Tag Archives: Veterans Services
How VA clinics falsified appointment records
By Pauline Jelinek, WASHINGTON — Fake appointments, unofficial logs kept on the sly and appointments -->
May
Veterans’ representation in Congress has fallen drastically since post-Vietnam years
By Chuck Raasch, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: WASHINGTON — As the federal government struggles with problems -->
May
American Music Project: Voices for Veterans
The American Music Project: Voices for Veterans, an initiative of Give US Your Poor, is -->
May
Obama Administration, Congress Move to Address Growing Veterans Affairs Firestorm
By Matthew Daly, WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration and Congress are moving quickly to -->
May
DOJ: Student loan entity penalized for cheating veterans
By Chris Carroll, Stars & Stripes: WASHINGTON — The student lender Sallie Mae, which in -->
May
Group opens office to address growing needs of female veterans
By Wesley Brown, The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle: It took time, but female veterans now have -->
May
Veterans Group, government watchdog create VA whistleblower site
By Chris Carroll, Stars & Stripes: WASHINGTON — As Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki prepared -->
May
Second VA doctor blows whistle on patient-care failures
Dr. Katherine Mitchell talked about a “perfect storm” in the ER and her fears that -->
May
The enemy at home: Veterans addicted and dying from VA pain pills
Whistleblowers say military doctors and VA have overprescribed powerful narcotics for more than a decade. -->
Apr
A fatal wait: Veterans languish and die on a VA hospital’s secret list
(CNN) — By Scott Bronstein and Drew Griffin: At least 40 U.S. veterans died waiting -->
Apr
FDA Warns Manufacturer of Sports Supplement ‘Craze’
The FDA has sent an official warning letter to Craze about concerns that have been -->
Apr
GOP slams VA: ‘Bureaucracy run amok’
By Bernie Becker(The Hill) President Obama should back a measure to streamline a Veterans Affairs -->
Mar
Iraq war vet introduces military suicide prevention bill
By Ashley Fantz (CNN) — The first Iraq war combat veteran to serve in the -->
Mar
No longer needed? Troops survive combat, then lose their jobs
By Gregg ZoroyaUSA TODAY For thousands of career-military troops who endured combat and family separations -->
Mar
Symposium-Fighting for Veterans: Meeting the Need for Legal Services in New York City
Nancy Y. Morgan, Esq., Partner and Director of F&P’s Veterans’ Services Group, to speak at -->
Mar
Military’s Mental-Health Efforts Are Ineffective, Report Finds
The Wall Street Journal, by Shirley S. Wang Study Fails to Find Evidence That Programs -->
Feb
VA Concedes Whistle-blower’s Allegations Were True, Including That It Ignored Veterans’ Suicidal Tendencies
By Jamie Reno: A government whistleblower who suffered retaliation from his agency has been vindicated -->
Feb
Government concedes negligence in Legionnaires’ lawsuit
By Adam Smeltz and Brian Bowling: The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Published: February 4, 2014 House legislation -->
Feb
‘MyICP’ Gives Military Spouses New Career-planning Tool
By Terri Moon Cronk,American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2014 – Military spouses who -->
Jan
PepsiCo holding benefit for veterans
Stars & Stripes, AP Newswire: NEW YORK (AP) — PepsiCo Inc. is making a $1 -->
Jan
Are you a Veteran Suffering from Recurring Nightmares and Flashbacks Related to Combat Experience? If so, You May Wish to Participate in a Study to Treat These Conditions
NEEDED:VETERANS AND ACTIVE SERVICE MEMBERS SUFFERING FROM RECURRING NIGHTMARES AND FLASHBACKS RELATED TO COMBAT EXPERIENCES -->
Jan