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11/11/2023

With much appreciation and gratitude, we want to take a moment and wish a Happy Veterans Day to our nation’s Veterans!

09/29/2023

Here is some VA guidance on what services would and would not be impacted by a possible government shutdown.

05/29/2023

Today, on this Memorial Day, we honor all who served in uniform and made the ultimate sacrifice.

The website contains interactive landing pages for 4.8 million veterans buried in VA cemeteries and elsewhere.

01/12/2023

The Strengthening VA Cybersecurity Act of 2022 will require the agency to obtain an independent cybersecurity audit.

01/09/2023

When a veteran passes away, the surviving spouse or child are eligible to receive certain benefits, such as life insurance proceeds. However, the VA often struggles to identify, locate and pay these families or beneficiaries in a timely fashion. A bill that President Biden signed into law addresses....

01/07/2023

VA is looking to add at least 1900 new jobs in the first half of 2023 to help decide and implement PACT Act claims and benefits.

The Veterans Benefits Administration is using new PACT Act authorities and funding to hire an additional 1,900 employees in the first half of fiscal 2023.

01/06/2023

Veterans who have filed for benefits under the PACT Act should start seeing decisions being issued soon.

The PACT Act is the most significant expansion of veteran benefits and care in more than three decades. It empowered VA to help millions of toxic-exposed veterans and their survivors.

11/30/2022

Congressional races in the House and Senate had 196 military veterans on ballots in the Nov. 8 election. As of Tuesday, 86 of those veterans have been projected to win their race, or they are leading in the few remaining races still undecided.

11/28/2022

In an exclusive interview, Denis McDonough outlined the challenges facing his department and how he hopes to fix them.

11/21/2022

The Veterans Benefits Administration is looking to bring several thousand hires onboard to “maximize its capacity”, as it prepares to implement legislation that will make millions of new veterans…

11/11/2022

In recognition and gratitude to our veterans and their families for their service today and everyday, happy veterans day.

10/07/2022

Something to watch: A group of lawmakers are urging Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to set aside higher funding for PFAS testing and remediation and to improve planning on dealing with "forever chemicals."

A group of senators, including Ohio's Sherrod Brown, are urging Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to treat PFAS chemicals on military installations with greater urgency.