The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Outreach, Transition and Economic Development (OTED) will host a three-hour virtual symposium on The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act – possibly the biggest expansion of Veterans benefits in history – from 1-4 p.m. ET on Dec 16.
Register for a webinar on PACT Act benefits and staying safe from Identity Theft Scammers, on February 1, 2023, 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. ET.
Homeless Coordinators and external stakeholders will learn what VA is doing to assist Veterans experiencing homelessness during the Virtual Homeless and Justice-Involved Veteran Outreach Symposium March 30, from noon to 3:30 p.m. EST.
Using multi-factor authentication is the first step to protecting your sensitive information.
This week's podcast tackles how homeless Veterans are at higher risk of being targeted by human traffickers and what VA is doing about it.
Myth: People who use trafficking to exploit others smuggle or abduct them. Fact: More often, the trafficker is a person the individual loves and trusts.
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month (CSAM), and it’s time to remember that cybersecurity is everyone’s responsibility.
Have you seen television commercials, social media posts, or other advertisements from companies telling you to “act now” to claim your Camp Lejeune or PACT Act benefits?
“Do you know how to identify a VA claim predator?”
VA established the Veterans Benefits Banking Program (VBBP) in 2019. Since then, more than 100,000 Veterans have switched to direct deposit.
Military Veterans and retirees reported $66 million in fraud losses in 2020, according to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) data. Fraud is the second-most-costly white-collar crime in America. These crimes add up to billions of dollars in fraudulent insurance claims every year. Even if you haven’t suffered a direct loss, you are still a victim of insurance fraud.
Add a double layer of account security by implementing multi-factor authentication on your VA information, if you don’t yet have it turned on.