Jodey Arrington said "The GAO made eight recommendations to the VA to reduce these overpayments going forward and to increase collections of this money. However, many of these recommendations still have not been implemented, and based on the Department's written statement, it is unclear when they will be implemented, if ever. . .[I]t is clear that in many ways it is a matter of lack of IT resources and the need for greater prioritization to be placed on these programs within the VBA. I know that IT resources are tight, but I believe it's time for the VA to prioritize resources for projects that provide direct impact to veterans..." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordSeptember 18, 2019

The GAO made eight recommendations to the VA to reduce these overpayments going forward and to increase collections of this money. However, many of these recommendations still have not been implemented, and based on the Department's written statement, it is unclear when they will be implemented, if ever. . .[I]t is clear that in many ways it is a matter of lack of IT resources and the need for greater prioritization to be placed on these programs within the VBA. I know that IT resources are tight, but I believe it's time for the VA to prioritize resources for projects that provide direct impact to veterans...

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Jodey Arrington

Republican · Texas

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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the lack of implementation of GAO recommendations for VA debt collection improvements.

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