Shortages . In. If i heard i think there are many questions embedded in there. Lets take one at a time. We put in place a policy to allow safe, nutritious formula to come into the country to make sure parents could find product on store shelves during the period of the national shortage. We had certain labelling requirements and they are primarily for things like safety. For example, a baby that has a cows milk aller by the were leaving this here you can watch it in its entirety if you go to our website. Live now to capitol hill where Veterans Affairs Department Officials will testify in their efforts to upgrade technology and improve Financial Management at the v. A. Live coverage here on c span. Good afternoon, the subcommittee will come to order. Were here today to review the vas progress in the transformational Business Program or fmbt. Its the vas third attempt to modernize the aging inadd watt financial and accounting systems. Material witnesses and deficiencies for decades. At t
Is extremely rare. But friends dont have to be. When youre connected, youre not alone. A house Veterans Affairsn. Subcommittee hears testimony about efforts to improve the va Financial Management. Officials from the Veterans Affairs department spoke specifically about the agencys Financial Management Business Transformation Program which is the third attempt to modernize its financial and Accounting Systems good afternoon. The subcommittee will come to order. We are here to review the progress in the Financial Management Business Transformation Program with efm bt, the vas third attempt toie modernize the hodgepodge of aging and adequate financial and Accounting Systems. The systems are a serious problem. Every year the va barely manages to pay the Financial Statement audit with a clean opinion despitefi carrying the same Material Weaknesses and deficiencies. At the same time the departments Spending Continues to be much similar to the wild west. Its been nearly ten years since the for
Also, memorial day weekend, a lot of people people are going to honor Military Members who gave their lives in service, going to see how group of volunteers is going to honor the sacrifice of black veterans who service was nearly forgotten im looking forward to have a great show. Thank you very much. Lets do it right now. Lets start the show well first of all, it is may 25th, four years ago today george floyd was murdered in minneapolis. He was 46 years old. And if i now youve seen the video, then Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his back and neck for more than nine minutes is fluid repeated . I cant breathe well, that video touched off something in this country. And the big cities across the us and Around The World Tens Of Thousands of people at a time demanded an end to Police Violence against black people even in small towns where there really arent many black people, people marched with signs that a firm black lives matter before i go any further, this narrative th
Them the next leaders in civilian and military life. But without naming donald trump are really making a direct Election Year appeal President Biden also under scored the values that he has previously said are at risk if his republican rival were to take a second term, for example, protecting democracy and also the nature alliance. Now on that front, the president talked about us leadership on the global stage, including, for example, again, that nato lyon saying, for example, that russian president Vladimir Putin are testing his assumption that nato would not be able to unify and support ukraine from his invasion. Saying quote, putin was certain that nato would fraction of course there speaking directly to the invasion of ukraine and instead, the president said, it is the greatest Defense Alliance in the history of the world. Now of course, President Biden has been a defender of nato, especially earlier this year when former President Donald Trump said hed encourage russia to invade t
At the v. A. Live coverage here on c span. Good afternoon, the subcommittee will come to order. Were here today to review the vas progress in the transformational Business Program or fmbt. Its the vas third attempt to modernize the aging inadd watt financial and Accounting Systems. Material witnesses and deficiencies for decades. At the same time, the departments continues to be much similar to the wild west. Its been nearly ten years since the former va senior procurement executive blew the whistle for billions of dollars of unauthorized commitments. And nothing is fundamentally changing. With so many purchased cards and so many different facilities and no central tracking, the department is practically helpless to enforce its policies, much less root out waste and fraud. Basic function stretched the capabilities of the system, like maintaining records when the va transferred the cares and arp funds. When the committee asked basic questions about how the funding was handled during las