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  1. Secretary's Priorities

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  • VA implements new flag display policy at facilities

    VA implements new flag display policy at facilities

    VA has announced a new policy limiting the display of flags at VA facilities, effective immediately.

  • VA Secretary Doug Collins addresses Veterans’ benefits in new video

    VA Secretary Doug Collins addresses Veterans’ benefits in new video

    In a recent video, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins addressed concerns circulating in the media regarding Veterans' benefits and DOGE's access to personal information.

  • Tops of 2022: Apply these tips in your search for a VA career

    Tops of 2022: Apply these tips in your search for a VA career

    Whether writing your resume or prepping for your interview, we’ve got tips to help you on every step of your journey to a career at VA.

  • Wrap Up: VA hosts PACT Act Week of Action to inform Vets and survivors about new health care and benefits

    Wrap Up: VA hosts PACT Act Week of Action to inform Vets and survivors about new health care and benefits

    Between Dec. 10-17, VA hosted more than 120 PACT Act Week of Action events across all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico to inform Veterans, their families and survivors about the PACT Act and to encourage them to apply for the health care and benefits they have earned.

  • SECVA McDonough remarks at PACT Act Week of Action

    SECVA McDonough remarks at PACT Act Week of Action

    On Friday, Dec. 16, 2022, VA Secretary Denis McDonough spoke at the PACT Act Week of Action at the Maj. Joseph R. “Beau” Biden III National Guard/Reserve Center. The following are his remarks from the event.

  • VA closes gap in survivor benefits for LGBTQ+ Veterans and survivors

    VA closes gap in survivor benefits for LGBTQ+ Veterans and survivors

    VA is closing a gap in survivor benefits for certain survivors of LGBTQ+ Veterans—specifically, for those who were unable to wed until the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court decision.

  • VA releases 2022 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report

    VA releases 2022 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report

    VA’s latest National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report shows encouraging downward trends in Veteran suicide counts and rates, yet ongoing critical work remains.

  • VA to host naturalization outreach for targeted Veterans

    VA to host naturalization outreach for targeted Veterans

    In February 2022, VA requested non-citizen service member data from DoD so that it could host naturalization outreach via VA's Solid Start.

  • Veterans and Community Oversight and Engagement Board

    Veterans and Community Oversight and Engagement Board

    VA is seeking candidates for the Veterans and Community Oversight and Engagement Board. What is this and why is it important?

  • VA seeking nominees for Veterans’ Rural Health Advisory Committee

    VA seeking nominees for Veterans’ Rural Health Advisory Committee

    VA is seeking a diverse background and expertise of nominees for the Veterans’ Rural Health Advisory Committee.

  • Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners of War seeking nominees

    Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners of War seeking nominees

    The Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners of War, which advises the VA secretary on FPOWs, is seeking nominees for the committee.

  • The Immigrant Military Members and Veterans Initiative, and how VA supports immigrant Veterans

    The Immigrant Military Members and Veterans Initiative, and how VA supports immigrant Veterans

    The Immigrant Military Members and Veterans Initiative (IMMVI) launched in July 2021 when VA partnered with the Department of Homeland Security to consolidate relevant federal resources for noncitizen service members, Veterans and their families, caregivers and survivors.

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Last updated May 11, 2020

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