DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420 Phone, 202–273–4800. Internet, www.va.gov. SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS JAMES NICHOLSON Chief of Staff NORA E. EGAN Deputy Secretary GORDON H. MANSFIELD Chairman, Board of Contract Appeals GARY KRUMP Chairman, Board of Veterans’ Appeals (VACANCY) 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 Assistant to the Secretary, Office of Regulation ROBERT C. MCFETRIDGE, Acting Policy and Management General Counsel TIM S. MCCLAIN Inspector General RICHARD J. GRIFFIN Veterans’ Service Organizations Liaison ALLEN (GUNNER) KENT Under Secretary for Health, Veterans Health JONATHAN B. PERLIN Administration Deputy Under Secretary for Health MICHAEL J. KUSSMAN, Acting 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 RONALD R. AUMENT Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs, National RICHARD A. WANNEMACHER, JR., Cemetery Administration Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs STEVE MURO, Acting Assistant Secretary for Management TIM S. MCCLAIN, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary JAMES R. SANDMAN, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget RITA A. REED Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance EDWARD J. MURRAY, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition C. FORD HEARD and Materiel Management Assistant Secretary for Information and ROBERT N. MCFARLAND Technology Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information EDWARD F. MEAGHER and Technology Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for SCOTT CRAGG Information Technology Enterprise Architecture Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for CRAIG LUIGART Policies, Plans, and Programs 348 VerDate Aug 04 2004 10:54 Aug 22, 2005 Jkt 201944 PO 00000 Frm 00358 Fmt 6995 Sfmt 6995 E:\HR\OC\201944.XXX 201944 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 349 Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for SALLY WALLACE Information Technology Operations Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for PEDRO CADENAS, JR. Cyber and Information Security Director, Austin Automation Center LINDA VOGES Assistant Secretary for Policy, Planning, and DENNIS DUFFY, Acting Preparedness Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for DENNIS DUFFY Policy and Planning Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy MICHAEL MCLENDON Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning and RAY WILBURN, Acting Evaluation Director, Operations and Readiness R. TOM SIZEMORE, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Security and JOHN H. BAFFA Law Enforcement Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and R. ALLEN PITTMAN Administration Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for GARY STEINBERG Human Resources and Administration Director, Office of Administration C.G. VERENES Deputy Director, Office of Administration CATHERINE BIGGS-SILVERS Deputy Assistant Secretary for Diversity SUSAN C. MCHUGH Management and Equal Employment Opportunity Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human THOMAS J. HOGAN Resources Management and Labor Relations Associate Deputy Assistant for Human WILLIE HENSLEY Resources Management and Labor Relations Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for RONALD E. COWLES Labor Management Relations Deputy Assistant Secretary for Resolution JAMES S. JONES Management Assistant Secretary for Public and CYNTHIA R. CHURCH Intergovernmental Affairs Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs (VACANCY) Deputy Assistant Secretary for WILLIAM W. MCLEMORE Intergovernmental and International Affairs Director, Center for Faith-Based and DARIN S. SELNICK Community Initiatives Assistant Secretary for Congressional and PAMELA M. IOVINO Legislative Affairs Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional (VACANCY) and Legislative 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. VerDate Aug 04 2004 10:54 Aug 22, 2005 Jkt 201944 PO 00000 Frm 00359 Fmt 6995 Sfmt 6995 E:\HR\OC\201944.XXX 201944 VerDate Aug 042004 10:54 Aug 22, 2005 Jkt201944 PO00000 Frm00360 Fmt6995 Sfmt6995 E:\HR\OC\201944.XXX 201944 350 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS CENTERINSPECTOR FOR MINORITY GENERAL VETERANS CHIEF OF STAFF CENTER FOR WOMEN VETERANS U GENERAL COUNSEL . S . VETERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS LIAISON SECRETARY GOVERNMENT MANUAL INSPECTOR GENERAL OFFICE OF SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS UTILIZATION DEPUTY SECRETARY CHAIRMAN, OFFICE OF EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION BOARD OF VETERANS’ APPEALS COMPLAINT ADJUDICATION CHAIRMAN, OFFICE OF REGULATION POLICY BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS AND MANAGEMENT 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 ASSISTANT SECRETARY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INFORMATION AND AND ADMINISTRATION FOR PUBLIC AND FOR CONGRESSIONAL FOR MANAGEMENT FOR POLICY, PLANNING TECHNOLOGY INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS AND PREPAREDNESS PRINCIPAL DEPUTY AFFAIRS PRINCIPAL DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY PRINCIPAL DEPUTY HUMAN RESOURCES AND FOR MANAGEMENT DEPUTY ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT SECRETARY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR INFORMATION AND FOR POLICY, PLANNING DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY TECHNOLOGY AND PREPAREDNESS DIRECTOR, OFFICE DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CONGRESSIONAL AND OF ADMINISTRATION FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR BUDGET ASSOCIATE DEPUTY DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND EQUAL EMPLOYMENT DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR POLICY ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE OPPORTUNITY FOR INTERGOVERNMENTAL FOR FINANCE AFFAIRS ASSOCIATE DEPUTY DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR FOR RESOLUTION MANAGEMENT FOR PLANNING AND EVALUATION FOR ACQUISITION AND POLICIES, PLANS AND PROGRAMS MATERIEL MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATE DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR FOR HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR, ASSET OPERATIONS SECURITY AND LAW MANAGEMENT AND LABOR ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATE DEPUTY ENFORCEMENT RELATIONS ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CYBER AND INFORMATION DIRECTOR DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF SECURITY BUSINESS OVERSIGHT FOR OPERATIONS AND READINESS DIRECTOR, AUSTIN AUTOMATION CENTER E201944.027 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 351 The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) programs, policies, legislation, and was established as an executive practices to ensure that they are department by the Department of responsive and accessible to eligible Veterans Affairs Act (38 U.S.C. 201 women veterans. note). It is comprised of three Health Services The Veterans Health organizations that administer veterans Administration provides hospital, nursing programs: the Veterans Health home, and domiciliary care, and Administration, the Veterans Benefits outpatient medical and dental care to Administration, and the National eligible veterans of military service in the Cemetery Administration. Each Armed Forces. It conducts both organization has field facilities and a individual medical and health-care central office component. delivery research projects and multi- hospital research programs, and it assists Activities in the education of physicians and Cemeteries The National Cemetery dentists and with training of many other Administration (NCA) is responsible for health care professionals through more than 120 national cemeteries affiliations with educational institutions nationwide. Burial in a national and organizations. cemetery is available to veterans, their Veterans Benefits The Veterans spouses, and dependent children. At no Benefits Administration provides cost to the family, a national cemetery information, advice, and assistance to burial includes the gravesite, grave-liner, veterans, their dependents, beneficiaries, opening and closing of the grave, representatives, and others applying for headstone or marker, and perpetual care VA benefits. It also cooperates with the as part of a national shrine. If a veteran Department of Labor and other Federal, is buried in a private cemetery, State, and local agencies in developing anywhere in the world, NCA will employment opportunities for veterans provide a headstone or marker. NCA’s and referral for assistance in resolving State Cemetery Grants Program provides socioeconomic, housing, and other funds to establish, expand, or improve related problems. The Compensation and Pension State-operated veterans cemeteries. Service is responsible for claims for Presidential Memorial Certificates disability compensation and pension, honoring the veteran may be requested specially adapted housing, accrued from NCA. benefits, adjusted compensation in death Center for Minority Veterans The cases,