Navigate quicker than most and that is the key thing. It doesnt take everyone to do the same thing. Some people might be comfortable just going through the ig and the sun it covetable going to the representative or senator and some light be comfortable going to the press. But there are different levels. You dont have to go as far as we did. In some cases there is an exception that there are different ways that you can get the information out and different people that want to. Theres the civil groups, Veterans Service organizations that would be more than happy to get the information they have direct connections with other leaders in congress. There are different ways that i would tell you this. You feel better when you Say Something versus holding it in. I have no doubt there are employees listening tonight and seeing the comments and i might add that they are probably out there during all of you down for having the courage to show up. But step forward and model this other office to ca
They were responsive to that. So now it is a certain amount of perception. And it also took a lot of experience for the providers for those who as a group spoke up and said this is not right. So i do think that this is appropriate. And i think a lot of times resources are placed in areas where there are too many resources and things. So again, it involves a solution very quickly. To quickly outcome i was trying to institute a position with what is being provided. So we had those two accurate measures, we can know which facility we are putting end, 15 hours or whatever, and the answer exists with more resources. And this includes the psychiatrist that i was monitoring and so there is a solution there that has more efficiency and its not just more resources. It. Thank you very much. I appreciate it. Sir, you are recognized for five minutes. Thank you, mr. Chairman. I am grateful to all of you as well. Its interesting. Mr. Davis coming you said something i can relate to. But i have been h
Be more than happy to take the whistleblower complaints to the public. Might have grabbed his communications i was able to navigate quicker than most and that is the key thing. It doesnt take everyone to do the same thing. Some people might be comfortable just going through the ig and the sun it covetable going to the representative or senator and some light be comfortable going to the press. But there are different levels. You dont have to go as far as we did. In some cases there is an exception that there are different ways that you can get the information out and different people that want to. Theres the civil groups, Veterans Service organizations that would be more than happy to get the information they have direct connections with other leaders in congress. There are different ways that i would tell you this. You feel better when you Say Something versus holding it in. I have no doubt there are employees listening tonight and seeing the comments and i might add that they are prob
[inaudible conversations] good afternoon. This hearing will come to order. I think everybody for attending this hearing which we will examine the oig report on the phoenix issue. I would also like to ask unanimous consent, he is not here yet but that our colleagues David Schweikert from arizona be allowed to join us here to address this issue. Without objection, so ordered. Also members we do have a series of votes that will start at 1 00. I apologize for that. This hearing was moved from its original schedule time because of the joint session of congress to hear the president of the ukraine. What we will do is immediately after the final vote move back as quickly as you can. We will resume the hearing as quickly as we possibly can so that we will not keep the witnesses waiting any longer than absolutely necessary. On the 26th of august, the va office of Inspector General released its final report of the Phoenix Va Health Care system which defaulted to National Attention after hearing
Pending health applications. Nearly 40,000 unprocessed applications discovered in january of 2013. These were primarily applications from returning Service Members from iraq and afghanist afghanistan. The ewrath that ive experience include my whistleblower complaint to White House Deputy chief of staff was leaked to my manager Sherry Williams who stated in writing that she was contacting me on behalf of acting sent gibson and mr. Rob neighbors. Neither mr. Gibson nor mr. Neighbors have responded to this fact. My employment records were illegally altered by cbo manager joyce deet terse. I was illegally placed on a permanent work detail by phillip mccofsky. I was placed on involuntary administrative leave curiously at the same time the oig investigation was taking place in atlanta by acting hec director greg becker. Unfortunately, my experience is not unique at va. Darren and irene owens who work at the Atlanta Va Medical Center have experienced the same retaliation for reporting medical