PACT Act

FILE - An Afghan National Army pickup truck passes parked U.S. armored military vehicles, as smoke rises from a fire in a trash burn pit at Forward Operating Base Caferetta Nawzad, Helmand province south of Kabul, Afghanistan, April 28, 2011. The Senate is expected to approve on Thursday a large expansion of health care and disability benefits for veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan in response to concerns about their exposure to toxic burn pits. (AP Photo/Simon Klingert, File)

Veterans Affairs updates its database for burn pit research

As it treats veterans exposed to the hazards of burn pits, the Veterans Health Administration is also trying to better understand the burn pit phenomenon.

Veterans Affairs

Veterans may have more chances for benefits, but it means more opportunities for scammers unfortunately

Federal Newscast

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VBA steps up veteran outreach to complete 300,000 pending PACT Act benefits claims

Veterans Affairs

New insight into pulmonary health threat to U.S. troops stationed overseas

Defense

VA launches historic health care expansion under accelerated PACT Act eligibility timeline

Veterans Affairs

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House lawmakers seek higher pay for VA radiation specialists treating vets with cancer

Pay

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Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, testifies before the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)

VA tapping into special pay authorities to make in-demand hires

Pay

Exclusive

VA makes data-sharing pledge for ‘seamless’ veteran health care across 13 health care systems

Veterans Affairs

VA cancels nearly $10M in bonuses paid to more career executives than intended

Pay

VA hospitals do pretty darn well in a national survey

Veterans Affairs

VA vows ‘full review’ of website after IT issues impact disability claims for nearly 57,000 veterans

IT Modernization

VHA expects to ‘far surpass’ — and possibly double — its year-end hiring goal

The Veterans Health Administration is looking to exceed its year-end hiring goals, during a year in which the agency already broke records to grow its…

Hiring/Retention

VHA on track to hit hiring targets, sets sights on shortages in ‘critical’ occupations

VHA is on track to beat its hiring targets for this fiscal year, but it still faces shortages in critical occupations like nursing assistants.

Veterans Affairs

How the Veterans Benefits Administration is coping with PACT Act claims

Veterans Affairs

The PACT Act, which became law in 2022, aims to help veterans who were exposed to toxins. Since June 3, it has sparked more than 625,000 new claims.