Full Committee Oversight Hearing:Critical Impact: How Barriers to Hiring at VA Affect Patient Care and Access

On Wednesday, September 18, 2019, the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs will hold an oversight hearing entitled, “Critical Impact: How Barriers to Hiring at VA Affect Patient Care and Access.”  This hearing will examine how pay, cost of living, hyper-competitive employment regions, and administrative barriers impact VA’s ability to hire and retain talented employees across all occupations. 

Watch the meeting here

See meeting documents here

Panel 1

Mr. Daniel R. Sitterly

Assistant Secretary

Office of Human Resources and Administration/Operations

Security, and Preparedness

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Accompanied by:

Ms. Jessica Bonjorni

Acting Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Workforce Services

 Veterans Health Administration

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Mr. John D. Oswalt

Deputy Chief Information Officer for Information Technology Resource Management,

Office of Information and Technology

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

The Honorable Michael Missal

Inspector General

VA Office of Inspector General

U.S.  Department of Veterans Affairs

Mr. Robert Goldenkoff

Director

 Strategic Issues

U.S. Government Accountability Office