WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations issued the following testimony by Shawn Steele, director of Healthcare Infrastructure Division in the Office of Audits and Evaluation at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General, involving a hearing on Dec. 6, 2023, entitled "Background Checks: Are VA's HR Failures Risking Drug Abuse and Veteran Harm?": * * * Chairwoman Kiggans, Ranking Member Mrvan, and members of the  more