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What veterans sometimes don’t know about VA could fill a book

One challenge for the Veterans Affairs Department is basic. Veterans themselves typically don’t know about all of the benefits they’re entitled to.

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Too hard to reward federal employees? VBA says it’s found a way

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VA IG: Decentralization to blame for housing stipend, IT shortfalls

VA Inspector General Michael Missal said despite enthusiasm for the passage of the Forever GI bill, the agency has yet to meet a single deadline.

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FILE - This March 27, 2008, file photo, shows the Pentagon in Washington. Military officials want to limit congressional efforts to address sexual assaults among service members’ children, even as new data show the problem is larger than previously acknowledged. Members of Congress demanded answers after an Associated Press investigation revealed that many reports of child-on-child sexual violence on military installations languish in a dead zone of justice. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Pentagon IG sees success with new way of handling whistleblower retaliation complaints

In today’s Federal Newscast, officials with the Defense Department’s Office of Inspector General said they’ve had much more success with a new alternative…

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Reoccurring management challenges at the heart of VA’s recent GI bill confusion, agency admits

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The Veterans Benefits Administration announced plans to reset its implementation of portions of the Forever GI Act, but the approach sparked confusion from some lawmakers.

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