Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the Committee’s oversight hearing entitled, “Restoring Focus: Putting Veterans First in Community Care,” to discuss the importance of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) community-based healthcare program – created by the bipartisan MISSION Act… Read more »
House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the seventh letter he sent to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough on the mismanagement by the Biden-Harris administration’s top leadership at the Veterans Benefits Administration of the Digital GI Bill (DGIB) program. The Digital GI Bill was intended to automate and streamline veterans’… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), and incoming Chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), in a new letter called for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough to prioritize accountability in VA’s annual executive appraisal cycle after recent mismanagement of VA’s budget and authority to award… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following letter he sent to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough regarding VA’s overall strategy – to include funding for mental health – on the prevention of veteran suicide and the delivery of mental health care, support, and services.
“Our veteran community continues to… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), and Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), requested answers from Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough on the delayed implementation of the Military Sexual Trauma (MST) Claims Coordination Act which required the VA’s Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA)… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), and House Committee on Small Business Chairman Roger Williams (R-Texas), released the following letter they sent to Director Neera Tanden of U.S. Domestic Policy Council expressing concerns with the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) and Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) implementation of Executive Order… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the most recent letter he and House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Chairman John Carter (R-Texas), sent to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough in response to a briefing document provided by VA which revealed that no… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released a fourth letter he sent to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) failure to comply with the Committee’s September subpoena of documents related to Executive Order (EO) 14019 and its Related Interagency Agreement with the Michigan… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following letter in response to a recent Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) report titled, “Additional Controls Are Needed to Improve the Reliability of Grant and Per Diem Program Data,” which outlined the clear failures made by VA to conduct proper oversight on their… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released a recent letter he and House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Chairman John Carter (R-Texas), sent to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough regarding the Veterans Health Administration’s reported $12 billion dollar… Read more »
