veteran suicide

Taliban fighters stand guard at a checkpoint near the gate of Hamid Karzai international Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. The Taliban have sealed off Kabul’s airport to most would-be evacuees to prevent large crowds from gathering after this week's deadly suicide attack. The massive U.S.-led airlift was winding down Saturday ahead of a U.S. deadline to withdraw from Afghanistan by Tuesday. (AP Photo/Wali Sabawoon)

Veterans express displeasure at the way things came out for the U.S. in Afghanistan

A poll of veterans shows discouragement about withdrawal from Afghanistan and many veterans have mental health issues

Veterans Affairs

DARPA’s now testing a new method to identify service members at risk of suicide

Defense

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FILE - In this May 18, 2020, file photo, Transportation Security Administration officers wear protective masks at a security screening area at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Wash. The Biden administration says it is moving to increase the pay and union rights for security screeners at the nation’s airports. The Department of Homeland Security directed the acting head of the TSA to come up with a plan within 90 days to raise the pay of the screeners and expand their rights to collective bargaining. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)

Exposed to COVID-19 on the job? New website lets you join class-action lawsuit for hazard pay

Federal Newscast

DoD starts interagency suicide prevention campaign aimed at firearms

Defense

Unions want VA to educate employees on pandemic resources

Federal Newscast

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electronic health record, EHR, veterans affairs, VA

IG: Veterans Affairs may have overlooked cost of physical improvements needed for EHR

Federal Newscast

(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

An update on efforts by VA to prevent veteran suicides

Veterans Affairs

VA needs to staff up suicide prevention teams for greater effectiveness, GAO says

Veterans Affairs

Alex lays down on his owner Army Spc. Alec Alcoser as the pair reunite at Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital, Friday, Sept. 14, 2018, in San Antonio, Texas. Alcoser was a military dog handler who suffered a traumatic brain injury and his dog lost a leg after they were hit by the blast of a suicide bomber in Afghanistan Aug. 5. Currently, Alcoser is receiving care at the VA's polytrauma unit, while Alex is rehabilitating at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.(Josie Norris/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)

Suicide prevention — Taking veteran care from good to great

Commentary

GAO finishes inquiry into members of Trump’s golf club having influence on VA

Veterans Affairs

A new initiative to prevent veterans suicide during self-isolation

Veterans Affairs

Senators worry new policies may hinder non-citizen servicemembers naturalization process

In today’s Federal Newscast, three senators want the Government Accountability Office to evaluate the process non-citizen service members go through to…

Federal Newscast

A Boeing 737 Max airplane being built for Norwegian Air International taxis for a test flight, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2019, at Renton Municipal Airport in Renton, Wash. The chairman of the House Transportation Committee said Wednesday that an FAA analysis of the 737 Max performed after a fatal crash in 2018 predicted

Independent panel finds FAA put Boeing 737 Max through ‘rigorous’ vetting

In today’s Federal Newscast, a federally appointed panel finds the Federal Aviation Administration followed its own rules in certifying the troubled airplane.

Federal Newscast

A chart of data breaches is shown on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 16, 2015, as witnesses testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform committee's hearing on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) data breach. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

OPM has yet to fix issues with contracts to help 2015 data breach victims

Federal Newscast

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management’s inspector general says the agency is not keeping a good enough eye on the companies its contracted for identity theft protection.