Building a More Resilient VA Supply Chain

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Agenda

WITNESS LIST


Panel I
Dr. Richard A. Stone, Executive in Charge, Veterans Health Administration

Accompanied by:
Karen Brazell, Principal Executive Director, Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and
Construction and Chief Acquisition Officer, and Acting Assistant Secretary for
Enterprise Integration

Deborah Kramer, Acting Assitant Under Secretary for Health for Support Services, VHA

Andrew Centineo, Executive Director, Procurement and Logistics Office, VHA

                                             

Panel II
Shelby Oakley, Director of Contracting and National Security Acquisitions, GAO

Roger Waldron, President, Coalition for Government Procurement

Michael McDonald, Director of Government Operations, 3M Health Care

Kurt Heyssel, Former Chief Supply Chain Officer, Veterans Health Administration

 

                                             

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Member Statements

Testimony

  • Richard A. Stone, M.D.

    Executive in Charge
    Veterans Health Administration
    Download File (37.06 KB)
  • Kurt Heyssel

    Former Chief Supply Chain Officer
    Veterans Health Administration
    Download File (155.25 KB)
  • Roger Waldron

    President
    Coalition for Government Procurement
    Download File (232.16 KB)
  • Michael McDonald

    Director of Government Operations
    3M Health Care
    Download File (62.75 KB)
  • Shelby Oakley

    Director of Contracting and National Security Acquisitions
    U.S. Government Accountability Officer
    Download File (299.47 KB)