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House panel faults DOD on late TAP participation, seeks stronger commander accountability
Summary
Chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee Rep. Van Orden opened the oversight hearing by focusing on how many service members are failing to get timely Transition Assistance Program (TAP) services, telling witnesses that TAP attendance rose from about 25 percent to 52 percent and calling that “unacceptable.”
Chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee Rep. Van Orden opened the oversight hearing by focusing on how many service members are failing to get timely Transition Assistance Program (TAP) services, telling witnesses that TAP attendance rose from about 25 percent to 52 percent and calling that “unacceptable.”
The panel pressed the Department of Defense on whether it has reliable verification that transitioning service members receive required warm handovers to community resources. Ranking Member Rep. Pappas referred to a March 2024 Government Accountability Office report that found commanders verified warm handovers for nearly 78,000 transitioning service members who were not recorded as having received one; the GAO recommended DOD provide commanders…
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