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11 Nov 2014, 6:48 am
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) estimates that there were, as of 2013, 22 million veterans alive; that number is expected to decrease dramatically over the next thirty years (slideshow downloads as a pdf). [read post]
20 May 2011, 7:44 am
According to CNN, a report last fall from the Government Accountability Office found that the pits, used on some bases in Iraq and Afghanistan, are burning items "such as plastic, that generate harmful emissions" despite regulations forbidding it.To date, hundreds of veterans have complained of illnesses they believe were caused by exposure to the pits, forcing the Pentagon to restrict their use and the Department of Veterans Affairs… [read post]
23 Dec 2018, 4:34 am
In 1990, Admiral Zumwalt Jr. wrote the Report to the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs on the Association Between Adverse Health Effects and Exposure to Agent Orange. [read post]
15 Aug 2014, 9:44 am
Here are four vital steps: The Department of Justice should conduct an external review of CBP's internal-affairs failings, especially all uses of deadly force since 2005. [read post]
28 Oct 2019, 11:25 am
Department of Veterans Affairs, HERL was established in 1994 by inventor, bioengineer, and professor Rory Cooper. [read post]
4 Nov 2015, 4:00 am
Then-Secretary for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Eric Shinseki, resigned in May 2014 after a shocking season of revelations regarding Veteran deaths at the hands of VA. [read post]
15 May 2015, 6:35 am
The Department of Veterans Affairs is not allowed to restrict drugs based solely on how much they cost, The Post story said. [read post]
21 Jun 2019, 9:00 pm
Wilkie Orders Stay on All Blue Water Vietnam Veteran Claims On July 1, 2019 Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie ordered a stay on “Blue Water” Navy Vietnam Veterans’ Claims until January 1, 2020. [read post]
21 Jun 2019, 9:00 pm
Wilkie Orders Stay on All Blue Water Vietnam Veteran Claims On July 1, 2019 Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie ordered a stay on “Blue Water” Navy Vietnam Veterans’ Claims until January 1, 2020. [read post]
31 Oct 2023, 12:51 pm
Lastly, the EO directs HHS, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and Veterans Affairs, to establish an AI safety program that establishes a common framework for approaches to identifying and capturing clinical errors resulting from AI deployed in healthcare settings, as well as specifications for a central tracking repository for associated incidents that cause harm to patients, caregivers, or other parties. [read post]
14 Oct 2009, 11:04 am
I'm pleased tell you that that the final National Defense Authorization Act for 2010 approved by both the House and Senate includes a provision backed by Franken, Isakson, Klein, and Whitfield, which instructs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to partner with nonprofit organizations to conduct "a three-year study to assess the benefits, feasibility, and advisability of using service dogs for the treatment or rehabilitation of veterans with… [read post]
28 Nov 2015, 6:42 am
Army Veteran. [read post]
26 Mar 2012, 11:52 am
Dorothy Robyn, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Installations and Environment) made the following statements to the House Appropriations Committee (PDF) Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies: In addition to retrofitting existing buildings, we are taking advantage of new construction to incorporate more energy-efficient designs, material and equipment into our inventory. [read post]
21 Jan 2020, 7:32 am
The bill also directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conducts a study on the effects of medical marijuana on veterans in pain. [read post]
26 Aug 2014, 1:45 am
” He categorizes the House Foreign Affairs Committee as “rude, nasty and stupid. [read post]
25 Mar 2020, 10:00 pm
In a May 18, 2016 letter to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) suggested that the Secretary “utilize federal law, specifically 28 USC § 1498, to break the patents on these drugs to authorize third parties to manufacture or import them for government use” through section 1498 to “address the funding shortfall that has resulted from the high demand for, and high cost of,… [read post]
20 Sep 2020, 7:01 am
Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger, his assistant secretary for international security affairs, Richard Armitage, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. [read post]
10 Aug 2022, 7:00 am
The laws included in the PACT Act are: -The Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and The Other Toxins Act of 2022, and -Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act of 2022The US Senate passed the Act (86/11) on August 2, 2022, agreeing to a technical amendment by the House of Representatives. [read post]
4 Aug 2010, 6:54 am
Senator Schumer, along with nine other Senate colleagues, sent a letter to Secretary Eric Shinseki of the Department of Veterans Affairs urging him to “take action to stop insurance companies from profiting off benefits owed to the families of service members who died in service to our country. [read post]
24 May 2018, 9:17 am
ICYMI: Yesterday on Lawfare Steve Vladeck noted a flaw in the Trump administration's compliance with the Federal Vacancies Reform Act as it applies to the succession at the Department of Veterans Affairs. [read post]
