VA Kicks Off Disabled Veterans Winter Clinic - More than 400 injured Veterans have signed up to take part in the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic in Snowmass Village, Colo., the largest adaptive event of its kind in the world, scheduled from March 28 through April 2. (3/19/10)
VA Recognizes “Presumptive” Illnesses in Iraq, Afghanistan - Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki today announced the Department of Veterans Affairs is taking steps to make it easier for Veterans to obtain disability compensation for certain diseases associated with service in the Persian Gulf War or Afghanistan. This will be the beginning of historic change for how VA considers Gulf War Veterans’ illnesses. (3/18/10)
New Members Appointed to Committee on Women Veterans - Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki has appointed six new members to the Advisory Committee on Women Veterans, an expert panel that advises the Department of Veterans Affairs on a wide array of issues affecting women Veterans. (3/16/10)
VA Launches High-Tech Computer Training Center - To strengthen the skills of its information technology workforce in one of the largest federal uses of virtual training, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki has announced the Department of Veterans Affairs has opened a national training center in Falling Waters, W.Va. (3/12/10)
VA Targets $39 Million for Homeless Veterans - The Department of Veterans Affairs is allocating $39 million to fund about 2,200 new transitional housing beds through grants to local providers. (3/11/10)
VA Secretary Shinseki to Lead the White House Delegation to the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games - On Friday, March 12 through Sunday, March 14, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki will lead the White House delegation to the opening weekend of the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia. The delegation will attend the opening ceremony, meet with U.S. athletes, attend events and meet with other dignitaries and leaders from around the world. (3/11/10)
Ranks of Homeless Veterans Drop 18 Percent - The number of Veterans homeless on a typical night dropped 18 percent as the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) entered the second year of its campaign to eliminate homelessness among Veterans within five years. (3/10/10)
VA Celebrates Women’s History Month - The Department of Veterans Affairs joins with the nation to observe Women’s History Month in March by recognizing and honoring women Veterans. (3/10/10)
Secretary Seeks Fast Track to Process Claims - The Department of Veterans Affairs announced today an aggressive new initiative to solicit private-sector input on a proposed “fast track” Veterans’ claims process for service-connected presumptive illnesses due to Agent Orange exposure during the Vietnam War. (3/9/10)
Secretary Shinseki Announces Gulf War Task Force Report - Today, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki announced that the department’s Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses Task Force has nearly completed a comprehensive report that will redefine how VA addresses the pain and suffering of ill Veterans who deployed during the Gulf War in 1990 and 1991.
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VA Announces $41 Million in Construction Contracts for San Antonio - The Department of Veterans Affairs announced the award of two contracts totaling $41.5 million to create a “polytrauma center” that cares for the most severely injured Veterans and to improve the existing wards at the Audie L. Murphy VA Medical Center. (2/26/10)
VA Education Call Center Again Operating Five Days a Week - The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced that the Education Call Center, closed on Thursdays and Fridays over the past two months, is again operating five days a week. (2/23/10)
VA Expands Evaluation of Technology Projects - The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced that all information technology (IT) projects at the Department will now be managed under its program management and accountability system (PMAS). (2/23/10)
Petzel Sworn in to Head Veterans Health Care System - Dr. Robert A. Petzel has taken the oath of office as the Under Secretary for Health within the Department of Veterans Affairs, stepping up to lead the nation's largest integrated health care system. (2/18/10)
“Innovation Initiative” Underway for Health Records Improvements - Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki launched the “Veterans Health IT Innovation Initiative,” an employee-based Health Information Technology (HIT) competition to spur VA’s transformation into a 21st Century organization that is Veteran-centric, results-oriented, and forward-looking. (2/18/10)
