VA Accountability

VA Secretary Robert Wilkie responds to several inaccuracies in a recent media “fact check” article.

Reforming and modernizing VA was the topic as VA Secretary Dr. David Shulkin addressed a full house of Veterans at the 73rd AMVETS National Convention in Norfolk, Virginia, on Wednesday.

The secretary used the opportunity to discuss his five priorities for the department and highlight some of the progress made under his watch – while stressing to the Veterans service organizations his commitment to transparency.

With the stroke of a pen, President Trump made what he called one of "the largest reforms to the VA in its history" today with the signing of the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017.

How human-centered design can help VA prioritize people over processes. [...]

VA released five new fact sheets today updating progress in the key areas of access to care and benefits, accountability, implementation of the Choice Act and hospital quality care measures.

The “Road to Veterans Day” initiative, announced on Sept. 8 [...]

At the Department of Veterans Affairs, we have one of [...]

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

My dad, a U.S. Air Force veteran, would offer this unsolicited advice to his offspring regularly, encouraging to us to respect authority, accept responsibility for our actions, deal with problems with courage and discipline, and most of all, have integrity in every aspect of our lives. Growing up, I can’t say I was the perfect representation of this ideal. I regularly (and foolishly) challenged my mother and father’s vast knowledge.

VA  representatives  and Veteran Service Organizations met today to explore [...]

Since his confirmation in August, Secretary Bob McDonald has traveled [...]