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The Department of Veterans Affairs partnered with the First Army at Camp Shelby, Miss., to launch a streamlined version of its online application for VA health benefits (VA Form 1010EZ) for Servicemembers returning from deployment. VA will introduce it at demobilization sites nationwide by early spring 2012.
Source: VA News Releases | 3 Feb 2012 | 5:00 am
Officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE) have reached final agreement on a new national collective bargaining agreement, their first since 1997.
Source: VA News Releases | 2 Feb 2012 | 5:00 am
With the success of its recent 'Hiring Fair' in Washington, which resulted in more than 500 tentative job offers for Veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs is looking at ways to expand VA's traditional hire-a-vet program with major Veteran-focused career fairs throughout the country
Source: VA News Releases | 2 Feb 2012 | 5:00 am
On Feb. 1, the Department of Veterans Affairs will mark the one-year anniversary of the toll-free National VA Caregiver Support Line, 1-855-260-3274. The support line's dedicated staff has helped more than 25,000 Veterans, family members and Caregivers connect to resources and receive access to services they have earned.
Source: VA News Releases | 1 Feb 2012 | 5:00 am
Home loans guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs continue to have the lowest serious delinquency and foreclosure rates in the mortgage industry. Veterans have also taken advantage of their home loan benefit in record numbers, as VA loan originations reached their highest total in eight years.
Source: VA News Releases | 30 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am
The Department of Veterans Affairs has published a regulation officially amending VA's medical benefits package to include up to seven days of medical care for newborns delivered by women Veterans who are receiving VA maternity care benefits.
Source: VA News Releases | 27 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am
A special internship to prepare newly-returned Veterans to become federal contracting specialists was launched recently at the Acquisitions Academy of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Frederick, Md.
Source: VA News Releases | 26 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am
The National Veterans Small Business Conference, the government's premier event for Veteran-owned small businesses, is coming to Detroit's Cobo Center June 25-29, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced today.
Source: VA News Releases | 25 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am
Veterans, their families, and survivors receiving benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs saw a 3.6 percent increase in their compensation and pension benefits beginning January 1.
Source: VA News Releases | 24 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am
The Department of Veterans Affairs is offering free credit monitoring to more than 2,200 Veterans whose personal information, including social security numbers, was posted on Ancestry.com following the mistaken release of data through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
Source: VA News Releases | 20 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am
Answering the President's call to expand employment opportunities for America's Veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs will host a major Veteran-focused career fair and exposition with thousands of public and private-sector on-the-spot hiring opportunities for Veterans on Wednesday, Jan. 18, in Washington. Senior VA officials are expected to attend the event, which will take place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW, from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Source: VA News Releases | 17 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am
On this day of national tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we honor the memory, the vision, and the service of one of the greatest Americans in my lifetime.
Source: VA News Releases | 16 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced today a change in regulations regarding payments for emergency care provided to eligible Veterans in non-VA facilities.
Source: VA News Releases | 12 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am
Registration is open for the 32nd National Veterans Wheelchair Games, the largest annual wheelchair sports event in the world. More than 500 Veterans from across the United States, Puerto Rico and Great Britain are expected to compete in the Games, taking place June 25-30, 2012, in Richmond, Va. - the site of the very first National Veterans Wheelchair Games held in 1981.
Source: VA News Releases | 10 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am
Some Veterans covered under the Veterans Group Life Insurance program (VGLI) now have the opportunity to increase their coverage to the current maximum coverage under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) program.
Source: VA News Releases | 10 Jan 2012 | 5:00 am
The new Active Duty GI Bill rates are now posted online!
For more information click the above link.
Source: Active Duty GI Bill RSS Feeds - (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs) | 12 Aug 2008 | 3:30 pm
Effective November 1, 2007 the Army has made changes to its GI Bill transferability program. Eligible soldiers may now transfer up to 18 months of their GI Bill to spouses or children.
Source: Active Duty GI Bill RSS Feeds - (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs) | 24 Jan 2008 | 4:40 pm
Some servicemembers can be eligible for increased GI Bill benefits!
For more information contact your local VA office or your education services officer.
Source: Active Duty GI Bill RSS Feeds - (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs) | 10 Jul 2007 | 3:08 pm