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5 Jan 2014, 7:08 am by Howard Friedman
Jeff Miller, House Veterans' Affairs Committee chairman,  wrote to Shinseki arguing that since Christmas is a federal holiday, VA may be violating veterans' rights by barring them from celebrating it. [read post]
25 Nov 2009, 4:12 pm
 Here is what Enterprise Blog says: It includes secretaries of State, Commerce, Treasury, Agriculture, Interior, Labor, Transportation, Energy, and Housing & Urban Development, and excludes Postmaster General, Navy, War, Health, Education & Welfare, Veterans Affairs, and Homeland Securityâ€"432 cabinet members in all. [read post]
16 Apr 2022, 7:57 am by David
Recent announcements have indicated that the Department of Veterans Affairs could close or reconstruct over 30 VA Medical Centers across the United States. [read post]
16 Dec 2021, 1:09 pm by David
  Denis McDonough, the Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary, said that the agency will renew a focus on evaluating presumptive conditions related to exposure to toxins during military service. [read post]
23 Jan 2015, 7:05 am by Robert Kraft
Secretary McDonald met last week with Ruth Moore, a Navy Veteran and MST survivor for whom the Ruth Moore Act of 2013 is named. [read post]
8 Feb 2010, 4:33 am by Dwight Sullivan
  The two biggest names are DOD General Counsel Jeh Johnson and former Secretary of Veteran Affairs and former Secretary of the Army Togo West, who recently co-chaired the DOD review panel examining the Fort Hood shootings, and former Senator Chuck Hagel, co-chairman of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board. [read post]
11 Dec 2013, 2:31 am by Robert Kraft
“This is one of the most important programs helping our Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans reach their educational goals and find a good job,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. [read post]
Yet, based on records that the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) withheld for years, it is evident that veterans who survive in-service sexual trauma also face discrimination in seeking compensation." [read post]
20 Oct 2009, 9:13 am
Secretary Shinseki declared “Veterans who endure health problems deserve timely decisions based on solid evidence. [read post]
9 Jul 2017, 6:56 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
FCW.com – “In the wake of landmark workforce legislation giving the Veterans Affairs secretary new authority to fire and discipline employees [H.R.1259 – VA Accountability First Act of 2017], the agency released a list of adverse personnel actions from the past six months. [read post]
26 Dec 2012, 2:53 am by Robert Kraft
“By working together, we have cut red tape for Veterans and will help ensure these brave men and women get the benefits they have earned and deserve,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. [read post]
6 Jul 2011, 3:39 am by Robert Kraft
The Department of Veterans Affairs has issued a press release about the new family caregiver program: WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs will send out more than $430,000 in stipend payments to nearly 200 Family Caregivers of Veterans in July. [read post]
19 Nov 2014, 7:16 am by Robert Kraft
Cards sent to Veterans waiting more than 30 days for care The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that it began mailing Veterans Choice Cards on November 17 to Veterans currently waiting more than 30-days from their preferred date or the date that is medically determined by their physician for an appointment at a VA facility. [read post]
2 Dec 2018, 3:49 pm by Nancy E. Halpern, D.V.M.
New therapies, advancements rely on dog research Recently, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie did something rarely seen in Washington, D.C., these days. [read post]
29 Jul 2022, 1:40 pm by Jon L. Gelman
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) was joined by Senate VeteransAffairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-MT), Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), House VeteransAffairs Committee Chairman Mark Takano (D-CA), and Senate and House colleagues, veterans service organizations (VSOs), veterans advocate Jon Stewart, and former United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin to push for immediate passage of the… [read post]
23 Jun 2017, 9:38 am by Mary Jane Wilmoth
Today President Trump signed the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act into law. [read post]