Government accountability office, about 17 of employees with the Veterans Affairs department say theyve experienced Sexual Harassment in the workplace. Va officials appeared before a subcommittee to explain what is being done to address the issue. The hearing is about an hour and a half. Todays hearing is titled progress made, anding Sexual Harassment at the department of Veterans Affairs. We will hear from two witnesses. Diversity and inclusion and miss johnsonabercrombie, director of operations as well as mr. Costa, joining us virtually. Sexual harassment is a major problem within the department which affects the wellbeing of va employees. An estimated 17 of va employees experience one form of Sexual Harassment this exceeds the government average of 11 . It might be the highest rate of Sexual Harassment im sure everyone in this room agrees that this is unacceptable. The severity and pervasiveness of Sexual Harassment within va is not new. I wish i could say the department has done al