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 »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report this afternoon titled, “Leaders Failed to Address Community Care Consult Delays Despite Staff’s Advocacy Efforts at VA Western New York Healthcare System in Buffalo.” The report found… Read more »
Today, Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the subcommittee’s oversight hearing entitled, “Ensuring Timely Access: Challenges in VA Scheduling."
Good morning.
The Subcommittee will come to order.
I want to welcome our… Read more »
Today, Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wisc.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the subcommittee’s hearing to discuss a recent VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) report highlighting issues with the planning, expectations, and execution of the Digital GI Bill… Read more »
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, “Everyday Heroes: Supporting the Veteran Caregiver Community.”
Good morning.
The Committee will come to order.
I want to welcome all the witnesses to our hearing.
Before we get started, I’d… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released the following statement after the House passed four bipartisan veterans’ bills this week:
“Each of the bipartisan bills the House passed this week would expand economic and education opportunities for veterans and their families by cutting back the red tape and making programs at VA work better for them,”… Read more »
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 Committee’s investigation into the Hampton, Virginia Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Hampton VAMC) and the circumstances that led to some… Read more »
Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mike Bost (R-Ill.), released a third letter he sent to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough regarding disturbing allegations of sexual harassment, sexual assault, and inappropriate interpersonal relationships at the Mountain Home Tennessee VA Medical Center (Mountain Home VA). These concerns were first brought… Read more »
Today, Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.), the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, delivered the following opening remarks, as prepared, at the start of the subcommittee’s oversight hearing entitled, “VA’s Open Cash Register: Fraud, Waste, Abuse and Revenue Operations,” which will examine the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA)… Read more »
