DEPARTMENT of VETERANS AFFAIRS 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420 Phone, 202–273–4800
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420 Phone, 202–273–4800. Internet, www.va.gov. SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ANTHONY J. PRINCIPI Chief of Staff NORA E. EGAN Deputy Secretary LEO S. MACKAY, JR. Chairman, Board of Contract Appeals GARY KRUMP Chairman, Board of Veterans’ Appeals ELIGAH DANE CLARK Vice Chairman, Board of Veterans’ Appeals RON GARVIN Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged SCOTT F. DENNISTON Business Utilization Director, Center for Minority Veterans CHARLES NESBY Director, Center for Women Veterans IRENE TROWELL-HARRIS Director, Office of Employment Discrimination CHARLES R. DELOBE Complaint Adjudication General Counsel TIM S. MCCLAIN Inspector General RICHARD J. GRIFFIN Veterans’ Service Organizations Liaison ALLEN (GUNNER) KENT Under Secretary for Health, Veterans Health ROBERT H. ROSWELL Administration Deputy Under Secretary for Health JONATHAN B. PERLIN Deputy Under Secretary for Health for FRANCIS M. MURPHY Policy Coordination Deputy Under Secretary for Health for LAURA J. MILLER Operations and Management Under Secretary for Benefits, Veterans Benefits DANIEL L. COOPER Administration Deputy Under Secretary for Benefits WILLIAM D. STINGER, Acting Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs, National JOHN W. NICHOLSON Cemetery Administration Deputy Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs DICK WANNEMACHER, Acting Assistant Secretary for Management WILLIAM H. CAMPBELL Deputy Chief Financial Officer D. MARK CATLETT Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget RITA A. REED Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance EDWARD J. MURRAY, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition DAVID S. DERR, Acting and Materiel Management Assistant Secretary for Information and JOHN A. GAUSS Technology Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information EDWARD F. MEAGHER Technology Management Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for SALLY WALLACE Knowledge Management Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for BRUCE A. BRODY, Acting Policies, Plans, and Programs Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for EDWARD F. MEAGHER, Acting Information Technology Operations 350 VerDate Dec 13 2002 11:03 Aug 13, 2003 Jkt 193760 PO 00000 Frm 00360 Fmt 6995 Sfmt 6995 D:\GOVMAN\193760.043 APPS10 PsN: 193760 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 351 Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for BRUCE A. BRODY Cyber Security Director, Austin Automation Center LINDA VOGES Assistant Secretary for Policy, Planning, and CLAUDE M. KICKLIGHTER Preparedness Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for DENNIS DUFFY Policy and Planning Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy DAVID BALLARD Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning and GARY A. STEINBERG Evaluation Director, Readiness and Emergency ROBERT G. CLAYPOOL Preparedness Deputy Assistant Secretary for Security and JOHN H. BAFFA Law Enforcement Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and WILLIAM H. CAMPBELL, Acting Administration Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for ROBERT W. SCHULTZ Human Resources and Administration Director, Office of Administration C.G. (DENO) VERENES Deputy Director, Office of Administration SUSAN C. MCHUGH Deputy Assistant Secretary for Diversity ARMANDO E. RODRIGUEZ Management and Equal Employment Opportunity Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human VENTRIS C. GIBSON Resources Management Deputy Assistant Secretary for Resolution JAMES S. JONES Management Associate Deputy for Labor-Management RONALD E. COWLES Relations Assistant Secretary for Public and MAUREEN PATRICIA CRAGIN Intergovernmental Affairs Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs JEFFREY E. PHILLIPS Deputy Assistant Secretary for WILLIAM W. MCLEMORE Intergovernmental and International Affairs Assistant Secretary for Congressional and GORDON H. MANSFIELD Legislative Affairs Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislative (VACANCY) Affairs Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional (VACANCY) Affairs The Department of Veterans Affairs operates programs to benefit veterans and members of their families. Benefits include compensation payments for disabilities or death related to military service; pensions; education and rehabilitation; home loan guaranty; burial; and a medical care program incorporating nursing homes, clinics, and medical centers. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Administration, the Veterans Benefits was established as an executive Administration, and the National department by the Department of Cemetery Administration. Each Veterans Affairs Act (38 U.S.C. 201 organization has field facilities and a note). It is comprised of three central office component. organizations that administer veterans programs: the Veterans Health VerDate Dec 13 2002 11:03 Aug 13, 2003 Jkt 193760 PO 00000 Frm 00361 Fmt 6995 Sfmt 6995 D:\GOVMAN\193760.043 APPS10 PsN: 193760 VerDate Dec 132002 11:03 Aug 13, 2003 Jkt193760 PO00000 Frm00362 Fmt6995 Sfmt6995 D:\GOVMAN\193760.043 APPS10 PsN:193760 352 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS INSPECTORINSPECTOR GENERAL GENERAL CHIEF OF STAFF U CHAIRMAN, . BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS GENERAL COUNSEL S . SECRETARY GOVERNMENT MANUAL DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF SMALL AND CHAIRMAN, DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZATION BOARD OF VETERANS’ APPEALS DEPUTY SECRETARY SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE SECRETARY FOR CENTER FOR MINORITY VETERANS VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS LIAISON OFFICE OF EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION CENTER FOR WOMEN VETERANS COMPLAINT ADJUDICATION UNDER SECRETARY FOR HEALTH, UNDER SECRETARY FOR BENEFITS, UNDER SECRETARY FOR MEMORIAL AFFAIRS, VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT SECRETARY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT SECRETARY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INFORMATION AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY ASSISTANT SECRETARY AND ADMINISTRATION FOR PUBLIC AND FOR MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY (CHIEF FOR CONGRESSIONAL FOR POLICY, PLANNING INTERGOVERNMENTAL INFORMATION OFFICER) AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS AND PREPAREDNESS PRINCIPAL DEPUTY AFFAIRS PRINCIPAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY PRINCIPAL DEPUTY HUMAN RESOURCES AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT SECRETARY ADMINISTRATION FOR INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY (DEPUTY FOR POLICY PLANNING DEPUTY ASSISTANT CHIEF INFORMATION AND PREPAREDNESS DIRECTOR, OFFICE DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY SECRETARY FOR LEGISLATIVE OFFICER) OF ADMINISTRATION FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS AFFAIRS DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR BUDGET ASSOCIATE DEPUTY DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND EQUAL EMPLOYMENT DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONGRESSIONAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PLANNING AND EVALUATION OPPORTUNITY FOR INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS FOR FINANCE AFFAIRS ASSOCIATE DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY POLICIES, PLANS AND PROGRAMS DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR RESOLUTION MANAGEMENT FOR ACQUISITION AND FOR POLICY MATERIEL MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATE DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR, ASSET OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATE DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ASSOCIATE DEPUTY FOR CYBER SECURITY LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS DIRECTOR, AUSTIN AUTOMATION CENTER E193760.028 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 353 Activities Veterans Benefits The Veterans Benefits Administration provides Cemeteries The National Cemetery information, advice, and assistance to Administration (NCA) provides services veterans, their dependents, beneficiaries, to veterans, active duty personnel, and representatives, and others applying for reservists and National Guard members VA benefits. It also cooperates with the with 20 years’ qualifying service and Department of Labor and other Federal, their families by operating national State, and local agencies in developing cemeteries; furnishing headstones and employment opportunities for veterans markers for the graves of U.S. veterans and referral for assistance in resolving worldwide, service members, and socioeconomic, housing, and other eligible reservists and National Guard related problems. members; awarding grants to aid States The Compensation and Pension in establishing, improving, and Service is responsible for claims for expanding veterans cemeteries; and disability compensation and pension, administering the Presidential Memorial specially adapted housing, accrued Certificate Program. benefits, adjusted compensation in death Center for Minority Veterans The cases, and reimbursement for headstone Center for Minority Veterans was or marker; allowances for automobiles established under Public Law 103–446 and special adaptive equipment; special (108 Stat. 4645) and is responsible for clothing allowances; emergency officers’ promoting the use of VA benefits, retirement pay; survivors’ claims for programs, and services by minority death compensation, dependency and veterans and assessing the needs of indemnity compensation, death pension, minority group members. The work of and burial and plot allowance claims; the Center focuses on the unique and forfeiture determinations; and a benefits special needs of five distinct groups of protection program for minors and veterans: African-Americans, Hispanics, incompetent adult beneficiaries. Asian-Americans, Pacific Islanders, and The Education Service is responsible Native Americans, which include for the Montgomery GI Bill program, American Indians, Native Hawaiians, assistance programs for dependents, post-Vietnam era veterans assistance and Alaskan Natives. programs, course approvals,