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17 Jul 2014, 9:58 am by Tara Hofbauer
” During a hearing before the Senate VeteransAffairs Committee, acting VA Secretary Sloan Gibson announced that it will take “as little as two years” for the beleaguered department to change. [read post]
8 Jul 2014, 1:45 pm by Native American Rights Fund
Idaho (state taxation, cigarettes) on 6/23/14.* United States Federal Trial Courts Bulletin http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/dct/2014dct.html Cases featured: Akiachak Native Community v. [read post]
24 Jun 2014, 6:21 am by Joy Waltemath
As noted in the attorney general’s report, however, the Social Security Administration and Department of Veterans Affairs are prohibited by federal statute from adopting this approach for certain programs “of critical importance to millions of Americans. [read post]
30 May 2014, 7:09 am by Clara Spera
Yesterday, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki publicly apologized for widespread mismanagement and long treatment delays at V.A. hospitals. [read post]
28 May 2014, 1:10 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
In 2009, at the height of the influenza A (H1N1) pandemic, the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at the Department of Health and Human Services, along with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, asked the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to convene a committee of experts to develop national guidance for use by state and local public health officials and health-sector agencies and… [read post]
20 Jan 2014, 5:00 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
The SCA applies to every contract entered into by the United States or the District of Columbia, the principal purpose of which is to furnish services in the United States through the use of service employees. [read post]
7 Jan 2014, 8:49 am by Michael Markarian
Department of Agriculture from funding inspections at horse slaughter plants, language added during committee markup in both chambers at the behest of Reps. [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]
9 Dec 2013, 7:32 am by Jane Chong
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel was in Afghanistan on Saturday to press for a security deal but “consciously chose not to see President Hamid Karzai,” says the New York Times, as tensions increase over the country’s refusal to sign a security pact with the United States. [read post]
21 Nov 2013, 7:15 am by Clara Spera
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Afghanistan released a draft of the agreement yesterday, which was the fruit of negotiations spearheaded by Secretary of State Kerry and Afghan President Hamid Karzai. [read post]
11 Nov 2013, 3:10 am by Robert Kraft
Since March 1989 when VA was elevated to a cabinet level department, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs has served as the committee’s chairman. [read post]
4 Nov 2013, 9:56 pm by Jon Gelman
”J&J and Janssen Settle Civil Allegations of Targeting Vulnerable Patients with the Drugs Risperdal and Invega for Off-Label UsesIn a related civil complaint filed today in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the United States alleges that Janssen marketed Risperdal to control the behaviors and conduct of the nation’s most vulnerable patients: elderly nursing home residents, children and individuals with mental disabilities. [read post]
16 May 2013, 9:30 pm by Christina Reichert
”The Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) released draft recommendations for the use of cost-benefit analysis in independent agencies. [read post]
20 Mar 2013, 5:00 am by Heidi Henson
” In a release, the USW stated that “Whether the issue was civil rights, immigration, education, health and safety, wages, health care or veteransaffairs, Mr. [read post]