Tag Archives: Veterans Services
Agent Orange ingredients found at Okinawa military dumpsite
By Jon Mitchell, The Japan Times: Dozens of rusting barrels unearthed on former U.S. military -->
To head VA, Obama selects former CEO of consumer products giant
By Chris Carroll Stars and Stripes WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s nominee to take over -->
8 years for psych eval a ‘harmless error,’ VA says
by Travis J. Tritten Stars & Stripes: WASHINGTON — A veteran admitted to a long-term -->
Home/News/VeteransAudit: 57,000 veterans waiting more than 90 days to be seen at VA
By Travis J. Tritten, Stars & Stripes: WASHINGTON — More than 57,000 veterans have been -->
Audit cites Castle Point VA Medical Center for further investigation
By James Nani, Times Herald-RecordPublished: 2:33 PM – 06/09/14WAPPINGERS FALLS — The Castle Point campus -->
Cultural change critical to rescuing VA, experts say
By Mike Wereschagin, Carl Prine and Adam SmeltzThe Pittsburgh Tribune-Review — As the Department of Veterans -->
Eric Shinseki Resigns Amid Veterans Affairs Controversy
By Paige Lavender, Huffington Post: Eric Shinseki, U.S. secretary of Veterans Affairs, resigned Friday amid -->
How VA clinics falsified appointment records
By Pauline Jelinek, WASHINGTON — Fake appointments, unofficial logs kept on the sly and appointments -->
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 -->
American Music Project: Voices for Veterans
The American Music Project: Voices for Veterans, an initiative of Give US Your Poor, is -->
Obama Administration, Congress Move to Address Growing Veterans Affairs Firestorm
By Matthew Daly, WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration and Congress are moving quickly to -->
DOJ: Student loan entity penalized for cheating veterans
By Chris Carroll, Stars & Stripes: WASHINGTON — The student lender Sallie Mae, which in -->
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 -->
Veterans Group, government watchdog create VA whistleblower site
By Chris Carroll, Stars & Stripes: WASHINGTON — As Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki prepared -->
Second VA doctor blows whistle on patient-care failures
Dr. Katherine Mitchell talked about a “perfect storm” in the ER and her fears that -->
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. -->
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 -->
FDA Warns Manufacturer of Sports Supplement ‘Craze’
The FDA has sent an official warning letter to Craze about concerns that have been -->
GOP slams VA: ‘Bureaucracy run amok’
By Bernie Becker(The Hill) President Obama should back a measure to streamline a Veterans Affairs -->
Iraq war vet introduces military suicide prevention bill
By Ashley Fantz (CNN) — The first Iraq war combat veteran to serve in the -->