LEGISLATIVE Schedule for Week of April 20, 2009

Thursday, April 23 at 10 a.m. – 334 Cannon House Office Building

**Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Hearing

Legislative Hearing on H.R. 952, COMBAT PTSD Act

Witness List

Panel 1

·       John Wilson, Associate National Legislative Director, Disabled American Veterans

·       Bart Stichman, Joint Executive Director, National Veterans Legal Service Program

·       Norm Bussel, Trustee, Adjutant and Commander, Hudson Valley Chapter American Ex-Prisoners of War

·       Richard Cohen, Executive Director, National Organization of Veterans Advocates

Panel 2

·       Bradley G. Mayes, Director Compensation and Pension Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, United States Department of Veterans Affairs

Ø       Accompanied by Richard Hipolit, Assistant General Counsel, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Thursday, April 23 at 1 p.m. – 334 Cannon House Office Building

**Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Hearing

“VA Non-competitive Contracts”

DRAFT Witness List (subject to change)

Panel 1

·       Mark J. Gross, President and Chief Executive Officer, Oak Grove Technologies, Raleigh, NC

·       Anthony R. Jimenez, President and Chief Executive Officer, MicroTech, LLC, Vienna, VA

·       Charles Maurice Baker, President and Chief Executive Officer, MCB Lighting and Electrical, Owings, MD

·       Lisa N. Wolford, President and Chief Executive Officer, CSSS.NET, Bellevue, NE

Panel 2

·       Ray Bjorklund, Senior Vice President and Chief Knowledge Officer, FedSources, McLean, VA

·       Scott F. Denniston, Director of Programs, National Veteran-Owned Business Association, Coraopolis, PA

·       Joe Wynn, Chairman, President/Chief Executive Officer, Veterans Enterprise Training and Services Group, Inc. (VETS Group)

·       Christina Roos, Legislative Assistant, American Veterans (AMVETS)

Panel 3

·       Shawne Carter McGibbon, Acting Chief Counsel, Office of Advocacy, U.S. Small Business Administration

·       Joseph Jordan, Associate Administrator for Government Contracting and Business Development, U.S. Small Business Administration

·       Jan R. Frye, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition and Logistics,  U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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**Link to webcast available here: http://veterans.house.gov/