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FILE - In this June 21, 2013, file photo, the seal affixed to the front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington. A new first-of-its kind government study finds suicide among military veterans is especially high in the western U.S. and rural areas. The numbers suggest that social isolation, gun ownership and limited health care access may be factors behind the higher numbers. The Department of Veterans Affairs released data Sept. 15, on suicide by state. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

An update on efforts by VA to prevent veteran suicides

The prevention of veteran suicides has been an ongoing and high priority for the Veterans Affairs Department. Efforts go far beyond hotlines.

Veterans Affairs

Disability claims backlog will get worse before it gets better, VA warns

Veterans Affairs

VA health facilities, still operating in pandemic mode, get a checkup from the inspector general

Veterans Affairs

‘Monster’: 7 life sentences for ex-hospital worker in deaths

Veterans Affairs

When the pandemic hit, VA was more ready than its patients

Veterans Affairs

Congress wants more ‘walk,’ less ‘talk’ on diversity and inclusion efforts at VA

Veterans Affairs

Pentagon wants white hat hackers to try and penetrate all of its websites

Federal Newscast

After some agencies restore federal unions’ official time, new House bill would eliminate it

Unions

Union leaders say staffing shortages are stretching their agencies thin

Workforce

Supporters line the street as motorcyclists participate in the 30th anniversary of the Rolling Thunder 'Ride for Freedom' demonstration in Washington, Sunday, May 28, 2017. Rolling Thunder seeks to bring full accountability for all U.S. prisoners of war and missing in action (POW/MIA) soldiers. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Pentagon declines permit for Rolling Thunder event to use parking lot

Federal Newscast

The pandemic has hit one federal group harder than most, children of military service members

Defense

VA’s meteoric telehealth expansion poses new questions for the future

The Department of Veterans Affairs is considering the next steps for telehealth, after it expanded the program by 1,831% last year.

Veterans Affairs

From months to minutes: VA platform connecting homeless veterans with services more quickly

The Department of Veterans Affairs’ digital transformation center has delivered at least 30 COVID-19-related applications and modified another 20 to help…

Veterans Affairs

Data gathering for Veterans Affairs investigations is an ‘iterative process’

Technology

For David Case, deputy inspector general at the Department of Veterans Affairs, investigations are a mix of sifting through documents and machine-generated data, and talking to individuals.

An update on efforts by VA to prevent veteran suicides

Disability claims backlog will get worse before it gets better, VA warns

VA health facilities, still operating in pandemic mode, get a checkup from the inspector general

‘Monster’: 7 life sentences for ex-hospital worker in deaths

When the pandemic hit, VA was more ready than its patients

Congress wants more ‘walk,’ less ‘talk’ on diversity and inclusion efforts at VA

Pentagon wants white hat hackers to try and penetrate all of its websites

After some agencies restore federal unions’ official time, new House bill would eliminate it

Union leaders say staffing shortages are stretching their agencies thin

Pentagon declines permit for Rolling Thunder event to use parking lot

The pandemic has hit one federal group harder than most, children of military service members

VA’s meteoric telehealth expansion poses new questions for the future

From months to minutes: VA platform connecting homeless veterans with services more quickly

Data gathering for Veterans Affairs investigations is an ‘iterative process’

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