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27 Jul 2014, 6:59 pm
Today's post is shared from nytimes.comHouse and Senate negotiators reached agreement during the weekend on a legislative package intended to stabilize the Department of Veterans Affairs’ sprawling and embattled health care system, according to people briefed on the deal.The leaders in the negotiations — Senator Bernard Sanders, a Vermont independent, and Representative Jeff Miller, a Florida Republican — plan to outline the agreement at a news… [read post]
25 Jul 2014, 6:59 am
Around this same time, the superintendent began to suspect that the employee was having an affair with a major, who was a 25-year veteran in charge of custody at the facility. [read post]
22 Jul 2014, 1:07 pm
Today's post is shared from kaiserhealh.net and illustrates the effort by Congress to provide more efficient medical delivery for veterans.On Capitol Hill, lawmakers resume work this week to resolve differences over legislation aimed at alleviating long wait times for medical care at the Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics after reports that s me veterans may have died awaiting appointment sand that some VA staff falsified records to… [read post]
18 Jul 2014, 1:22 pm
Jeff Miller (R-Fla.), chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. [read post]
17 Jul 2014, 9:58 am
” During a hearing before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, acting VA Secretary Sloan Gibson announced that it will take “as little as two years” for the beleaguered department to change. [read post]
14 Jul 2014, 7:03 pm
He said he is upset with the president's handling of the Veterans Affairs Department. [read post]
1 Jul 2014, 8:56 am
Section 1343 based on the fact that the Veterans Affairs Administration (VA) and Department of Defense directly deposited funds into Mr. [read post]
30 Jun 2014, 8:40 am
President Obama is expected to nominate Bob McDonald, former chief of Procter & Gamble, as the next secretary of veterans affairs. [read post]
29 Jun 2014, 4:33 am
Department for Veteran Affairs:* About 7 to 8 percent of Americans will have post-traumatic stress disorder at some point in their lives.* About 11 to 20 percent of veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars have PTSD. [read post]
24 Jun 2014, 6:21 am
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]
24 Jun 2014, 12:52 am
A blizzard of choking dust kept the 101st Airborne Division's fleet of more than 270 attack helicopters out of the battle for Iraq for the second day.The Department of Veterans Affairs has opened a burn-pit registry to anyone who believes he or she may have been exposed to fumes from trash burned in open pits in Iraq and Afghanistan or to toxins, such as metal or bacteria, inhaled with dust.The registry is open to those who fought in the recent wars in Iraq and… [read post]
24 Jun 2014, 12:47 am
The Rules Committee approved legislation that would allow veterans who live far from a Department of Veterans Affairs’ medical facility or who have been delayed longer than the VA's "standard" wait time for treatment to seek care from a private doctor (French, 6/17). [read post]
23 Jun 2014, 9:00 am
Partnering With Whistleblowers, Protecting their Rights Retaliation concerns surface in a range of contexts, including within the recent scandal within the Department of Veterans Affairs. [read post]
19 Jun 2014, 5:38 am
(The temporary category covers mortgages that satisfy certain QM criteria and are eligible for purchase, insurance, or guarantee by, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac while they operate under federal conservatorship or receivership (or a limited-life regulatory entity that is a successor to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac), the Federal Housing Agency (FHA), the Department of Veterans Affairs, or the Rural Housing Service.) [read post]
16 Jun 2014, 10:54 am
The DoD, Department of Veterans Affairs, and ED would be required to ensure that loans are automatically discharged for a servicemember or veteran who has been assigned a disability rating of 100 percent. [read post]
11 Jun 2014, 5:34 am
He relinquished his prescription license since, he said, it wasn’t required for his part-time job conducting surgery at a Veterans Affairs hospital. [read post]
9 Jun 2014, 5:32 pm
Among other things, Michael’s blog portrayed his father as a fear-inducing, hateful person who `instigate[d]’ arguments with his children to get a `big win,’ used money to control people, and subjected his children to `child abuse. [read post]
6 Jun 2014, 3:08 pm
In the course of an investigation into allegations that veterans seeking health care services from the VHA experienced long delays in treatment, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released an interim report that substantiated the delays. [read post]
6 Jun 2014, 3:38 am
Among other things, Michael's blog portrayed his father as a fear-inducing, hateful person who `instigate[d]’ arguments with his children to get a `big win,’ used money to control people, and subjected his children to `child abuse. [read post]
3 Jun 2014, 7:32 am
For a thorough review of forms that might be due and the process, you may wish to start with the Veterans Administration website, U S Department of Veterans Affairs – Pension. [read post]
