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30 Nov 2008, 5:03 pm
By Executive Order dated January 4, 2008, President Bush enacted cost-of-living adjustments ("COLA") for a wide variety of Executive Branch employees, including members of the uniformed service, judges and justices, administrative law judges, the employees of Veterans Affairs and, importantly, the Cabinet. [read post]
29 Nov 2008, 4:25 am
The legislation removes discrimination in areas including superannuation, social security, taxation, Medicare, veteran's affairs, workers' compensation, and educational assistance. [read post]
26 Nov 2008, 4:12 am
Reports by the medical inspector of the Veterans Health Administration and inspector general in the Department of Veterans Affairs have concluded that substandard care at the hospital left nine patients dead and 34 others seriously injured during a two-year period ending September 2007. [read post]
22 Nov 2008, 4:46 pm
Department of Education's National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) recently signed an Interagency Agreement (IAA) with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for the NIDRR-funded Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems National Data and Statistical Center (NDSC) located at Craig Hospital in Englewood, Colorado to provide consultation, training, and technical assistance to the VA and the VA Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers. [read post]
18 Nov 2008, 9:15 pm
"The extensive body of scientific research now available consistently indicates that Gulf War illness is real, that it is a result of neurotoxic exposures during Gulf War deployment, and that few veterans have recovered or substantially improved with time," according to the 450-page report presented to Secretary of Veterans Affairs James Peake. [read post]
16 Nov 2008, 6:49 pm
I would never want someone who lacked judgment on foreign affairs to run the State Department! [read post]
11 Nov 2008, 3:26 pm
Here are excerpts from the story: Coming on the heels of the discovery that veterans' benefit claims forms may have been shredded in regional offices nationwide, two veterans' organizations have filed a lawsuit against the Department of Veterans Affairs. [read post]
11 Nov 2008, 1:01 pm
United States Representative Bill Pascrell, Jr. of New Jersey, the co-founder and co-chairman of the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force, applauded the Department of Veterans’ Affairs for increasing disability payments for veterans diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). [read post]
6 Nov 2008, 12:21 am
Cal Dooley, a California Democrat, since working with Congress would be a big part of the job.However, Dooley's support for Bush administration trade deals makes him an unpopular choice with labor groups.Some business lobbyists want Obama to consider veteran U.S. trade negotiators Peter Allgeier and Rufus Yerxa for the post.Allgeier is the current U.S. ambassador to the World Trade Organization in Geneva. [read post]
30 Oct 2008, 8:56 pm
The Right Honourable Stephen Joseph HarperPrime Minister of Canada The Honourable Robert Douglas NicholsonMinister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada The Honourable Jean-Pierre BlackburnMinister of National Revenue and Minister of State (Agriculture) The Honourable Gregory Francis ThompsonMinister of Veterans Affairs The Honourable Marjory LeBretonLeader of the Government in the Senate and Minister of State (Seniors) The Honourable Chuck StrahlMinister of Indian… [read post]
29 Oct 2008, 5:39 pm
Veterans Affairs Department have suffered sexual trauma, from harassment to rape, researchers reported on Tuesday. [read post]
24 Oct 2008, 12:58 pm
If the defendant is a veteran and has been diagnosed as having a mental illness, the court may consult with the federal or state Department of Veterans Affairs to determine treatment options in lieu of or along with a jail sentence.Veterans have done a lot for us and deserve our help when they have adjustment troubles when they return. [read post]
22 Oct 2008, 11:25 am
The Program in Law and Public Affairs is housed in the Woodrow Wilson School for Public and International Affairs at on the Princeton campus and is co-sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School, the University Center for Human Values and the University. [read post]
21 Oct 2008, 4:38 pm
Establishing entitlement to compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs for service connected disabilities requires the claimant meet three criteria. [read post]
13 Oct 2008, 4:44 pm
Recent CRS reports of interest RL32697 Income and Poverty Among Older Americans in 2007 October 03, 2008 http://opencrs.cdt.org/document/RL32697 RL34558 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies: FY2009 Appropriations September 27, 2008 http://opencrs.cdt.org/document/RL34558 [read post]
13 Oct 2008, 4:22 pm
The man was being treated for leukemia at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Salt Lake City in 2004 when he developed a severe infection and died. [read post]
11 Oct 2008, 8:41 pm
The man was being treated for leukemia at at a Veterans Affairs hospital in 2004 when he developed a severe infection and died. [read post]
11 Oct 2008, 4:39 am
to the Consumer Electronics Association as their new VP of regulatory affairs responsible for all things FCC. [read post]