This past week, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Jack Bergman (R-Mich.) and Ranking Member Annie Kuster (D-Conn.) introduced the Protecting Business Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2017 to protect Service Disabled Veteran Owned and Veteran Owned Small Businesses. “An important step in making sure our veterans get the treatment they’ve earned from VA is targeting and weeding out fraud in the VA system,” said Bergman. “That’s why the Protecting Business Opportunities for Vet... Read more

Today, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Jack Bergman, held a hearing to examine the Department of Veterans Affairs financial management. Below are Chairman Bergman's opening remarks from the hearing: Opening Remarks As Prepared for Delivery: Earlier today we had the opportunity to hear from Secretary Shulkin about the Administration’s budget priorities for the Department of Veterans Affairs. Now we will examine how VA actually manages the money the taxpayers prov... Read more

Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations Hearing to Assess VA’s Risks for Drug Diversion Today, the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, chaired by Rep. Jack Bergman (R-Mich.), held a hearing to examine a recently released GAO report’s findings that lack of oversight and internal controls for prescription opioids and employee accountability put VA medical centers at risk for drug diversion. You can view Chairman Bergman's opening remarks from today's hearing here: Opening remarks as p... Read more