For Press and Advocates

Contacts and resources for reporters, advocates and congressional staff following VA accountability.

Tbird’s Quiet Fight investigates VA policy, veteran benefits and government accountability. If you’re a reporter, advocate or congressional staffer working the same ground, this page collects the contacts and resources I point people to.

Story tips or collaboration:

• Tbird (TQF): ipersist@tbirdsquietfight.com (Signal available)

Congressional oversight contacts:

• House Veterans’ Affairs Committee: (202) 225-3527 | veterans.house.gov

• Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee: (202) 224-9126 | veterans.senate.gov

• House VA Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee: veterans.house.gov/issues

Investigative journalists covering VA/veteran policy:

• Suzanne Gordon, American Prospect

• Jasper Craven, American Prospect

• Nikki Wentling, Military Times

• Leo Shane III, Military Times

• Quil Lawrence, NPR

Veteran advocacy organizations:

• VoteVets

• Vietnam Veterans of America

• Disabled American Veterans (DAV)

• Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA)

• National Veterans Legal Services Program

• Veterans Legal Clinic, Harvard Law

Government watchdog resources:

• VA Office of Inspector General

• Government Accountability Office: Veterans

• Federal Register: VA Notices

• USAspending.gov (track federal contracts and grants)

Last verified: October 27, 2026 (committee phone numbers and every link on this page).