Many people would like to forget 2021. It was a tough year, but a lot of good happened, too, especially at VA. The department is committed to making 2022 even better, and to do that, we’re taking a quick look back at what it accomplished and how it served Veterans in 2021.
For Veterans who have lost their jobs due to COVID-19, VA has launched the Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance Program. Apply online now!
DEAN, through its myriad programs and initiatives, seeks to do just that through healthcare innovations that let Veterans be more independent.
Veteran Mike Onrubia tells of his struggles and how VA’s Compensated Work Therapy program saved him. He now works for VA.
Hiring Our Heroes awarded Veteran Ernest Knight with a 2021 Toyota 4Runner as the winner of the Committed to America’s Heroes sweepstakes, a contest that he entered through a link he saw in VA's VetResources newsletter last year.
Today, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) celebrates its 30th anniversary. The ADA’s purpose is to make sure that people with disabilities have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else. In conjunction with the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), the Veterans Benefits Administration’s (VBA) Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) Service is proud to recognize their yearlong celebration with the theme of "Increasing Access and Opportunity."
One of VA's oldest benefits – Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment (VR&E) – is now the Veteran Readiness and Employment Service. The service office will remain abbreviated VR&E, but the new name reemphasizes VBA's mission to encourage, promote and support transitioning and service-connected disabled Veterans’ employment goals.
Today marks the tenth anniversary of the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, a policy put into place on Feb. 28, 1994 to prevent lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) service members from serving in the military openly.
e-VA is an artificial intelligence-powered virtual assistant which allows service members and Veterans to schedule and reschedule VR&E appointments, text and email their VR&E counselor, and submit documentation.
VA job fairs play a pivotal role in the future of military Veterans. Although “National Hire a Veteran Day” is only observed July 25, the department’s goal is to provide training resources and employment opportunities throughout the entire year to Veterans transitioning from military life.
VR&E Executive Director William F. Streitberger shares his journey from VR&E program participant to program leader and why a VA career is so rewarding.
Veterans would see improved infrastructure, more jobs and small business assistance in the proposed American Jobs Plan, VA Secretary Denis McDonough said April 15. Speaking during a White House press call, the secretary said the plan would give VA more resources to help Veterans.
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