WITNESS LIST

WITNESS LIST

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS

SUBCOMMITTEE ON BENEFITS

Oversight Hearing on Veterans’ Employment Regarding Civilian Credentialing Requirements for Military Job Skills

Thursday, September 9, 1999, 10:00 a.m.
334 Cannon House Office Building

Panel 1

Honorable Espiridion (Al) Borrego
Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment and Training
Department of Labor

Mr. Victor Vasquez, Jr.
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
Personnel Support, Families and Education
Department of Defense

Mr. Julius M. Williams, Jr.
Director, Vocational Rehabilitation & Counseling Service
Veterans Benefits Administration

accompanied by:

Mr. Dennis Douglass
Deputy Director, Education Service
Veterans Benefits Administration

Mr. James B. Hubbard
Director, National Economic Commission
The American Legion

Panel 2

Honorable Ruby B. DeMesme
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
Manpower, Reserve Affairs, Installations & Environment
United States Air Force

Rear Admiral Fred L. Ames
Assistant Commandant for Human Resources
United States Coast Guard

Brigadier General Kathryn G. Frost
The Adjutant General
United States Army

Rear Admiral David L. Brewer III
Vice Chief of Naval Education & Training
United States Navy

Lieutenant General Jack W. Klimp
Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower and Reserve Affairs
United States Marine Corps

Panel 3

Mr. Steven C. Halsey
Halsey, Rains, and Associates, L.L.C.
The Coalition for Professional Certification

Mr. Raymond Pryor
Licensing and Certification Project Coordinator
The Ohio Military Veteran Licensing and Certification Project

Major General Matthew P. Caulfield, USMC (Ret.)
CEO
Hire Quality, Inc.

Accompanied by

Mr. Daniel Caulfield
President
Hire Quality, Inc.

Major General Thomas F. Sikora, USA (Ret.)
Vice-President and Division General Manager
Resource Consultants, Inc.

Statements Submitted for the Record

Honorable Jane F. Garvey
Adminstrator
FAA

Honorable William Kennard
Chairman
FCC

Anthony Swoope
Director
Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training
Department of Labor

Honorable Janice LaChance
Director
OPM

Larry D. Rhea
Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs
Non Commissioned Officers of America