WASHINGTON, November 08, 2013 - Every day is Veterans Day in the federal sector’s quest to help former servicemen and women find employment, Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez said yesterday during an event to honor to the nation’s military veterans. At the department’s annual veterans’ recognition, Perez said federal agencies working together have made … [Read more...]
VA Meets President’s Mental Health Executive Order Hiring Goal
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7, 2013 - The Veterans Affairs Department has hired 815 peer specialists and peer apprentices, exceeding the hiring goal set in a 2012 presidential executive order aimed at improving access to mental health services for veterans, service members and military families. On June 3, VA officials announced the department had met another goal established by the … [Read more...]
Alabama Veterans Caught In Disability Compensation Appeals Backlog, Allsup Reports
Belleville, Ill., November 06, 2013 - Veterans with disabilities in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Texas, California and North Carolina are among those facing the longest lines of pending appeals for service-connected disabilities at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Offices, according to an analysis of VA data by Allsup, which provides veterans disability appeals … [Read more...]
VA Announces Big Expansion of ‘VetSuccess on Campus’
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30, 2013 - As a new school year begins, a Department of Veterans Affairs official announced today that VA will nearly triple the number of colleges and universities it partners with to offer on-campus vocational and rehabilitative VA counseling through its “VetSuccess on Campus” program. Curt Coy, VA’s deputy undersecretary for economic … [Read more...]
HUD and VA Announce More Funds to Help Homeless Veterans
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22, 2013 - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs today announced the second round of HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing funding to local public housing agencies across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. The $7.8 million in added funding will provide housing and clinical services for 1,120 currently … [Read more...]