Veterans Affairs
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The Interior Department's IG reported two of the nation's largest hydropower dams are at risk from insider threats.
June 13, 2018 -
The National Taxpayer Advocate said low-income Americans are still being targeted by IRS debt collectors in 4,100 cases, despite the group's year-old recommendation to stop the practice.
June 11, 2018 -
Lawmakers are still trying to find a permanent funding source for the VA MISSION Act, as the president publicly expressed his disagreement with some of the new law's finer points.
June 08, 2018 -
President Donald Trump signed the VA MISSION Act into law, but Senate appropriators say the Veterans Affairs Department will still face funding shortfalls without further action.
June 06, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Justice Department says a former Defense Intelligence Officer received at least $800,000 to act as an agent of China.
June 05, 2018 -
Commentator Edward Francis Meagher predicts a debacle will occur over the VA's contract to Cerner for a replacement electronic health record for its Veterans Information Systems and Technology Architecture.
May 31, 2018 -
The VA MISSION Act cleared the Senate with a 92-5 vote. The legislation brings a long-awaited solution to the current Veterans Choice Program.
May 23, 2018 -
Lawmakers want to re-examine the structure of the Veterans Health Administration after a report the Veterans Affairs Inspector General referred to as “serious” and “disturbing.”
May 23, 2018 -
Despite their factions, Democrats and Republicans appear unified in their disdain for the latest Farm Bill.
May 22, 2018 -
The office of the undersecretary for personnel and readiness has five Senate-confirmable positions and up until now, Robert Wilkie’s seat was the only one the Trump administration had managed to fill.
May 22, 2018 -
The Pentagon says it's seen progress since the department's independent testing office found the military's electronic health record system is not "operationally suitable."
May 22, 2018 -
The care provided by Veterans Affairs hospitals is generally superior to that of other hospitals is among the findings from a deep dive conducted by the RAND Corporation.
May 21, 2018 -
Acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie described the development as one of the biggest IT contracts in federal government.
May 17, 2018 -
The House Veterans Affairs Committee passed the MISSION Act, which provides more support for existing Veterans Affairs Department programs while also enacting some new ones.
May 17, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the House passes the VA MISSION Act, which would give the Veterans Affairs Department a long-awaited alternative to the Choice program and consolidates all seven community care programs.
May 17, 2018