On Tuesday March 19, 2013, at 2:00 P.M., the Committee on Small Business  Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce and the Committee on Veteran's Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing titled, "Consistently Inconsistent: Challenges for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses."  This hearing was originally scheduled for March 7, 2013. The hearing was held in Room 2360 of the Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing will be webstreamed live HERE.

The Subcommittees met to examine the challenges facing small businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans seeking federal contracts using both the Small Business Administrations and Department of Veterans Affairs contracting programs.

Opening Statement:

Richard Hanna (R-NY)

Witnesses and Testimony

Panel 1

Mr. Joseph Wynn, Special Advisor, VET-Force, Washington, DC

  Witness Testimony

  Witness Disclosure

 

Mr. Davy Leghorn, Assistant Director National Economic Division, American Legion, Washington, DC

  Witness Testimony

  Witness Disclosure

 

Mr. Marc Goldschmitt, PMP, DEO, Goldschmitt and Associates, Reston, VA

  Witness Testimony

  Witness Disclosure

 

Mr. Jonathan T. Williams, Partner, PilieroMazza, PLLC, Washington, DC

  Witness Testimony

  Witness Disclosure

Panel 2

Mr. William Shear, Director, Financial Markets and Community Investment, U.S. Government Accountability Office, Washington, DC

  Witness Testimony

 

Mr. A. John Shoraka, Associate Administrator, Office of Government Contracting and Business Development, U.S. Small Business Administration

  Witness Testimony

 

Mr. Tom Leney, Executive Director, Veterans and Small Business Programs U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC

 Witness Testimony

 

Additional Items:

Hearing Notice
Witness List
Hearing Memo
Press Release
Hearing Video