House Panel told of the warnings about the VA

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A former Veterans Affairs official said Thursday he warned the department as early as August 2005 of backlogs in VA benefits claims system but officials shelved a program aimed at alleviating delays.

Paul Sullivan, a former project manager for the VA , told the House panel investigating veterans care that he helped develop a program to consolidate medical records with the Defense Department but that program suddenly ended once Secretary Jim Nicholson (The Liar) took office in early 2005.

Sullivan also said he sent emails warning of a surge in claims from veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan and that more staffing and funding was needed.

Story here http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mlp/ap/politics/4614651.html

Now I cannot tell you how many GAO reports they had but here is one
http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d07606thigh.pdf

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1. here is an active link to the chron story-Go Paul! I've posted his stories years ago

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/politics/4615350.html

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2. Dam I can never get some links right Thanks