Mission

Memorial Day is a time for remembrance, but also an opportunity to celebrate the service of those who have come before us.

Navy Veteran Tammy D'Alesandro shares her life-changing experience participating in VA’s Whole Health program. “This program saved my life.”

While Memorial Day is set aside to remember our fallen Veterans, VA also marks the day as a time to honor those who come to us for care.

As we celebrate Veterans Day this week, there is no [...]

In Glassdoor reviews, members of the VA team cite benefits, balance, and mission as the top reasons they work at VA.

VA is ready for the COVID-19 pandemic, said VA Secretary Robert Wilkie during a White House press briefing March 18. “One of the things we do at VA is that we prepare for national emergencies, be they national emergencies or epidemics,” Wilkie said. VA has four specific missions. Three are Veterans health care, Veterans benefits and running national cemeteries. “Our fourth mission is to support the federal government in times of natural disasters and pandemics,” he said. Wilkie said VA is the “buttress force” if the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) needs medical professionals for crises.

“To care for him who shall have borne the battle [...]

When job seekers decide to serve at VA, they become [...]

I first came to VA’s central office 22 years ago [...]