Veterans Benefits Administration
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Lawmakers frustrated with ‘bureaucratic incompetence’ as VBA struggles with overdue benefits changesThe VBA missed a deadline to implement a new benefit system in August, and now that it looks like the agency won’t be ready for the spring semester either, lawmakers wanted to know why.
November 19, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the White House said its regulatory reform efforts saved $23 billion in fiscal 2018.
October 18, 2018 -
It's been a year since Congress passed the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act that charged the Veterans Affairs Department with creating a new process for veterans pursuing appeals.
September 04, 2018 -
Health care delivery issues often get the most attention at the Veterans Affairs Department. But the Veterans Benefits Administration actually spends more dollars than the health side.
August 23, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a new report from the Veterans Affairs Department's inspector general finds VBA improperly processed and denied some 1,300 military sexual trauma claims in 2017.
August 22, 2018 -
Preparations for a new appeals process at the Veterans Benefits Administration are two-thirds of the way complete, but IT upgrades have fallen behind.
July 24, 2018 -
The Veterans Benefits Administration is reverting to previous performance management guidelines, which the American Federation of Government Employees says it too "chaotic."
May 10, 2018 -
The Veterans Affairs Department says it's also eliminated 235 expired directives and 85 percent of outdated manuals in effort to cut red tape.
April 16, 2018 -
Employees say the Veterans Affairs Department's interpretation of the Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act doesn't give them enough time to improve performance.
March 19, 2018 -
The Veterans Affairs Department has about a year to get its appeals process off the ground. Congress and GAO are concerned VA doesn't have the tools ready to meet that deadline.
February 02, 2018 -
Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin is launching a veterans benefit advisory board to begin a strategic review of the many and diverse programs VA currently offers.
November 06, 2017 -
The National Archives also issued a memo clarifying the roles and responsibilities of the Senior Agency Official for Records Management.
October 02, 2017 -
The Veterans Benefits Administration sees progress with the National Work Queue, the automatic workload system that assigns a veteran's claim to the regional office that has the most capacity to immediately begin work. But Congress is concerned the NW Queue creates unnecessary confusion and can't address the growing backlog of veterans claims.
February 17, 2017 -
Danny Pummill, the acting undersecretary for benefits at the Veterans Affairs Department, is retiring, the agency announced June 16. Pummill had delayed his retirement to step into the role of acting undersecretary when the previous benefits director suddenly resigned last October.
June 16, 2016 -
Following an investigation by VA Deputy Secretary Sloan Gibson, the agency is recommending a combination of reduced pay and suspension for four VA leaders involved in relocation “impropriety.”
March 23, 2016