Entity DossierGovernment Body

Department of Veterans Affairs

Tracked receipts exceed tracked giving by

$10,000

Federal agency. Data from USASpending.gov.

defense

Tracked direct giving

Tracked donations to candidate

$10,000

Connections

155

The Money Trail

How money flowed to Department of Veterans Affairs

$40K

8 transactions across 2 counterparties

CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC) directed $35K to Department of Veterans Affairs across 7 contributions. CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC) advocates for GENIUS Act, Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (S.394).

Jun 2024pac→ GENIUS Act, Guiding and Establishing National Inno… no recorded vote

CMTE. FOR HISPANIC CAUSES/BUILDING OUR LEADERSHIP DIVERSITY PAC (BOLD PAC) directed $5K to Department of Veterans Affairs. CMTE. FOR HISPANIC CAUSES/BUILDING OUR LEADERSHIP DIVERSITY PAC (BOLD PAC) advocates for Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act (FIT21, H.R.4763).

Aug 2024pac→ Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st C… no recorded vote

$40K tracked across 2 counterparties·7 policy outcomes

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Regulatory Capture Assessment

Regulatory capture occurs when a regulatory agency advances the interests of the industry it is meant to oversee. The indicators below track evidence of capture for this agency. According to the academic literature (Stigler 1971, Carpenter & Moss 2013), captured agencies exhibit declining enforcement, revolving door personnel pipelines, and rule-making that favors incumbents over public interest.

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Donations Received

Donor	Amount	Date	Cycle
CA LUV PAC (CALIFORNIA LEADERSHIP UNITED FOR VICTORY PAC)	$5,000	Jun 28, 2024	2024
CMTE. FOR HISPANIC CAUSES/BUILDING OUR LEADERSHIP DIVERSITY PAC (BOLD PAC)	$5,000	Aug 9, 2024	2024

Relationships

Type	Connected To	Details	Source
issued_rule	Implementing Regulation for National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA): Environmental Effects of the Department of Veterans Affairs Actions	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Commemorative Plaques and Urns	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Reproductive Health Services	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Traumatic Injury Protection Program Amendments	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Extending Deadline for Debtor To Request a Waiver	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Exempting Whole Health Well-Being Services From Copayment	Withdrew the rulemaking before finalizing it.	Source
issued_rule	Health Care Professionals Practicing Via Telehealth	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Eliminating the Requirement for Laparoscopy To Establish Service Connection for Endometriosis	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Objective Evidence of Pain for Painful Scars Under DC 7804	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance and Veterans’ Group Life Insurance-Accelerated Benefit Option Regulation Update	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Extension of Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers Eligibility for Legacy Participants and Legacy Applicants	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Medical	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	State Approving Agency Jurisdiction Rule	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	The 81-Month Rule for Dependents' Education Assistance	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Reproductive Health Services	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Waiver or Recovery of Overpayments	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Expansion of VA Process for 72-Hour Notification of Emergency Treatment	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	VA Veteran Readiness and Employment Program: Removal of Regulation Regarding Repayment of Training and Rehabilitation Supplies	Repealed or rescinded the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance and Veterans' Group Life Insurance	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Bar to Approval	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Reporting to the National Practitioner Data Bank	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Post-9/11 Improvements, Fry Scholarship, and Interval Payments Amendments	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Presumptive Service Connection for Leukemias, Multiple Myelomas, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, and Myelofibrosis Due to Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Veteran Readiness and Employment Program: Delegation of Concurrence for Entitlement Extensions	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Amendments	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Exempting Whole Health Well-Being Services From Copayment	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Presumptive Service Connection for Bladder, Ureter, and Related Genitourinary Cancers Due to Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Veterans Legacy Grants Program Improvements	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Center for Innovation for Care and Payment Update	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Veterans Legacy Grants Program Improvements	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Updates to Waiver of Charges for Copayments	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance and Veterans' Group Life Insurance-Accelerated Benefit Option Regulation Update	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Amendments to the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Loan Guaranty: Loan Reporting and Partial or Total Loss of Guaranty or Insurance	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Extending Deadline for Debtor To Request a Waiver	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Legal Services, General Counsel, and Miscellaneous Claims	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Changes in Rates VA Pays for Special Modes of Transportation; Delay of Effective Date From February 16, 2025, Until February 16, 2029	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Telehealth Grant Program	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Schedule for Rating Disabilities: Neurological Conditions and Convulsive Disorders	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Legal Services for Homeless Veterans and Veterans At-Risk for Homelessness Grant Program	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Determining Eligibility for Domiciliary Care	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fee Reasonableness Reviews; Effect of Loss of Accreditation on Direct Payment	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Improving Accreditation Process and Strengthening Legal Education Requirements for Accredited Agents and Attorneys	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Outer Burial Receptacles	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Legal Services for Veterans-Legal Assistance for Access to VA Programs Grant Program	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	VA Adjudication Regulations for Disability or Death Benefit Claims Based on Toxic Exposure	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Expanded Burial Benefits	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Timely Certification and Reporting for Veterans Attending Training Programs	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Schedule for Rating Disabilities-Ear, Nose, Throat, and Audiology Disabilities; Special Provisions Regarding Evaluation of Respiratory Conditions; Schedule for Rating Disabilities-Respiratory System	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Processing Certain Claims for Payment for Transportation, Care, and Services	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance Traumatic Injury Protection Program Amendments	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Reconsideration of Prior Interment and Memorialization Decisions	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Loan Guaranty: Adjustable Rate Mortgages, Hybrid Adjustable Rate Mortgages, and Temporary Buydown Agreements	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Processing Claims Under the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022, or the Honoring Our Pact Act of 2022	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Adaptive Equipment Allowance	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	VA Health Professional Scholarship Program	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Exemption of “Diversity and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Program Records” (203VA08)	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Update to Delegations of Authority to Certain Officials	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Changes to the Provision of Health Care for World War II Veterans	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Commemorative Plaques and Urns	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Veteran and Spouse Transitional Assistance Grant Program	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Expansion of Prohibition of Interment or Memorialization of Persons Who Committed Certain Crimes	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Update and Clarify Regulatory Bars to Benefits Based on Character of Discharge	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	CHAMPVA Coverage of Audio-Only Telehealth, Mental Health Services, and Cost Sharing for Certain Contraceptive Services and Contraceptive Products Approved, Cleared, or Granted by FDA	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Loan Guaranty: Servicer Regulation Changes	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Instructions for Determining Eligibility for In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Benefit	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Monthly Assistance Allowance for Veterans in United States Olympic or Paralympic Events	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Schedule for Rating Disabilities: The Digestive System	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Processing Applications for Health Care, Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise To Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022, or the Honoring Our PACT Act of 2022	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Partnerships With Faith-Based and Neighborhood Organizations	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Loan Guaranty: Revisions to VA-Guaranteed or Insured Interest Rate Reduction Refinancing Loans	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Clarification of VA's Processing of Survivors Benefits Claims	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Reproductive Health Services	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Agency Ethics Officials	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Updating VA Adjudication Regulations for Disability or Death Benefit Claims Related to Exposure to Certain Herbicide Agents	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Beneficiary Travel and Special Mode Transportation Under 38 U.S.C. 111 Within the United States	Amended an existing rule.	Source
issued_rule	Updating VA Adjudication Regulations for Disability or Death Benefit Claims Related to Exposure to Certain Herbicide Agents	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Outer Burial Receptacles	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Presumptive Service Connection for Respiratory Conditions Due to Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Expanding Access to State Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs	Issued the rule.	Source
shaped_policy	Updates to Waiver of Charges for Copayments	Withdrew the rulemaking before finalizing it.	Source
issued_rule	Veteran Readiness and Employment Program: Improving Development and Delivery of Individualized Rehabilitation Plans	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Changes in Rates VA Pays for Special Modes of Transportation; Delay of Effective Date	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Exceptions to Applying the Bilateral Factor in VA Disability Calculations	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Fee Reasonableness Reviews; Effect of Loss of Accreditation on Direct Payment	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Loan Guaranty: Minimum Property Requirements for VA-Guaranteed and Direct Loans	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Active Service Pay	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Payments Under State Home Care Agreements for Nursing Home Care	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Reevaluation of Claims for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	VA Pilot Program on Graduate Medical Education and Residency	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Presumptive Service Connection for Rare Respiratory Cancers Due to Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Expanded Burial Benefits	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Determining Eligibility for Domiciliary Care	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	Persons Eligible for Burial	Issued the rule.	Source
issued_rule	VA Health Professional Scholarship Program	Issued the rule.	Source
Contracted by	EMPLOYEES OF PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC PAC	Palantir Technologies received award from Department of Veterans Affairs	Source
Employs	Cheryl Mason (Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General)	Inspector General, Immediate Office of the Inspector General (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source
Employs	Richard Topping	Assistant Secretary for Management and Chief Financial Officer, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Management (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source
Employs	Paul Lawrence (Department of Veterans Affairs)	Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Office of the Secretary and Deputy (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source
Employs	Samuel Brown (Department of Veterans Affairs)	Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs, National Cemetery Administration (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source
Employs	Donald Bergin	Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Legislative Affairs, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Legislative Affairs (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source
Employs	James Baehr	General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source
Employs	John Bartrum	Under Secretary for Health, Veterans Health Administration (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source
Employs	Douglas Collins (Department of Veterans Affairs)	Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Office of the Secretary and Deputy (presidential appointment with Senate confirmation)	Source
Employs	Mark Engelbaum	Asst Secretary Human Resources and Administration/operations, Security and Preparedness, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administration/operations, Security, and Preparedness (presidential appointment)	Source
Employs	Peter Kasperowicz	Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs (presidential appointment)	Source
Employs	Reginald Neal	Assistant Secretary, Office of Operations, Security and Preparedness, Office of Operations, Security and Preparedness (presidential appointment)	Source
Employs	Karen Calton	Chief Counsel, Office of the General Counsel (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Marie Vulaj	Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Danielle Runyan	Senior Counselor to the Secretary, Office of the Secretary and Deputy (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Lynda Davis (Department of Veterans Affairs)	Chief Veteran Experience Officer, Veterans Experience Office (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Howard Steinman	Senior Advisor, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Jon Lauder	Deputy Assistant Secretary for Congressional Affairs, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Legislative Affairs (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Wendel Chalker	Senior Advisor, Oi&t, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Curtis Cashour	Chief of Staff, Office of the Secretary and Deputy (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Derek Williams (Department of Veterans Affairs)	Senior Advisor, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Jennifer Burch (Department of Veterans Affairs)	Senior Advisor, Veterans Health Administration (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Tres Smith	Senior Advisor, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Enterprise Integration (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Johnny Figueroa (Department of Veterans Affairs)	Senior Advisor to the Secretary, Office of the Secretary and Deputy (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Jai Pillai	Senior Advisor to the Cfo, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Management (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Andrew Gradison	Senior Advisor, Veterans Health Administration (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Howard Manuel	Senior Advisor, Office of the Secretary and Deputy (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Jacquelyn Hayes-Byrd	Director, Center for Women Veterans, Office of the Secretary and Deputy (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Courtney Stecker	Chief of Staff, National Cemetery Administration (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	James Hutton	Senior Advisor, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Jodi Stone	Executive Officer to the Senior Advisor, Vha, Office of the Secretary and Deputy (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Diane Cullo	Executive Director, Strategic Initiatives (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Gary Shatswell	Senior Advisor to the Secretary (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Lisa Gartland	White House Liaison/senior Advisor to Secretary, Office of the Secretary and Deputy (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Ian Dinesen	Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Operations Security and Preparedness, Office of Operations, Security and Preparedness (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	John Stapleton	Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Public Affairs, Office of Public Affairs (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Holly Wall	Senior Advisor, Veterans Health Administration (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Darrell Owens (Department of Veterans Affairs)	Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Legislative Affairs (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Zachary Schwartz	Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Joshua Quill	Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Secretary and Deputy (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Michelle Slusher	Chief Operations Officer for Budget, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Management (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Sean Lee (Department of Veterans Affairs)	Director, Veteran Service Organization, Office of the Secretary and Deputy (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Aloha McBride	Senior Advisor for Ehrm, Office of the Secretary and Deputy (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Kelly Hruska	Executive Director, Office of Survivors Assistance, Office of the Secretary and Deputy (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Cortney Mccormick	Senior Advisor to the Chief of Staff, Office of the Secretary and Deputy (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Katherine Wright (Department of Veterans Affairs)	Senior Advisor, Office of the Secretary and Deputy (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Timothy Sharpe	Senior Advisor, Veterans Health Administration, Office of the Secretary and Deputy (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Employs	Michael Stoddard	Senior Advisor to the Deputy Secretary, Office of the Secretary and Deputy (non-career Senior Executive Service)	Source
Contracted by	Tesla	Tesla received award from Department of Veterans Affairs	Source
Contracted by	Brave Group	Brave received PROJECT GRANT (B) from Department of Veterans Affairs	Source
Contracted by	Oracle	Oracle received award from Department of Veterans Affairs	Source
Contracted by	Palantir Technologies	Palantir Technologies received award from Department of Veterans Affairs	Source
Contracted by	Booz Allen Hamilton	Booz Allen Hamilton received award from Department of Veterans Affairs	Source
Contracted by	Moderna	Moderna received award from Department of Veterans Affairs	Source
Contracted by	PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	Palantir Technologies received award from Department of Veterans Affairs	Source