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  • Message from the Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs

    Message from the Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs

    Not all Veterans are getting the timely access to the [...]

  • VA News #577

    VA News #577

    #577 June 2 & 9, 2014 This week’s stories in [...]

  • Secretary’s farewell message to VA employees

    Secretary’s farewell message to VA employees

    This morning, I resigned as secretary of Veterans Affairs. My [...]

  • Showcase presents VA mental health initiatives

    Showcase presents VA mental health initiatives

    On May 13, for Mental Health Awareness Month, VA held [...]

  • VA takes steps to immediately enhance access to care

    VA takes steps to immediately enhance access to care

    On Wednesday, May 21, following President Obama’s statement regarding outreach [...]

  • Message to Veterans from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs

    Message to Veterans from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs

    Allegations of VA employees’ misconduct have surfaced over the last several weeks, beginning with scheduling delays at the Phoenix VA Health Care System. As I testified before Congress on May 15, I take any allegations about patient safety or employee misconduct very seriously. The reports of Veterans’ negative experiences while seeking VA care are of great personal concern to me. I fully agree with President Obama’s statement on May 21, 2014: “If these allegations prove to be true, it is dishonorable, it is disgraceful . . . .”

  • Dr. Caitlin Thompson to speak at Washington Post’s “Behind the Lines” event

    Dr. Caitlin Thompson to speak at Washington Post’s “Behind the Lines” event

    VA’s deputy director of Suicide Prevention, Dr. Caitlin Thompson, will [...]

  • VA News #576

    VA News #576

    #576 May 19 & 26, 2014 This week’s stories in [...]

  • VA News #575

    VA News #575

    #575 May 5 & 12, 2014 This week’s stories in [...]

  • VA Celebrates Earth Day 2014

    VA Celebrates Earth Day 2014

    On Earth Day this year, VA facilities across the country [...]

  • VA Doctors Honored With Presidential Award

    VA Doctors Honored With Presidential Award

    Four VA doctors were among 102 government employees who received [...]

  • Importance of Name, Legacy, Not Lost on Musician

    Importance of Name, Legacy, Not Lost on Musician

      Did you know musician and actor Lenny Kravitz was [...]

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