Secretary’s Blog

As President Lincoln said, we can bind up the nation's wounds together. We must listen to one another, genuinely care for one another and recognize that our dreams are tightly woven together.

Secretary Wilkie's 2020 Memorial Day message pays tribute to the men and women serving our great nation and who have lost their lives while in uniform.

The new VA Coronavirus chatbot can help address COVID-19 symptoms, questions on testing, stimulus payments, telehealth and more.

On May 8, VA marked the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, a victory for the forces of freedom that shaped the world for all of us who followed after.

Hello, I’m Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. I’m honored to help celebrate Women’s History Month, pay tribute to women Veterans, and thank our VA women Veteran employees.

This year, VA again joins more than 11,000 organizations across the country as a commemorative partner supporting the Department of Defense in this Vietnam War Commemoration.

If you’ve read about a new technology, there’s a good chance VA is already using it. We’re living in an era of communications miracles, and telehealth is a tool VA uses to consult remotely with rural patients. We’re even tele-consulting to prepare transitioning Veterans for employment outside the Armed Forces.

When it comes to exploring new ways to care for patients, VA has a unique advantage: We’re the nation’s largest integrated health care system. And that means we can access the nation’s largest store of voluntary patient data.

VA Secretary Robert Wilkie hosted a State of the VA press conference at the White House, outlining the successes VA has made in 2019.

VA Secretary Robert Wilkie thanks the selfless service of Veterans during his 2019 Veterans Day message, citing words from the Declaration of Independence.

President Trump and Secretary Wilkie will host a conference call on Tuesday, June 25, at 11:45 AM EST to discuss the one-year anniversary of the MISSION Act

"I offer you and your families my heartfelt thanks for your selfless service and best wishes for the holidays and the coming year."