Hearing: Protecting Whistleblowers and Promoting Accountability: Is VA Making Progress?

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Committee on Veterans' Affairs)

Wednesday, May 19, 2021 (10:00 AM)

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Washington, D.C.
This meeting is fully remote. Member participation will be through the Zoom virtual platform.

Witnesses

Panel one

Mr. Hansel Cordeiro
Acting Assistant Secretary for Accountability and Whistleblower Protection, Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Added 05/13/2021 at 11:48 AM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/17/2021 at 04:50 PM

Mr. Christopher Wilber
Counsel to the Inspector General, Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Added 05/13/2021 at 11:48 AM Updated 05/17/2021 at 03:30 PM
 Updated 05/19/2021 at 10:47 AM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/17/2021 at 12:52 PM Updated 05/17/2021 at 03:30 PM
     Updated 05/19/2021 at 10:47 AM

Ms. Elizabeth McMurray
Chief of Retaliation and Disclosure Unit, U.S. Office of Special Counsel

Added 05/13/2021 at 11:48 AM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/17/2021 at 12:52 PM

Panel two

Ms. Melissa Wasser
Policy Counsel, Project on Government Oversight

Added 05/13/2021 at 11:48 AM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/17/2021 at 12:52 PM
  • Appendix A [PDF] Added 05/17/2021 at 01:33 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/17/2021 at 12:52 PM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 05/17/2021 at 12:52 PM

Mr. Tom Devine
Legal Director, Government Accountability Project

Added 05/13/2021 at 11:48 AM Updated 05/20/2021 at 04:02 PM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/17/2021 at 01:33 PM Updated 05/20/2021 at 04:02 PM
  • Exhibit 1 [PDF] Added 05/17/2021 at 01:33 PM
  • Exhibit 2 [PDF] Added 05/17/2021 at 01:33 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/18/2021 at 11:57 AM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 05/19/2021 at 09:46 AM

Ms. Jacqueline Garrick
Founder, Whistleblowers of America

Added 05/13/2021 at 11:48 AM
  • Testimony [PDF] Added 05/17/2021 at 12:52 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 05/18/2021 at 11:57 AM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 05/18/2021 at 11:57 AM

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF] Added 05/12/2021 at 01:32 PM
  • Witness List [PDF] Added 05/13/2021 at 11:48 AM
  • Statement for the Record, Dr. Katherine Mitchell [PDF] Added 05/18/2021 at 03:57 PM
  • Statement for the Record, the Honorable Brendan F. Boyle [PDF] Added 05/18/2021 at 03:57 PM
  • Statement for the Record, AFGE [PDF] Added 05/18/2021 at 05:00 PM

First Published: May 12, 2021 at 09:35 AM
Last Updated: May 20, 2021 at 04:02 PM


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