Tag Archives: Veterans Services
Younger veterans heading to Congress in bigger numbers
The Navy Times, by Leo Shane III: Next year’s Congress will boast the largest class -->
Joni Ernst: First Female Combat Vet in Senate
By Daniel Wiser, The Washington Free Beacon: Republican Joni Ernst became the first woman from Iowa -->
Justice Department undercuts VA explanations on not firing executives
Stars & Stripes, by Travis J. Tritten: The VA says it has held off for -->
VA’s archaic archives give way to simpler computerized system
The Washington Post: By Amy Wax-Thibodeaux:Call it the demise of the old rubber thumb and -->
The Best Places For Veterans 2014
Forbes: You might not think of Pittsburgh, PA as the most promising place for a -->
VA removes first official under new firing rules, after two months of paid leave
By Josh Hicks, The Washington Post: The Department of Veterans Affairs has fired the director -->
VA secretary defends pace of disciplinary actions
Military Times, by Leo Shane III: Critics of the Veterans Affairs Department want to know -->
GOP unhappy with new VA chief
By Burgess Everett, Politico: Republican senators are having some buyer’s remorse when it comes to -->
New Report Reveals Nation Still Not Fully Equipped to Support Women Veterans
U.S. Veterans Magazine: While the federal government has raced to establish programs to serve combat -->
Many tie Iraq, Afghanistan War veterans’ illnesses to burn pits, dust
By Steve Liewer / World-Herald: Burn pits used especially in the early days of the -->
Children of vets exposed to Agent Orange, other chemicals should file VA claims
Veterans Corner by Jim Vines: Everyone knows Agent Orange is bad, and exposed veterans know -->
VA announces $22.3B IT services contract
Federal Times, by Aaron Boyd: The “next generation” of the Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology Program -->
On recruiting tour, Veterans Affairs secretary woos medical students
Associate Press, by Wilson Ring: Secretary of Veterans Affairs Bob McDonald at the VA’s headquarters -->
NEW: ALL VA APPEALS MUST BE FILED ON STANDARD FORMS
Standard Claims and Appeals Forms A Rule by the Veterans Affairs Department on 09/25/2014 Final -->
Support Awareness for Veteran Suicide–22 Veterans Commit Suicide Daily
On October 19, we will be joining with thousands of people nationwide to walk in -->
Bob McDonald has a 90-day plan to solve VA problems
By Henry Molsky, Cincinatti.com: McDonald is quickly becoming known across the country as the new -->
VA settles with 3 Phoenix whistleblowers
By Heath Druzin: Stars & Stripes: WASHINGTON — The VA has settled with three whistleblowers -->
Report: Services for Female Veterans Fall Short
ABC News, by Matthew Daly: The Veterans Affairs Department and other government agencies are not -->
American Music Project: Voice For Veterans St. Louis Concert to Support Homeless Veterans
The American Music Project: Voices for Veterans, an initiative of Give US Your Poor, has -->
VA secretary vows more changes, higher ranges of pay for doctors, nurses
By Jennifer Hlad, Stars & Stripes: SAN DIEGO — As part of the effort to -->