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Obama taps business exec to oversee troubled VA
Seeking to turn around a troubled agency, President Barack Obama will nominate former Procter & Gamble executive Robert McDonald to lead a Veterans Affairs department gripped by reports of treatment delays and cover-ups.
VA challenged on handling of whistleblower charges
A top federal investigator said Monday that the Department of Veterans Affairs is risking patients' health by not fully addressing whistleblower complaints about the quality of care. The VA's acting director responded by launching an agency review.
Acting Veterans Affairs secretary to visit Md.
Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs Sloan Gibson is scheduled to visit the Baltimore VA Medical Center.
Congress, FBI moving on VA health care
Congress is moving with what one senator called "lightning speed" to help thousands of military veterans enduring long wait times for VA medical care.
VA official in Maryland discusses audit findings
A VA Maryland Health Care System official says the system is reaching out to as many health care providers in Baltimore and Baltimore County to address an average wait time of 81 days for new patients seeking a primary care physician.
Shinseki resigns amid VA health care uproar
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki apologized in public and then resigned in the privacy of the White House on Friday, driven from office by a mushrooming scandal over the agency's health care system that serves millions of the nation's former warriors.
Commentary: Here there be dragons
News out of the Veterans Administration is tragic, and not just for those cackling souls taking the bus to the wrong end of the line. It’s tragic for all the people who never set foot in a VA hospital and hoped they never would, but knew they could if they needed to.
House to pass bills to reopen national parks, Dept. of Veterans Affairs
WASHINGTON — House and Senate Democrats say they’ll reject a bid by Republicans to reopen portions of the government, including national parks and processing of claims at the Department of […]
Veterans respond to court overturning lying law
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Jack Jacobs can proudly — and truthfully — say he was awarded the Medal of Honor for his valor in Vietnam. After a recent Supreme Court ruling, […]
9th Circuit reverses panel on Veterans Affairs Department overhaul
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court on Monday reversed its demand that the Veterans Affairs Department dramatically overhaul its mental health care system. A special 11-judge panel of the […]
VA to add about 1,900 to mental health staff
WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs says it’s increasing its staff of mental health workers by roughly 1,900. VA Secretary Eric Shinseki announced the plan Thursday, saying the government […]
Congress ready to pass bill for vets, contractors
WASHINGTON — Congress is getting ready to send President Barack Obama a bill helping government contractors and unemployed veterans that contains the first shred of his jobs plan likely to […]
