• Video: Pat Tillman Military Scholars and Continued Service

    On July 11, the 2013 class of Tillman Military Scholars [...]

  • Mobile Health: Expanding Care for Veterans Beyond the Medical Center

    Co-Director, VHA Connected Health

    As a physician at the Washington D.C. Veterans Affairs Medical Center, I am excited to be a part of VA’s Mobile Health project, which is changing the way we provide care to our Veterans.

  • How Drilling for Points (not Pay) Can Affect Your SGLI

    VA insurance specialist; Iraq and Afghanistan Veteran

    Attention Reservists and Guard members! Are you drilling for points, but not pay? Good news: You still have Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI) coverage.

  • Avoiding Foreclosure: VA Has the Tools to Help

    Assistant Director for Loan and Property Management, Loan Guaranty Service

    We understand things can get tough, and we are here to help you find a solution so you can keep your home and prevent foreclosure.

  • Earn While You Learn: VA’s Work-Study Program

    Communications specialist, Veterans Benefits Administration

    VA’s work study program gives student-Veterans the opportunity for hands-on work experience and a monthly part-time income while they are going back to school as part of the Post-9/11 GI Bill or other VA education benefit program.

  • Veterans Group Life Insurance Billing Goes Paperless

    Prudential’s Communications Manager for the Office of Servicemember's Group Life Insurance

    If you have Veterans’ Group Life Insurance (VGLI), then you should know that VGLI Paperless Billing is now available.

  • Mobile Vet Centers Covered Down After Tragedy in Boston

    Chief communications officer, VA New England Healthcare System; U.S. Air Force & Coast Guard Veteran

    VA deployed five mobile Vet Centers from across the region to assist Boston area Veterans as well as first responders to the bombing, providing on the ground counseling and referrals to anyone who needed it.

  • VA’s Home Loans are More Than Just Buying a Home

    Deputy Undersecretary for Economic Opportunity

    Are you aware that loans guaranteed by the VA Home Loan Program have had the lowest foreclosure rate in the past 19 quarters compared to all other types of home loans?

  • Spring is Home Buying Season

    Communications specialist with the Veterans Benefits Administration

    It’s finally spring – a time for spring cleaning, dusting off those softball cleats and for some, looking for a new place to call home.

  • Celebrating One Year of VRAP

    VA Deputy Undersecretary for Economic Opportunity

    One year ago today, the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program, a program that offers a renewed opportunity for education/training and job assistance to unemployed Veterans, started accepting applications.

  • Separate System Ensures Wounded Troops Receive Disability Benefits Quickly

    Director of the Office of Corporate Communications at the Veterans Benefits Administration

    The backlog of disability claims for Veterans is getting a lot of media coverage, and everyone throughout the Department of Veterans Affairs, from the Secretary on down, has acknowledged that this is an urgent problem they are working to fix.

  • Updating Your Insurance Beneficiary Can Bring Peace of Mind

    Chief, VA's insurance claims division

    Life insurance should give you and your loved ones peace of mind that they will have funds available if anything happens to you. Here's how to update it.