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  Last week, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that a security lapse in the network of an undisclosed telehealth services contractor potentially exposed the health data of more than 7,000 veterans, Health IT Security

About a month ago, Army veteran Patrick Welsh got a tattoo on his arm: 22 periods and a semicolon. The message isn’t a grammatical one. An estimated 22 military vets kill themselves each day and

The consultant who provided fired Veterans Affairs hospital director Sharon Helman with thousands of dollars in gifts, including an all-expense paid trip to Disneyland, is a retired VA executive who had once been her boss.

LARGO No one is quite sure when Frank Bartlett lost the five medals he earned while serving in World War II, but Monday they were finally replaced. Bartlett, 102, served as a surgical technician in

BEREA, Ohio — When Jon Reiss of Berea left military service, he knew he wanted to help fellow veterans. The former Army Signal Corps officer is now executive director of the Cuyahoga County Veterans Service

In 2009, our country made a goal of ending veteran homelessness by the end of 2015; since then the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), along with a vast network of partnering nonprofits nationwide, have worked

Veterans Affairs and Defense Department officials have promised that in 2015 they will make available new information that could help troops and vets figure out which schools are the best values for their education benefits.

Long before news broke that the Veterans Affairs hospital in Phoenix had manipulated waiting lists to hide the fact that veterans were facing long delays to see doctors, senior department officials in Washington had been

A dedicated docket for veterans will begin in Toledo Municipal Court early next year, aimed at connecting justice-involved veterans with treatment to avoid incarceration. The courts goal is to intervene and address underlying issues for

When Air Force veteran Daryl Radaker didn’t have a way to get to his doctor’s appointments in Pittsburgh, he turned to the Westmoreland County Veteran’s Affairs Office for help. Now, he is able to make

The aftermath of Veterans Affairs whistle-blower revelations truly frames the patient-treatment scandal in its most crystalline form. It wasn’t just the faked appointments and the delayed treatment that distinguish this bleak story. Just as shocking

BALTIMORE – A 68-year-old U.S. Army veteran and former Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs official was charged with collecting $1.4 million in benefits fraudulently, according to the United States Attorney for the District of Maryland.