Nearly 20 hearings are scheduled in the next few weeks including presentation of the VA's 2011 budget.

by Larry Scott, VA Watchdog dot Org

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As the folks on The Hill finally get back to work, the two Veterans' Affairs Committees have a heavy agenda.

The links in the schedules below will take you to the page for that hearing.

Most of these will be webcast.

Of special interest would be the House Hearing on February 3 where the Committee will look at the Project Hero contract and issues surrounding the outsourcing of VA health care.  More on Project Hero here ...
http://www.yourvabenefits.org/sessearc
h.php?q=project+hero&op=ph

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Scheduled House Hearings

3/18/2010 Legislative Presentation of the AMVETS, NASDVA, NCOA, GSW, TREA, FRA, VVA, and IAVA

3/10/2010 Structuring the VA of the 21st Century

3/9/2010 Legislative Presentation of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States

3/4/2010 Legislative Presentation of PVA, JWV, MOPH, Ex-POW, BVA, MOAA, AFSA, and WWP

3/2/2010 Legislative Presentation of the Disabled American Veterans

2/10/2010 The Veterans Health Administration’s Fiscal Year 2011 Budget

2/4/2010 U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Request for FY 2011 and FY 2012

2/3/2010 Review of VA Contract Health Care: Project HERO

1/27/2010 Roundtable on Meeting the Unique Health Care Needs of Rural Veterans

1/21/2010 Transitioning Heroes: New Era, Same Problems?

1/21/2010 Long Term Solution for Post-9/11 G.I. Bill

1/20/2010 Roundtable on Veterans Service Organization Priorities for 2010

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Scheduled Senate Hearings

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