While this was an increase from theappropriations from the FY 2009 level, Republican Membersbelieve it still does not provide sufficient resources to allowthe OIG to perform the amount of work consistent with the largeagency for which it must provide oversight. This additional fundingwill allow the OIG to be more pro-active than reactive such asin the colonoscopy investigations. Therefore, Republican Members recommend increasing fundingfor the basic infrastructure devoted to promoting veterans asideal employees to businesses and providing the skills toqualify for good-paying jobs. This increase should enable NVTI to meet the trainingrequirements of Public Law 109-461.