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Jack Bergman: “DoD and VA struggled with interoperability [in 2003, 2004].”

Featuring: Jack Bergman, Republican | U.S. House Michigan, 1st Congressional District

Jack Bergman Discusses Lessons The VA Learned From Past Deployments For Future Rollout Management

Published October 5, 2026

You, you. You dusted off a brain cell that I haven't thought about in 20 years. Because when I was recalled active duty in 2003, as you mentioned about how DoD and VA struggled with interoperability [in 2003, 2004]. I was in the middle of that on the D, on the uniform side back in 2003, 2004. (00:19–00:23)

STATEMENT

Asserts that the Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs had interoperability issues in 2003-2004.

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“The initial rollouts, the Michigan, for the foresights, had a long Runway. They did okay.”
Asserts that Michigan's initial rollouts had a long preparation period and were successful.04:01-04:07
“It's going to be important that we...adjust our optics to see that there has been change doing things a little differently based on different criteria.”
Asserts the importance of adjusting evaluation criteria for different rollout phases.04:45-04:58