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28 Aug 2019, 2:53 am by Chris Attig
As a former government attorney myself (I used to work for the Department of Treasury’s Office of General Counsel for the IRS), I know how easy it is to lose sight of the fact that government attorneys have 3 clients: in this case, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the American taxpayer, and justice. [read post]
30 Apr 2019, 4:30 am by Kellie McTammany
The Veteran’s Administration has argued that adopting a less scientific standard for disability benefits could open the floodgates to new claims and while that might be true  <a href="https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2018/09/10/va-steps-up-fight-against-plan-to-extend-benefits-to-blue-water-vietnam-vets/" target="_blank"> VA Secretary Robert Wilkie… [read post]
19 May 2016, 8:28 am by Eugene Volokh
Every constitutional officer — including the Secretary of Veterans Affairs — has a duty to protect the Constitution. [read post]
21 May 2019, 2:30 am by Tinker Ready
” President Donald Trump often touts a law he signed to speed up firings at the Department of Veterans Affairs. [read post]
28 May 2015, 3:20 pm by Native American Rights Fund
Legislation Bulletin http://www.narf.org/nill/bulletins/legislation/114_uslegislation.htmlWe added 17 new bills this week:S.494: Authorizing Alaska Production Act.S.947: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an Indian reservation.H.R.329: Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Consolidation Act of 2015.H.R.387: Economic Development Through Tribal Land Exchange Act.H.R.511: Tribal… [read post]
19 Jul 2022, 10:08 am by Brian Turetsky
  Chairman Lynch and Ranking Member Grothman have co-sponsored HR 8321, the Military Consumer Protection Task Force Act of 2022, to establish a joint task force led by the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs, to combat military consumer fraud. [read post]
22 Feb 2021, 11:05 pm by Andrew Brockman
Denis McDonough In the news, we have discussed in a previous episode the recent appointment of Denis McDonough as Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. [read post]
27 May 2021, 6:00 pm by Jon L. Gelman
The Secretary of the US Veterans Administration announced today a major policy change regarding burn pit exposures. [read post]
23 May 2018, 8:25 am by Steve Vladeck
But for all of the focus on the Justice Department, the real flashpoint for the FVRA lately has been the Veterans Affairs Department (with an honorable mention to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau). [read post]
11 Feb 2007, 6:52 am
Congress gave authority to the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to promulgate regulations for RESPA, and the regulations are set forth in 24 CFR § 3500.1 et seq. [read post]
26 May 2015, 7:37 am by Robert Kraft
This innovation is about providing the best care to our Veterans and collaborations like this one with GE helps us do just that. [read post]
21 Jul 2015, 7:34 am by Robert Kraft
” “Something has to give,” the department’s deputy secretary, Sloan D. [read post]
28 Aug 2019, 2:53 am by Chris Attig
As a former government attorney myself (I used to work for the Department of Treasury’s Office of General Counsel for the IRS), I know how easy it is to lose sight of the fact that government attorneys have 3 clients: in this case, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the American taxpayer, and justice. [read post]
7 Dec 2022, 2:26 pm by NARF
S.5181 - A bill to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain improvements relating to mental health and suicide prevention outreach to minority veterans and American Indian and Alaska Native veterans, and for other purposes. [read post]
28 Aug 2019, 9:05 pm by Benjamin A. Barsky
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for disability benefits, which would cover health care, disability compensation, and education. [read post]
16 May 2013, 9:30 pm by Christina Reichert
Department of Justice (DOJ) opened a criminal investigation of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) after the IRS allegedly, unfairly scrutinized conservative groups’ tax exemptions.The Senate unanimously confirmed Ernest Moniz as Secretary for the U.S. [read post]
11 Nov 2014, 6:48 am by Kelly Phillips Erb
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 by Jon Gelman
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]