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Halfaker and Associates' CEO appointed to new VA Advisory Panel to Improve Services for Returning Combat Veterans

Secretary Nicholson Officially Invites Dawn Halfaker to Participate on the Advisory Committee

WASHINGTON - Secretary of Veterans Affairs Jim Nicholson today announced the formation of a formal, 17-person committee that will advise him on ways to improve VA programs serving veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and their families.

"This panel will report directly to me," Nicholson said. "I am asking for their ideas and input on how VA can consistently ensure world-class service to America's newest generation of heroes, particularly severely disabled veterans and their families."

The Secretary's announcement about the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) panel, called the Advisory Committee on OIF/OEF Veterans and Families, comes on the heels of his presentation April 24 of recommendations from a presidential task force to improve services to the nation's newest generation of combat veterans.

Members of the VA Advisory Committee on OIF/OEF Veterans and Families include Dawn Halfaker of Halfaker and Associates; Washington, D.C.

VA Advisory Committee Official Announcement