WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a report (GAO-23-106731) entitled "Electronic Health Records - VA Needs to Address Management Challenges with New System." Here are excerpts of summaries associated with the report. What GAO Found: "The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) organizational change management activities for the Electronic Health Record Modernization (EHRM) program were partially consistent with seven leading practices and not consistent with one   more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel issued the following testimony by Lt. Gen. Douglas F. Stitt, Army deputy chief of staff G-1, involving a hearing on March 29, 2023, entitled "Military Personnel Subcommittee Hearing - Military Department Personnel Chiefs - Personnel Posture": * * * Chairman Banks, Ranking Member Kim, distinguished members of this Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you on behalf of the men and women of th  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs issued the following testimony by Josh Roe, CEO of the Kansas Corn Growers Association, involving a hearing on May 17, 2023, entitled "Driving Bad Policy: Examining EPA's Tailpipe Emissions Rules and the Realities of a Rapid Electric Vehicle Transition." EPA is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. * * * My name is Josh Roe, and I serve as the CEO of the Kansas  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on May 23, 2023: Yesterday, Chairman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) hosted a Special Order with Congressional Western Caucus Members to talk about the Endangered Species Act and the harm it's done on rural communities across America. "As we have seen over the past 5 decades, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) has become a weapon--used by extreme environmentalists and serial litigators to slow or halt critical economic  more