McLean, Virginia December 3, 2014 The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded a prime contract to MorganFranklin Consulting to provide Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-123 and remediation support… Read More
This week, the Department of Veterans Affairs expanded its free treatment for mental and physical health issues related to military sexual trauma, or MST. Now, National Guard members and those assaulted during “inactive duty training”… Read More
By Rep. Charles Boustany (R-La.) and Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) – 12/05/14 08:00 AM EST Unfortunately, the more time we spend examining the chronic problems within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the more we… Read More
CHARLESTON, South Carolina A top Veterans Affairs official is scheduled to visit the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston to see its new mental health research center. Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs Sloan… Read More
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WASHINGTON — White boxes overflowed with colorful, shiny new toys when senators, their families, aids and other staff members gathered at the Russell Senate Office Building to give to the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation… Read More
There are still hundreds of veterans in the east that need a home they can count on, despite a national report says that homelessness among veterans has declined considerably since 2010. One homeless veteran from… Read More
This morning during a House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee hearing, U.S. Rep. Ann McLane Kuster, D-NH, questioned VA officials about the effectiveness of the VAs Family Caregiver Program, and pushed for information regarding possible expansion. The… Read More
The Department of Veterans Affairs is making good on a promise to get veterans into appointments more quickly, especially those who live far from medical facilities or have waited too long for appointments. During the… Read More
The U.S. Senate has passed a measure to rename the Veterans Affairs health clinic in Galesburg after Lane Evans, the longtime Rock Island congressman who died last month. Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Mark Kirk,… Read More
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) The Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General is investigating allegations of misconduct at a VA clinic in Hibbing. Last month, Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken and Reps. Tim Walz and Rick Nolan… Read More