Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following letter and statement in response to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) lack of transparency surrounding the rollout of the White House’s Executive Order (EO) 14019, “Promoting Access to Voting,” which has led VA to promote greater access to voter registration in three specific states:… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – 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 to discuss why the Biden administration’s Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and Veterans Benefit Administration (VBA) top brass, Dr. Shereef Elnahal and… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after the Atlanta VA Medical Center (VAMC) announced that they would be suspending three police officers following allegations of unacceptable behavior, sexual harassment, and misconduct that has created a toxic work environment within the Atlanta VAMC police force.
In December,… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), announced that on Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at 10:15 AM ET, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs will hold a full Committee oversight hearing entitled, “Bonus Blunder: Examining VA’s Improper Decision to Award Senior Executives Millions in Incentives,” in response to the Department of Veterans… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-Va.), the Chairwoman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the subcommittee’s oversight hearing on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) police force, and how Congress can support the fulfillment of their mission to… Read more »
House and Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs leaders Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.), and Ranking Member Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), introduced H.R. 8371, the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act. This legislation includes a number of bipartisan and bicameral proposals to reform and improve the delivery of healthcare,… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a report – with criminal referrals – that in 2023, VA improperly awarded $10.8 million dollars in bonuses – incentives that were meant for high-demand healthcare and benefits… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after three months of waiting his oversight staff was finally able to view documents associated with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) internal investigation into current VA attorney Ms. Shekeba Morrad following a video she posted online last year mocking Israelis who are asking… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released a letter he sent to UnitedHealth Group, Inc. CEO Andrew Witty regarding a massive cyberattack against UnitedHealth subsidiary Change Healthcare (CHC), which took place in February and has potentially huge negative consequences for veterans’ data privacy.
Cybercriminals claim… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — This week, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs held four subcommittee markups to consider various pieces of legislation to improve the delivery of care, benefits, and services to veterans, their families, and survivors. The following bills were reported out of the subcommittees and are now eligible for consideration at the full committee… Read more »