It was considered one of the biggest breakthroughs when Congress overhauled the scandal-ridden Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers last year. Veterans who have been waiting more than 30 days for an appointment or who… Read More
Veterans Affairs Department officials want their own version of a base closure round, targeting aging hospitals and clinics they no longer need. But getting support for such a move might be as frustrating and fruitless… Read More
The family of Air Force veteran Gerald Bain, who overdosed at the Minneapolis Veterans Home in 2012, is suing the state Department of Veterans Affairs over his death. The familys attorney says administrators at the… Read More
The embattled Veterans Affairs Department, now ranked by a government watchdog as among the most troubled federal agencies, is reminding employees in a memo why they should care about their work. The document circulating among… Read More
The Department of Veterans Affairs this month unveiled plans to end veterans homelessness in Los Angeles by 2016. The move came as the agency races to meet its goal of eliminating the same problem across… Read More
The Government Accountability Office now considers the VA hospitals as a high-risk agency that is susceptible to waste, fraud and abuse in an updated report. There seems to lack coordination between VA and non-VA hospitals,… Read More
Des Plaines American Legion Post 36 will host a program Saturday explaining the rights and benefits to which all veterans are entitled, organizers said. The free program begins at noon and will last about two… Read More
President Barack Obama signed a veterans suicide prevention bill into law February 12 in an effort to provide national mental health support for military veterans. The Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act will… Read More
Two programs that connect arrested veterans to treatment – rather than jail – report that many are getting their lives back on track. Some 81 percent of veterans in the program run by the Veterans… Read More
Four of Wisconsins U.S. representatives are asking the House Veterans Affairs panel to hold a hearing in Tomah on reported over-prescriptions, wait times, and other issues at the citys VA medical center. Republicans Sean Duffy… Read More