Skip main navigation

Military Health System

Clear Your Browser Cache

This website has recently undergone changes. Users finding unexpected concerns may care to clear their browser's cache to ensure a seamless experience.

Skip subpage navigation

Congressional Testimonies

Please note that files more than five years old may not be compliant with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. If you need an accessible version of a particular file, please contact us and we will provide one for you.

Recent Congressional Testimonies

Dr. Lester Martínez-López Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) Regarding The Department of Defense’s Efforts to Ensure Service Members’ Access to Safe, High-Quality Pharmaceuticals Dr. Lester Martínez-López, Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) And Dr. Shauna Stahlman, Senior Epidemiologist, Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division Regarding Department of Defense Monitoring of COVID-19 Before The House Armed Services Committee Military Personnel Subcommittee Dr. Lester Martínez-López, Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), Ms. Katherine Lee, Director, Warfighter Brain Health, Captain Carlos Williams, and Director, National Intrepid Center of Excellence Regarding Traumatic Brain Injury and Blast Exposure Care [testified] Before the Senate Armed Services Committee Honorable Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr., Honorable Lester Martinez Lopez, Honorable Shawn Skelly, Mr. Thomas Constable, Ms. Beth Foster, regarding Fiscal Year 2024 Defense Personnel Posture [testified] before the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel Honorable Gilbert R. Cisneros, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness and Ms. Seileen Mullen, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health and Affairs testified before the House Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Personnel on Women's Reproductive Health Issues Ms. Seileen M. Mullen and Lt. Gen. Ronald Place discuss major activities that informed our DHA budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 as well as issues affecting FY 2022 execution Honorable Gilbert Cisneros, Ms. Virginia Penrod, Dr. David Smith, Ms. Beth Foster Regarding Fiscal Year 2023 Defense Personnel Posture Richard L. Mooney, M.D., M.P.H., Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Health Service Policy & Oversight Health Affairs before the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel to address mental health needs, and access to suicide prevention resources. Lieutenant General Ronald Place, Director, Defense Health Agency [testified] before House Armed Services Committee, Military Personnel Subcommittee Dr. David Smith, Performing the Duties of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs) And LTG Ronald Place, Director, Defense Health Agency [testified] before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Defense Subcommittee

We found 292 items

Specify Date Range (Optional):
Select Content Types (Optional):
Current Filters. Click a Filter to Remove It
Congressional Testimony
Jul 19, 2005

Michael E. Kilpatrick

.PDF | 204.00 KB

Michael E. Kilpatrick, M.D., Deputy Director, Deployment Health Support Directorate, testified on Occupational and Environmental Health Surveillance of Deployed Forces: Tracking Toxic Casualties before the House Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations.

Congressional Testimony
Jun 28, 2005

Stephen L. Jones

.PDF | 78.20 KB

Stephen L. Jones, DHA, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), [testified] on the Department of Veterans Affairs Budgetary Shortfall before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Quality of Life, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies.

Congressional Testimony
Jun 23, 2005

John L. Kokulis

.PDF | 402.11 KB

John L. Kokulis, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Budgets and Fiscal Policy, testified on Modeling and Budgeting For Health Care In the Department of Defense before the House Veterans Affairs Committee.

Congressional Testimony
Apr 21, 2005

Dr. David S. C. Chu

.PDF | 693.09 KB

Dr. David S. C. Chu, Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) and 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.

Congressional Testimony
Apr 6, 2005

William Winkenwerder, Jr., M.D.

.PDF | 412.23 KB

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

Congressional Testimony
Feb 17, 2005

Ellen P. Embrey

.PDF | 354.54 KB

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.

Congressional Testimony
May 19, 2004

James C. Reardon

.PDF | 555.61 KB

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.

Congressional Testimony
Mar 30, 2004

William Winkenwerder, Jr., M.D.

.PDF | 368.05 KB

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

Congressional Testimony
Mar 18, 2004

William Winkenwerder, Jr., M.D.

.PDF | 681.62 KB

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.

Congressional Testimony
Mar 17, 2004

James C. Reardon

.PDF | 392.83 KB

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.

Congressional Testimony
Mar 4, 2004

William Winkenwerder, Jr., M.D.

.PDF | 793.29 KB

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.

Congressional Testimony
Feb 25, 2004

William Winkenwerder, Jr., M.D.

.PDF | 423.75 KB

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.

Congressional Testimony
Jul 9, 2003

William Winkenwerder, Jr., M.D.

.PDF | 296.92 KB

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 ...

Congressional Testimony
Jun 17, 2003

Dr. David S. C. Chu

.PDF | 45.43 KB

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.

Congressional Testimony
May 5, 2003

David Tornberg, M.D.

.PDF | 196.67 KB

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

Follow us on Instagram Follow us on LinkedIn Follow us on Facebook Follow us on X Follow us on YouTube Sign up on GovDelivery Other Social Media