WASHINGTON The Veterans Affairs Department said Tuesday it is offering relief to more than two dozen employees who faced retaliation after filing whistleblower complaints about wrongdoing at VA hospitals and clinics nationwide. The actions follow… Read More
An inspector general’s report released Tuesday faulted the Hampton VA Medical Center in how it assessed, screened and collected data on stroke patients, and the center’s director said improvements are on the way. The center,… Read More
PHOENIX (CBS5) –Governor’s Doug Ducey’s administration reversed a proposal that would have redirected nearly $1 million in funds mean to assist veterans returning from overseas. In a statement from Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications… Read More
President Obama praised the end of the combat mission in Afghanistan and vowed to continue “to hunt down terrorists” but offered no new military or veterans proposals in his annual State of the Union speech… Read More
BRISTOL, Va. Brandon and Chandra Horne had a full to-do list Tuesday. They had to enroll their four children in the city schools, continue packing and planning their upcoming move from Kingsport and look inside… Read More
As a young captain, Mike Roddy had an unsettling first night in Vietnam in January 1970. He was kept awake by the horrible nightmares of Soldiers whod been in the war zone for multiple tours…. Read More
ARMing Heroes, the collection industrys charity for military veterans, today announced that it raised more than $80,000 in 2014, with most funds received during its 2014 No Debts for Vets Charity Fundraising Drive. Generous ARM… Read More
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U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman (D-San Rafael) sent a letter last week to Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald urging him to improve access to health care for veterans on the rural North Coast under… Read More
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The state of Oregon accuses the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs of breaking a law that gives preference to blind people to run vending operations on government property. Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, acting on behalf… Read More
DENVER The Department of Veterans Affairs is forming an investigative board to probe possible misconduct or mismanagement involving the construction of a VA hospital in Aurora. The VA issued a statement Monday calling the problems… Read More