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November 8, 2005
Chairman Majority News HURRICANE KATRINA S IMPACT ON MISSISSIPPI AND LOUISIANA VA FACILITIES TO BE HEARING FOCUS THURSDAY Secretary of Veterans Affairs to testify one day before Veterans Day Tuesday November...required to rebuild VA s assets and resume services for veterans along the Gulf Coast following Hurricane Katrina The Gulfport Mississippi VA hospital was completely destroyed while the VA hospital in New...Honorable James Nicholson Secretary of Veterans of Affairs accompanied by The Honorable Jonathan B Perlin M D Ph D VA Under Secretary for Health The Honorable Tim S McClain VA General Counsel Dr Robert...
June 6, 2007
Member Minority News AKAKA AND CRAIG URGE INCREASED FUNDING FOR VA RESEARCH Wednesday June 6 2007 AKAKA AND CRAIG URGE INCREASED FUNDING FOR VA RESEARCH WASHINGTON D C Today U S Senator Daniel K Akaka D HI...s subcommittee responsible for VA funding urging a significant increase in the appropriation for VA s Medical and Prosthetic Research Program The Senators stressed that VA requires increased funds to sustain...sustain current research and for VA researchers to continue to make advances for conditions that particularly affect veterans The letter is attached below The Honorable Tim Johnson Chairman The Honorable...
December 4, 2025
Whistleblower Facebook Twitter Minority News Home Ranking Member Minority News Top Watchdog Confirms VA Mental Health Care Staffing Shortages Increased Waitimes Following Trump Cuts They Are Losing Clinical...on reports of significant mental health staffing shortages across the Department of Veterans Affairs VA Dr Fletcher to what extent have waiting times for mental health appointments been due to diminished...create problems said Dr Erin Fletcher Warrior Care Network director for Wounded Warrior Project The VA Office of Inspector General s witness Dr Julie Kroviak the Acting Assistant Inspector General for Healthcare...
March 4, 2025
Facebook Twitter Majority News Home Chairman Majority News Sen Moran Speaks on Senate Floor Regarding VA Workforce Changes Tuesday March 4 2025 WASHINGTON U S Senator Jerry Moran Kan chairman of the Senate...would condemn recent workforce changes at the Department of Veterans Affairs VA that are intended to root out waste and refocus VA s resources on providing health care and benefits This resolution seeks to...consensus said Sen Moran We should work together to determine what is the right kind of workforce at VA that enables the department to better care for veterans Approving this resolution drives a wedge between...
October 5, 2022
Resources Search Search Terms Search Whistleblower Facebook Twitter Hearings Home Hearings The State of VA Services in Hawaii October 5 2022 09 00 AM Oahu Veterans Center Sullivan Hall 1298 Kukila Street Honolulu...Agenda This hearing will not be live streamed WITNESS LIST Panel One The Honorable Denis R McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs Panel Two Diane Haar Hawaii Disability Legal Services LLLC SMSgt Roxanne Bruhn...McIntyre Jr President and CEO TriWest Healthcare Alliance Testimony The Honorable Denis R McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs Department of Veterans Affairs Download File 172 69 KB Diane Haar Hawaii Disability...
February 2, 2006
Formulate VA Budget Thursday February 2 2006 Washington D C Senator Daniel K Akaka D HI today learned that a Government Accountability Office GAO report found that the Department of Veterans Affairs VA has been...been using unproven management efficiencies to budget for the VA health care system The report states VA officials told us that the management efficiency savings assumed in these requests were savings...between the cost associated with VA s projected demand for health care services and the amount the President was willing to request Senator Akaka said It is distressing that VA s health care budget over the...
June 21, 2006
Akaka Applauds VA for Efforts to Secure Data Theft Information Wednesday June 21 2006 Washington D C Senator Daniel K Akaka D HI this morning applauded the Department of Veterans Affairs VA for taking steps...steps he had advocated to increase its efforts to monitor the impact of a loss of VA data from the theft of computer equipment from an employee s home last month and to provide a sense of security to the...the data theft I asked what VA was doing to understand what had happened and to put people s minds at ease stated Senator Akaka I continued to urge action and I am glad that VA has now taken action to both...
August 14, 2025
Minority News Home Ranking Member Minority News Blumenthal Statement on Agreement to Keep Stamford VA Clinic Open Thursday August 14 2025 Hartford CT U S Senator Richard Blumenthal D CT Ranking Member...Stamford VA Clinic open I m pleased that the Stamford VA clinic will continue to serve veterans at its present location as a result of successful lease renewal discussions I strongly encouraged the VA and property...delegation members because veterans from the Fairfield County area deserve and need a local source of VA healthcare Although this lease is for only one year I ll continue to fight for a permanent location...
June 24, 2009
Resources Search Search Terms Search Whistleblower Facebook Twitter Hearings Home Hearings Oversight of VA Quality Management Activities June 24 2009 09 30 AM Russell Senate Office Building SR 418 Member Statements...Akaka D HI Download File 42 21 KB Testimony Gerald M Cross MD FAAFP Acting Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Health Veterans Health Administration Department of Veterans Affairs Download File 89 69 KB...three business days in advance of the hearing date https www veterans senate gov 2009 6 oversight of va quality management activities Hearings Committee Transcripts Contact Us U S Senate Committee on Veterans...
September 10, 2007
Whistleblower Facebook Twitter Minority News Home Ranking Member Minority News INSPECTOR GENERAL SAYS VA CONTINUES TO SKEW ITS WAITING TIME STATS Monday September 10 2007 Washington D C U S Senator Daniel...report that the VA manipulates data on patient waiting times disturbing Chairman Akaka requested the investigation earlier this year as part of his commitment to increased oversight of VA Today I received...news from VA s Inspector General that VA continues to skew its outpatient reports The IG found that waiting times were understated and incomplete This is simply not acceptable I am concerned that VA s underreporting...
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