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
So that leads to my next question. Youre tracking that particular amount of money, if you will, and where its going, its going strictly to new infrastructure . To modernization . What is the plan there . Right. Well, currently today, if we exit a property, that money gets returned to the u. S. Treasury. Were not able to reinvest that. The infrastructure bill would change that. So thats why were very supportive of that. What we do save are the recurring savings, the maintenance. So we dont heat the buildings, we dont have to repair them if we get rid of them. That remains in our general what we call our nrn budgets, our recurring maintenance budgets. Do you think there will be a way to, in some way, get an idea of how its converted directly or indirectly to care or. Yes. Services. Yes. And what we would plan on diagnosis is reinvesting that money back into probably nrn or minor construction projects. Okay. We could track that. Thank you. Another question i have is one of the things that
The committee will come to order. Thank you all for being here to discuss the president s fiscal year 2019 budget submission for the department of Veterans Affairs. 198. 6get request holds billion, in increase of 12 billion over last year. That is a huge number. Even more striking when you compare the growth in the Veterans Affairs budget with the overall federal spending in the economy. This graphic will illustrate this since 2006, the v. A. Budget point. Is up 175 . Overall federal spending increased by 54 and gdp grew only 40 . Given the aggressive expansion appreciateources i the secretarys testimony. The Department Must stay focused on the core mission to ensure resources are properly utilized and veterans care prioritize. D. V. A. Will take action on many important items in some examples 2019. Include the implementation of the forever g. I. Bill and the undoubtedlyt will be a costly and a lengthy replacement of the v. A. s Electronic Health records. Because we cannot possibly cov
They told the House Veterans Affairs committee that the trip was appropriate. Colorado republican responded saying it is not the objects that are not to good it is the facts that are not good. Congressman kaufman spoke with reporters after he concluded. This entire event is two hours and 15 minutes. [inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. Good morning and thank you for all to be here to discuss the president s fiscal year this fiscal years budget request holds a 198. 6 billion Million Dollars in va funding. That is a huge number. And even more striking when you compare the growth in the vas brother jim. Since 2006 the va budget is up hundred and 75 percent. And gdp grew only 40 . Given the aggressive expansion of the eight resources i appreciate the secretarys testimony the departments core objectives that support those objectives. It may it must stay focused. They will take action on many important items in fiscal year 2019. Some examples include implementation and
He defended a, trip he took to europe that was deemed a violation of Administration Ethics policies i the inspector general. It was announced that his chief of staff would be leaving her post as a result of the matter. This is two hours and 15 minutes. The committee will come to order. Good morning and thank you all for being here to discuss fiscal year 2019 budget submission. This fiscal years budget almost 190. 6 billion dollars in funding, an increase of nearly 12 billion over last year. That is a huge number. It is even more striking when you compare the growth to overall federal spending. Graph in the budget presentation that illustrates this point. Since 2006, but the a budget is up 175 while overall fiscal spending increased by 54 and gdp grew only 40 . Given the aggressive expansion, i appreciate the secretaries testimony emphasizing the departments core objectives and Foundational Services that support those objectives. The Department Must stay focused on their core mission to