Panel 1 

Honorable Richard J. Griffin
Inspector General
Department of Veterans Affairs 

Accompanied by: 

Mr. Michael Slachta, Jr.
Assistant Inspector General for Auditing
Office of the Inspector General
Department of Veterans Affairs 

And 

David L. McClure, Ph.D.
Director
Information Technology Management Issues
U.S. General Accounting Office 

Accompanied by: 

Ms. Valerie C. Melvin
Assistant Director
Information Technology Management Issues
U.S. General Accounting Office 

Panel 2 

Mr. Ken Brandt
Managing Director
Tiger Testing 

Mr. Scott C. Sherman
Director
Advanced Technology Architectures
EMC² Corporation 

Mr. Karl Ware
Executive Vice-President of Operations
BioNetrix Systems Corporation 

Panel 3 

Honorable Anthony J. Principi
Secretary
Department of Veterans Affairs 

Accompanied by: 

Honorable Thomas L. Garthwaite
Under Secretary
Veterans Health Administration
Department of Veterans Affairs 

Honorable Joseph Thompson
Under Secretary
Veterans Benefits Administration
Department of Veterans Affairs 

Honorable Roger R. Rapp
Under Secretary
National Cemetery Administration
Department of Veterans Affairs

Submitted for the Record

Majority Leader Dick Armey