{"id":56823,"date":"2020-11-10T21:52:28","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T21:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/11\/10\/bidens-transition-team-for-veterans-issues-includes-community-advocates-and-former-va-leaders\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T10:24:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T10:24:12","slug":"bidens-transition-team-for-veterans-issues-includes-community-advocates-and-former-va-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/veterans\/2020\/11\/10\/bidens-transition-team-for-veterans-issues-includes-community-advocates-and-former-va-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden\u2019s transition team for veterans issues includes community advocates and former VA leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/11\/07\/biden-elected-president-but-trump-disputes-results\/\" target=_blank>President-elect Joe Biden\u2019s<\/a> transition team for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/11\/09\/va-transition-work-on-hold-as-trump-disputes-biden-election-win\/\" target=_blank>Department of Veterans Affairs<\/a> includes several agency alumni who will spend the next few months setting policy priorities for the incoming administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/buildbackbetter.com\/the-transition\/agency-review-teams\/\" target=_blank>announcement of the team <\/a>comes as President Donald Trump continues to dispute the results of the election, which the Associated Press on Saturday projected Biden had won. As he files legal challenges to the results in multiple states, officials from his administration have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/management\/leadership\/2020\/11\/10\/refusing-to-concede-trump-blocks-cooperation-on-transition\/\" target=_blank>declined to offer any transition assistance<\/a> to the Biden campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That includes at VA. On Monday, VA Secretary Robert Wilkie said he would not begin any transition work until being instructed to do so from the White House.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/11\/09\/va-transition-work-on-hold-as-trump-disputes-biden-election-win\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP20149537982743.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">VA transition work on hold as Trump disputes Biden election win<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">VA Secretary Robert Wilkie said he does not think a delay in the handover of department information and resources will hurt veterans.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Biden has downplayed concerns that Trump\u2019s opposition would create problems for his incoming staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAgency review teams are an integral part of the transition process, responsible for evaluating the operations of federal agencies,\u201d Biden\u2019s staff said in a statement Tuesday. \u201cOur teams are composed of diverse experts with deep policy expertise, ready to ensure we\u2019re prepared to lead on day one.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team overseeing VA transition issues will be led by Meg Kabat, former National Director of VA\u2019s Caregiver Support Program. She is a clinical social worker with more than 20 years experience currently working as a senior director at Atlas Research, a consulting firm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other team members include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Dr. Baligh Yehia, who served as the first deputy under secretary for health for Community Care at VA during Barack Obama\u2019s presidency;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Phillip Carter, former military and veterans expert for the Center for a New American Security and national veterans director for the Obama campaign;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Kayla Williams, former director of VA\u2019s Center for Women Veterans under both Obama and Trump;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Carrie Kagawa, chief of staff at the Truman National Security Project;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 Heidi Marston, executive director of the Los Angeles Homeless 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