Hearing: Trust in Transparency: Holding VA Accountable and Protecting Whistleblowers

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

Panel one

Mr. Bruce P. Gipe
Acting Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Accountabiltity and Whistleblower Protection

• Witness Testimony - Mr. Gipe [PDF] Added 10/18/2023 at 10:00 AM
• Witness Biography - Mr. Gipe [PDF] Added 10/17/2023 at 10:55 AM

Mr. Eric Calhoun
Director, Investigations Division, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, on behalf of Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection

• Witness Biography - Mr. Calhoun [PDF] Added 10/17/2023 at 10:55 AM

Mr. Ted Radway
Executive Director, Investigations and Acting Executive Director Compliance and Oversight Directorate, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, on behalf of Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection

• Witness Biography - Mr. Radway [PDF] Added 10/17/2023 at 10:55 AM

Ms. Emilee Collier
Chief, Office of Special Counsel, on behalf of Investigation and Prosecution Division

• Witness Testimony - Ms. Collier [PDF] Added 10/18/2023 at 10:00 AM

Mr. Thomas Costa
Director, Government Accountability Office, on behalf of Education, Workforce, and Income Security

• Witness Testimony - Mr. Costa [PDF] Added 10/18/2023 at 10:00 AM

Panel two

Mr. Tristan Leavitt
President, Empower Oversight

• Witness Testimony - Mr. Leavitt [PDF] Added 10/31/2023 at 01:54 PM
• Truth in Testimony Disclosure Form - Mr. Leavitt [PDF] Added 10/31/2023 at 01:54 PM
• Witness Biography - Mr. Leavitt [PDF] Added 10/31/2023 at 01:54 PM

Ms. Samantha Feinstein
International Director and Staff Attorney, Government Accountability Project

• Witness Testimony - Ms. Feinstein [PDF] Added 10/31/2023 at 09:09 AM

Mr. Joe Spielberger
Policy Counsel, Project on Government Ovesight

• Witness Testimony - Mr. Spielberger [PDF] Added 10/18/2023 at 10:00 AM
• Truth in Testimony Disclosure Form - Mr. Spielberger [PDF] Added 10/17/2023 at 10:55 AM
• Witness Biography - Mr. Spielberger [PDF] Added 10/17/2023 at 10:55 AM

Mr. Paul Pearson
Vice President, Whistleblowers of America

• Witness Testimony - Mr. Pearson [PDF] Added 10/31/2023 at 09:09 AM