Hearing: Legislative Hearing on: “H.R. 984, To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide timely equitable relief to an individual who suffers a loss based on an administrative error by the Secretary, and for other purposes; H.R. 1663, Veterans Scam and Fraud Evasion (VSAFE) Act of 2025; H.R. 3185, Personnel Integrity in Veterans Affairs Act of 2025; H.R. 3455, Veterans Affairs Distributed Ledger Innovation Act of 2025; H.R. 3482, Veterans Community Care Scheduling Improvement Act; H.R. 3483, Forcing Real Accountability for Unlawful Distributions (FRAUD) Act of 2025; H.R. 3494, VA Hospital Inventory Management System Authorization Act; Discussion Draft, To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a program to modernize the electronic health record system of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; Discussion Draft, To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the collection of a health care copayment by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from a veteran after a two-year period if the delay in collection is attributable to a failure of an employee, official, or information system of the Department of Veterans Affairs to process certain information within applicable timeliness standards established by the Secretary

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

Panel one

Ms. Laura Duke
Chief Financial Officer, Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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Dr. Jennifer McDonald
Director, Community Care Division, Office of Audits and Evaluations, Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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Dr. Toni Phillips
Chief Nurse Informatics Officer, Electronic Health Record Management Information Office, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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Ms. Cherri Waters
Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer; Executive Director, Health Portfolio, Office of Information and Technology, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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Panel two

Mr. Cody Carbone
Chief Executive Officer, The Digital Chamber

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Mr. Cole T. Lyle
Director of the Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation (VA&R) Division, The American Legion

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Dr. Edward O'Bryan
Chief, Veterans and Corrections ICCE, Associate Professor of Medicine Medical, University of South Carolina

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