Secretary McDonough

Thank you, Will Robinson, for that kind introduction. My thanks, of course, to all the service officers and DAV members—it is great to see so many of you here today. Good afternoon, everyone. Before I get into it, I’ll give a shout-out to my teammates manning the VA info booth today.

The Department of Veterans Affairs signed the 4+1 Commitment– a partnership between government and private employers developed by Blue Star Families, Hiring Our Heroes, and Department of Defense’s Military Spouse Employment Partnership to hire and support military spouses.

Thank you for joining us for this month's press conference. We know that it’s an early start. So, we thank you for joining us. To our teammates online as well, thank you. I know we have some new faces included, so I'm very interested in meeting some of you, either in person or virtually.

All Veterans who were exposed to toxins and other hazards while serving in the military – at home or abroad – will be eligible to enroll directly in VA health care beginning March 5, 2024. 

A new VA-DOD partnership enables Veterans in Clarksville, Tennessee and the Fort Campbell region to receive primary and specialty care from VA clinicians.

The Department of Veterans Affairs' National Cemetery Administration hosts memorial ceremony in San Antonio, Texas, at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery righting a wrong of the past by dedicating new headstones for 17 World War I Black soldiers of the 3rd Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment.

Good morning, everyone. I want to first acknowledge that I am on the ancestral homeland of the Nacotchtank and Piscataway people—tribal land. In fact, all this country is tribal land. So let me recognize tribal leaders, tribal elders, and Veterans. It is my honor to be here with you today.

The Department of Veterans Affairs issued a proposed rule outlining plans to expand the locations and time frames for which VA presumes exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides.

The Department of Veterans Affairs published a Notice of Funding Opportunity for approximately $5 million in grants per year (for up to two years) to help Veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. We welcome you to today's press conference, our first of the new year. It's great to see each of you here today. We have a couple of new reporters also in attendance as well as online, so we have some new faces there.

VA announced the availability of $52.5 million in grants to community-based organizations that provide or coordinate suicide prevention services for Veterans and their families

The Department of Veterans Affairs' new guaranteed-acceptance insurance program, VALife has issued more than $950 million in coverage to 31,400 Veterans in its first year.