Veterans get new resource for coronavirus information

Federal Newscast

Veterans get new resource for coronavirus information

In today's Federal Newscast, a new chatbot from the Veterans Affairs Department aims to help veterans with any coronavirus questions they may have.

Eric White@FEDERALNEWSCAST

May 25, 2020 1:09 pm

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