New VA Bargaining Proposals Set Up Heated Battle Over Employee Leave, TeleworkMay 13, 2019Federal News Network – The Department of Veterans Affairs has offered up a series of new collective bargaining proposals that may have [...]
Deadly Gases May Be Starting To Leak From Europe’s World War Weapons CemeteriesMay 13, 2019Stars and Stripes – After World War I and World War II, officials decided to dump hundreds of thousands of metric tons of munitions into [...]
VA Mortgage Lenders Hit With Federal SubpoenasMay 13, 2019Politico – Federal investigators have issued subpoenas to several mortgage lenders that make loans to military veterans, seeking [...]
Congress Canceled Votes On Bills To Help Vets Access Medical MarijuanaMay 13, 2019ConnectingVets.com – Bills that could help expand medical marijuana access to veterans were pulled from a Congressional committee hearing [...]
REPORT: ‘Alarming’ Issues At VA Hospitals Nationwide Could Cause Medical Supply ShortagesMay 13, 2019ConnectingVets.com – VA medical centers nationwide have systemic problems that could lead to shortages of critical supplies for surgery and [...]
VA Makes Deal With Medicare To Monitor Drugs Prescribed To VetsMay 13, 2019Military.com – As part of its effort to curb the potential for opioid abuse among veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs has reached [...]
Will This Proposal Help DoD’s Water Cleanup Efforts?May 13, 2019Military Times – The Pentagon is on board with a new proposal from the Environmental Protection Agency aimed at clarifying state and [...]
Lawmakers Call For Action On Burn Pit ExposureMay 13, 2019Military.com – Advocates for troops exposed to open air burn pits are recruiting allies on Capitol Hill to persuade the Department of [...]
VA May Have Incorrect Addresses For 25,000 VetsMay 13, 2019Military.com – The Department of Veterans Affairs has notified veterans in several states that the address the agency has on file for them [...]
Vet Suicide, ‘Blue Water’ Benefits Among Topics Addressed In 18 Bills OK’d By House PanelMay 13, 2019Stars and Stripes – The House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs sent 18 bills to the full House Wednesday, including legislation to address [...]
CMS, VA To Share Data On Prescriptions For VetsMay 2, 2019Health Data Management – The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Department of Veterans Affairs are joining forces to better [...]
STUDY: VA Doctors Prescribing Unnecessary AntibioticsMay 2, 2019U.S. News and World Report – Antibiotic overuse is a major problem throughout the world. Now a new study finds four in 10 outpatients were [...]
VA Opposes New Legislation Aimed At Improving Access To Medical Marijuana For VetsMay 2, 2019Stars and Stripes – Department of Veterans Affairs officials told lawmakers Tuesday that the agency is opposed to three new legislative [...]
VA, DoD Electronic Health Records Still Aren’t Compatible, And Lawmakers Are AngryMay 2, 2019Military.com – Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan was grilled by lawmakers Wednesday on the lengthy and costly effort to develop [...]
Vet Suicide Crisis Draws Attention From House Lawmakers Who Promise Action Following Multiple Deaths On VA CampusesMay 2, 2019Stars and Stripes – A veteran died by suicide outside the Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Cleveland on Monday – hours before a [...]
Most Vets Are Obese, But Can’t Collect Disability For ItMay 2, 2019ConnectingVets Radio – When you are in the service you are more than likely at your healthiest, between physical fitness training and [...]
Military Sexual Assaults Rise By Almost 38%, Alcohol Involved In Nearly Two Out of ThreeMay 2, 2019USA Today – Sexual assaults in the military rose nearly 38% from 2016 to 2018, according to survey results obtained by USA TODAY. That [...]
Lawmakers, Advocates Urge Help For Servicemembers Sickened By Burn PitsMay 2, 2019Stars and Stripes – Lawmakers and military advocates on Tuesday urged new action to support servicemembers exposed to toxic burn pits that [...]
New Measure Would Allow Troops To Sue For Military Malpractice MistakesMay 2, 2019Military Times – After hearing tearful testimony from the victims of military medical negligence, a bipartisan group of House lawmakers [...]
House Panel Considers ‘Blue Water’ Bill In Wake Of Court RulingMay 2, 2019Stars and Stripes – Following a federal court decision that veterans who served offshore on ships during the Vietnam War should be eligible [...]
VA Privatization Latest Battleground for Congressional Rising StarsApril 25, 2019Military Times – A pair of prominent freshman lawmakers offered sharply different views about the future of the Department of Veterans [...]
Congress Wants More Answers About VA Campus SuicidesApril 25, 2019Military Times – In response to the rising number of suicides in public places at Veterans Affairs medical facilities, lawmakers are [...]
Trump’s Tax Cut Was a Disaster for Some Gold Star Families, But It’s a Symptom of a Larger ProblemApril 25, 2019Task and Purpose – For some, tax season brings a small boon in the form of a refund. For others it can be a source of stress. But Theresa [...]
Senators Propose Increasing VA EHR Modernization OversightApril 25, 2019EHR Intelligence – Senator John Tester (D-MT) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) recently introduced a bill intended to establish a third-party [...]
Trump Administration Appeals Ruling Finding That the Male-Only Draft Is UnconstitutionalApril 25, 2019USA Today – The Trump administration has moved to defend the male-only military draft, appealing a federal court ruling that Selective [...]
The Military Wants Better Tests for PTSD. Speech Analysis Could Be the AnswerApril 25, 2019The New York Times – Post-traumatic stress disorder has long been one of the hardest mental health problems to diagnose because some [...]
Congress Must Do Away With the Military’s ‘Widows’ Tax’April 25, 2019The Hill – It’s time for Congress to fix a longtime wrong: legislation that requires survivors of deceased military members to forfeit part [...]
Victims of Military Medical Mistakes to Tell Their Stories at Congressional Hearing Seeking Legal FixesApril 25, 2019Military Times – House lawmakers will hear directly from the victims of military medical mistakes next week in a hearing looking at whether [...]
Costs of Expanding Agent Orange Vet Benefits Perplexing CongressApril 25, 2019Bloomberg Government – Lawmakers and veterans advocates are split on how much to worry about the costs of expanding eligibility for [...]
Supreme Court Delays Final Ruling on ‘Blue Water’ Vietnam Vets BenefitsApril 25, 2019Military Times – The Supreme Court this week granted a 30-day extension to Department of Justice officials contemplating an appeal of a [...]
