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Tag Archives: Veterans
VA underreported waits for mental health care
The Veterans Affairs Department inflated its success rates in providing timely services for vets needing mental health services, according to a VA Inspector General’s report released Monday.
Delayed GI Bill funds leave students scrambling
The Veterans Affairs Department says it has hit a “bump in the road” in processing GI Bill benefits claims. Affected student veterans are calling it missing rent money.
Veterans, VA split over mental health expansion
WASHINGTON — Two years after Congress passed a high-profile law to improve health care for military veterans, lawmakers and advocates are again raising alarms that the sprawling Department of Veterans Affairs is not expanding help for the nation’s former fighters … Continue reading
Pearl Harbor victims remembered on anniversary
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — Veterans from Pearl Harbor observed the 70th anniversary of the attack Wednesday with a solemn ceremony at the site of the Japanese bombing, as an aging and dwindling group of survivors announced that it would disband … Continue reading
Pearl Harbor victims remembered on anniversary
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — Veterans from Pearl Harbor observed the 70th anniversary of the attack Wednesday with a solemn ceremony at the site of the Japanese bombing, as an aging and dwindling group of survivors announced that it would disband … Continue reading
Investigation of VA mental health care sought
Leaders of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee have asked the Veterans Affairs Department inspector general to investigate alleged failings to provide timely mental health care appointments for former service members.
Veteran-owned businesses face problems with VA
Lawmakers grilled Veterans Affairs Department officials Wednesday about why veteran-owned businesses ranked eighth in priority for government contracts despite laws and regulations that are supposed to put veterans first.
Obama observes Veterans Day at Arlington
ARLINGTON, Va. — Heralding the end of one war and the drawdown of another, President Obama observed Veterans Day on Friday by urging Americans to hire the thousands of servicemen and women coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Senator: Jobs bill won’t pass by Veterans Day
The leader of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee conceded Friday what had already become obvious: Congress will not pass a veterans’ employment bill by Veterans Day.
Veterans employment legislation faces delays
Congress is finding it hard to pass jobs-creating legislation for veterans by Veterans’ Day.