Hearing: Detrimental Delays: Reviewing Payment Failures in VA’s Education Programs

Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity (Committee on Veterans' Affairs)

Tuesday, December 16, 2025 (10:15 AM)

360 CHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Panel one

Ms. Margarita Devlin
Acting Principal Deputy Undersecretary for Benefits, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 12/12/2025 at 01:33 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 12/12/2025 at 04:11 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 12/16/2025 at 08:58 AM

Mr. Kenneth Smith
Executive Director at Education Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs

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  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 12/12/2025 at 04:11 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 12/16/2025 at 08:58 AM

Mr. Justin Parke
Managing Director, Digital GI Bill Program Manager, Accenture Federal Services

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 12/15/2025 at 10:11 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 12/15/2025 at 10:11 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 12/15/2025 at 10:11 AM

Panel two

Ms. Ashlynne Haycock-Lohmann
Director, Government & Legislative Affairs, Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors

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  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 12/12/2025 at 09:53 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 12/12/2025 at 09:53 AM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 12/12/2025 at 09:53 AM

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Statement of the Record: Veterans Education Success [PDF] Added 12/11/2025 at 05:01 PM
  • Statement of the Record: NAVPA Government Shutdown Executive Summary 2025 [PDF] Added 12/16/2025 at 07:31 PM
  • Statement of the Record: NAVPA Government Shutdown 2025 Final Analysis [PDF] Added 12/16/2025 at 07:31 PM
  • Statement for the Record: Student Veterans of America [PDF] Added 12/29/2025 at 05:51 PM

Hearing Record

  • Hearing: Witness List [PDF] Added 12/12/2025 at 09:53 AM
  • Rep. Abe Hamadeh [PDF] Added 12/22/2025 at 10:14 AM

First Published: December 9, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Last Updated: December 29, 2025 at 05:51 PM