William Winkenwerder, Jr., MD, Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), testified on an overview of the Defense Health Program before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Quality of Life, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies

Ms. Ellen P. Embrey, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) for Force Health Protection and Readiness, testified on Wounded Army Guard and Reserve Forces: Increasing the Capacity to Care before the House Government Reform Committee.

James C. Reardon, Chief Information Officer, testified on the importance of electronic health records and the future roles of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs in achieving this goal on a government-wide basis before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

William Winkenwerder, Jr., MD, Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), testified on the impact of force health protection programs on Guard and Reserve units before the House Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations

William Winkenwerder, Jr., MD, Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), testified on of the Defense Health Program for Fiscal Year 2005 before the House Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Total Force.

James C. Reardon, Chief Information Officer, testified on the progress being made by the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs with the sharing of medical information and the development of a seamless electronic medical record before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

William Winkenwerder, Jr., MD, Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), testified on an overview of the Defense Health Program before the Senate Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Personnel.

William Winkenwerder, Jr., MD, Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), testified on force health protection and surveillance in the global war on terrorism before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Total Force.

William Winkenwerder, Jr., MD, Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), testified on pre- and post-deployment health assessment processing of troops recently deployed to the Persian Gulf and what measures DoD took to protect Servicemembers from possible exposure to biological and chemical agents before the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee ...

Dr. David S.C. Chu, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, testified on the final report of the President’s Task Force to Improve Health Care Delivery for Our Nation’s Veterans before the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee.

David Tornberg, MD, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, for Clinical and Program Policy and Chief Medical Officer, TRICARE Management Activity (TMA) testified on Homeland Security: Improving Public Surveillance before the House Government Reform Committee Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations

William Winkenwerder, Jr., MD, Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), provided written testimony on Fighting Fraud: Improving Information Security in front of a joint hearing of the House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

Mr. Carrato, Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Plan Administration, testified on Purchasing Health Care in a Competitive Environment in front of the Senate Finance Committee. Mr. Carrato testified on behalf of William Winkenwerder, Jr., MD.

William Winkenwerder, Jr. MD, Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), testified on defense heath and matters relating to DoD budget request for FY 2004 before the House Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Total Force.

William Winkenwerder, Jr., MD, Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), testified on the status of implementation of Public Law 107-287, the Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Preparedness Act of 2002; and VA-DOD efforts to coordinate force protection in the active duty military forces of the United States for those Service men and women ...