, before the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight Subcommittee on Human Resources, to discuss the Department of Veterans Affairs response to the health care challenges posed by hepatitis C infection.
  
  

• Robert Gardner, Director, Office of Resource Management and Chief Financial Officer, Veterans Benefits Administration. Before the House Banking and Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, to present the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs on electronic funds transfer.
  
  

• Keith Pedigo, Director, Loan Guaranty Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Benefits, to present the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs on HR 3039, the "Veterans Transitional Housing Opportunities Act of 1997."
  
  
• John R. Feussner, MD, Chief Research and Development Officer, Veterans Health Administration. Before the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight regarding research on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses.
  
  
• Togo D. West, Jr., Acting Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee regarding his confirmation as Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
  
  

• Kenneth W. Kizer, MD, MPH, Under Secretary for Health. Before the House Veterans Affairs Committee regarding the Gulf War veterans programs.
  
  
• Joseph Thompson, Under Secretary for Benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans Affairs Committee regarding the Gulf War Issues.
  
  

• Joseph Thompson, Under Secretary for Benefits, before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Benefits, regarding the Department's Vocational Rehabilitation Program.
  
  
• Togo D. West, Jr., Acting Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans Affairs Committee regarding the Department's Fiscal Year 1999 Budget.
  
  

• Togo D. West, Jr., Acting Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Veterans Affairs Committee regarding burial eligibility criteria at Arlington National Cemetery.
  
  

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1997 (105th Congress, First Session)

• Peter H. Dougherty, Project Manager, VET HELP, Chesapeake Health Education Program, Inc. (CHEP), VAMC, Perry Point, MD. Before a field hearing of the Subcommittee on Benefits of the House Veterans Affairs Committee, in Buffalo, NY to review homeless programs and transitional housing issues.
  
  

• Dean S. Billik, Director, Central Texas Veterans Healthcare System. Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Veterans Affairs Committee regarding mismanagement of the Charleston VA Medical Center.
  
  
• Kenneth Clark, Chief Network Officer (CNO) of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Veterans Affairs Committee regarding the new VHA Network organization.
  
  
• Thomas A. Cappello, Director, Pittsburgh Healthcare System. Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Veterans Affairs Committee regarding the Pittsburgh project.
  
  

• Dr. Elwood Headly, Director, Boston Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Before the Subcommittee on Health of the House Veterans Affairs Committee regarding the death of a patient.
  
  
• Billy M. Valentine, Director, Muskogee Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Before the Subcommittee on Health of the House Veterans Affairs Committee regarding the death of a patient at a construction site on 05/24/1996.
  
  
• Dr. John H. Mather, Assistant Inspector General. Before the Subcommittee on Health of the House Veterans Affairs Committee regarding the Veterans Health Administration's Risk Management Program and its Office of Medical Inspector.
  
  
• T. C. Doherty, Director, Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Before the Subcommittee on Health of the House Veterans Affairs Committee regarding the Veterans Health Administration's ( VHA ) policy and performance relating to specific patient incidents.
  
  

• Dennis Duffy, Assistant Secretary for Policy and Planning. Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Veterans Affairs Committee regarding the Department's Strategic Plan Fiscal Year 1998-2003.
  
  

• Meredith Richmond, M. D., Chief of Staff, Spokane Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Before a field hearing of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee regarding VA's clinical programs for Persian Gulf War veterans.
  
  
• Charles B. Smith, M. D., Chief of Staff, Spokane Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Before a field hearing of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee regarding VA's clinical programs for Persian Gulf War veterans.
  
  

• James J. Farsetta, FACHE, Network Director, Veterans Integrated Service Network 3, before the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, regarding the restructuring of services and the quality of care at the Castle Point and Montrose VA Medical Centers.
  
  

• Stephen L. Lemons, Acting Under Secretary for Benefits. Statement before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, regarding various bills and draft proposals that impact the Veterans Benefit Administration, National Cemetery System, and the Board of Veterans Appeals.
  
  
• Thomas L. Garthwaite, M.D., Deputy Under Secretary for Health. Statement before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee regarding various bills and draft proposals that impact the Veterans Health Administration.
  
  

• Dennis H. Smith, Director, VA Maryland Health Care System. Before the Subcommittee on Health and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Veterans Affairs Committee regarding the VA's treatment facility integrations strategy.
  
  
• Kenneth W. Kizer, MD, MPH, Under Secretary for Health. Before the Subcommittee on Health and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Veterans Affairs Committee regarding the VA's treatment facility integrations strategy.
  
  
• Christopher F. Terrence, MD, Director, VA Chicago Health Care System. Before the Subcommittee on Health and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Veterans Affairs Committee regarding the VA's treatment facility integrations strategy.
  
  
• James A. Goff, FACHE, Director, VA Palo Alto Health Care System. Before the Subcommittee on Health and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Veterans Affairs Committee regarding the VA's treatment facility integrations strategy.
  
  
• Joan E. Cummings, MD, Network Director, Veterans Integrated Service Network 12. Before the Subcommittee on Health and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Veterans Affairs Committee regarding the VA's treatment facility integrations strategy.
  
  

• Hershel W. Gober, Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Veterans Affairs Committee regarding sexual harassment in the workplace.
  
  

• Jerry W. Bowen, Director, National Cemetery System. Before the House Veterans Affairs Committee regarding two bills.
  
  

• D. Mark Catlett, Assistant Secretary for Management and Chief Information Officer. Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Veterans Affairs Committee regarding the readiness of VA's information systems for the Year 2000.
  
  

• Celia P. Dollarhide, Director, Education Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, before the Subcommittee on Benefits of the House Veterans Affairs Committee regarding legislative proposals affecting VA's education benefits programs.
  
  

• Kenneth W. Kizer, MD, MPH, Under Secretary for Health. Before the Subcommittee on Health of the House Veterans Affairs Committee regarding VA's medical management of Persian War veterans having difficult to diagnose or ill-defined conditions.
  
  

• D. Mark Catlett, Assistant Secretary for Management and Chief Financial Officer, before the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information, and Technology of the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, regarding Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996.
  
  

• Celia P. Dollarhide, Director, Education Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, before the Subcommittee on Benefits, House Veterans Affairs Committee regarding the implementation of the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) for the VA Educational Assistance, Vocational Rehabilitation and Counseling programs.
  
  

• Mr. John H. Baffa, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Security and Law Enforcement. Before the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations regarding issues related to safety and security at VA facilities.
  
  
• Stephen L. Lemons, Acting Under Secretary for Benefits. Before the House Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs regarding the Department's views on Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT).
  
  

• Jesse Brown, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Statement before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs regarding VA programs designed to assist Native American veterans.
  
  

• Hershel W. Gober, Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Statement before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee concerning VA's policy and practices regarding sexual harassment and other forms of discrimination in the work place.
  
  

• Kristine A. Moffitt, Director, Compensation and Pension Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, before the House Veterans Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Benefits, regarding the implementation of the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) and Persian Gulf compensation claims.
  
  

• Eugene A. Brickhouse, Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration, before the House Government Reform and Oversight Subcommittee on Civil Service, regarding the President's Welfare to Work initiative.
  
  

• D. Mark Catlett, Assistant Secretary for Management, and Chief Financial Officer, regarding VA's implementation of the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996.
  
  

• Hershel W. Gober, Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, before the House Veterans Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations concerning VA's policy and practices regarding sexual harassment and other forms of discrimination in the work place.
  
  

• John Looney, MSW, Persian Gulf Field Hearing, Senate Veterans Affairs Committee field hearing in Wheeling, West Virginia.
  
  
• Robert H. Roswell, MD, Statement to the House Veterans Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Health regarding VA's new Veterans Equitable Resource Allocation (VERA) process.
  
  

• Jasbir S. Mavi, M.D., Persian Gulf Field Hearing, Senate Veterans Affairs Committee field hearing in Huntington, West Virginia.
  
  

• Jesse Brown, Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Statement before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee regarding FY98 budget.
  
  

• Jesse Brown, Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Before the House Veterans Affairs Committee regarding FY98 budget.
  
  

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1995 (104th Congress, First Session)

• Kenneth W. Kizer, MD, MPH, Under Secretary for Health, before Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Hearing on the VHA reorganization; Committee shows support for the proposed changes.
  
  

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1994 (103rd Congress, Second Session)

• Robert M. Kolodner, MD, Director, Medical IRM Office, Veterans Health Administration. Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, House Committee on Veterans Affairs, regarding VA's Use of Telemedicine in Providing Care to Veterans.
  
  

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