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Honoring the Fallen
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Washington, D.C. —Today, House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Ranking Member Steve Buyer made the following statement regarding the upcoming Memorial Day weekend:
House Approves Veterans’ Legislation
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Washington, D.C. — This week, the House of Representatives passed three veterans’ health care bills that would increase and expand education reimbursements for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care professionals, improve VA chiropractic care, and create a pilot program to assess the use of training therapy dogs to assist veterans with post-traumatic stress.
VA Procurement System Oversight Problems Led to Data Breach
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Washington, D.C. –Today, Congressman Steve Buyer (R-IN) and Congressman Phil Roe (R-TN) participated in an oversight hearing on the how problems within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) procurement system led to the recent data breach.
Another VA Data Breach; Laptop Theft Leaves Veterans Vulnerable; Buyer’s Frustration Grows over VA’s Failure to Protect Veterans’ Personal Data
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Steve Buyer expressed disappointment over the findings of an ongoing investigation pertaining to the theft of an unencrypted laptop computer containing veterans’ personal information.
House Passes Bill to Protect Veterans from Consequences of Federal Government Takeover of U.S Health Care System
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Washington, D.C. — Today, the House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 5014 to allow the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make the determination that Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care constitutes minimal essential coverage under the health care program established by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.