House Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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February 4 at 10 a.m.
Full Committee Hearing
“U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Request for FY 2011 and FY 2012”

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Hearings » The Use of Artificial Intelligence to Improve the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Claims Processing System

Opening Statements

• Hon. John J. Hall, Chairman, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, and a Representative in Congress from the State of New York
• Hon. Doug Lamborn, Ranking Republican Member, and a Representative in Congress from the State of Colorado

Witness Testimonies

• Panel 1

• Gunnery Sergeant Tai Cleveland, USMC (Ret.), Dumfries, VA, (Disabled Veteran)
• Accompanied By
• Robin Cleveland, Dumfries, VA, (Wife of Tai Cleveland)
• John Roberts, National Service Director, Wounded Warrior Project



• Panel 2

• Tom M. Mitchell, Ph.D., E. Fredkin Professor and Chair, Machine Learning Department, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
• Randolph A. Miller, M.D., Donald A.B. and Mary M. Lindberg University Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Medicine, and Nursing, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN
• Marjie Shahani, M.D., Senior Vice President, Operations, QTC Management, Inc., Diamond Bar, CA
• Ned M. Hunter, President and Chief Executive Officer, Stratizon Corporation, Atlanta, GA, (VA State Pilot Study)
• John F. McGarry, Senior Vice President of Benefits, Chief Risk Officer, Unum, Portland, ME
• Gary A. Christopherson, University Park, MD, (Former Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary for Health and Chief Information Officer, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and, Former Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs, U.S. Department of Defense)



• Panel 3

• Kim A. Graves, Director, Office of Business Process Integration, Veterans Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
• Stephen W. Warren, Principle Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology, Office of Information and Technology, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs



• Panel 4

• Submissions for the Record 

• Raymond C. Kelley, National Legislative Director, American Veterans (AMVETS)
• Steve Smithson, Deputy Director, Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Commission, American Legion
• Kerry Baker, Associate National Legislative Director, Disabled American Veterans
• Paralyzed Veterans of America

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