NNVMC Superintendent Selected to Serve on National Cemetery Administration Working Group

Congratulations to Jose (Gabe) Velazquez, Superintendent of the Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery! Gabe was selected by the National Cemetery Administration to serve on the Compliance Review Program (CRP) and Standards and Measures (SAMs) Working Group.  

The purpose of the CRP is to assess grant-funded cemeteries to ensure compliance with the National Cemetery Administration’s operational standards and measures. The CRP also monitors the status of corrective actions and provides reports to senior leadership on compliance levels as well as the status of corrective actions. 

The working group will support efforts to review the SAMs used to assess the performance of state and tribal Veterans cemeteries. Members will update the 2022 SAMs making recommendations for additions, revisions or deletions to the current 95 standards and measures. They will also review and make recommendations regarding the critical, high, and medium priority level designations for each standard and measure.  

The rollout for the revised SAMs is set for August 31, 2023. The revised SAMs will be used to assess state and tribal cemeteries in the fiscal year 2024.