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Observer -Reporter – With Veterans Day on the horizon, the state House of Representatives, by way of a resolution, is encouraging veterans to take advantage of a free service and record a [...]

Federal News Radio – The Veterans Affairs Department is splitting up its chief information officer’s position for at least the short term. Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki [...]

Stars and Stripes – Leaders of the House and Senate Veterans Affairs committees want to make sure the Department of Veterans Affairs has all of its funding a full year in advance, even in [...]

Army Times – Despite the government shutdown, the Veterans Affairs Department continues to cut its backlog of benefits claims. As of Oct. 28, VA reported it had 711,775 claims on hand, down [...]

Federal Times – Five Veterans Affairs Department officials involved in two costly 2011 conferences have resigned or retired since the VA inspector general faulted their roles in planning, [...]

The Washington Post – The two agency events were held in Orlando near Walt Disney World and cost taxpayers a minimum of $6.1 million, according to the VA inspector general. The expenses [...]

Government Executive – The House unanimously passed a bill Monday to limit the amount the Veterans Affairs Department can spend on bonuses each year, mandating a 14 percent cut to the [...]

The Verge – Veterans and service members are experiencing lung problems from inhaling toxic smoke from burning military waste, according to an investigative report from the Verge. “We [...]

Military Times – Over Veterans Affairs Department objections, the House passed a bill Monday night creating a commission to evaluate new ways of reducing the backlog of veterans benefits [...]

Athens Banner-Herald – Instead of handling the case like others in Bibb County Superior Court, Judge Tripp Self, District Attorney David Cooke and public defender Lee Robinson are working [...]