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How Veterans Affairs hiring of substance abuse disorder workers could have gone smoother

"They've hired across the spectrum in terms of what they need, but they're still hoping to fill some additional positions," Leigh Ann Searight said.

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VA considering steps to shorten wait times for veterans needing medical care

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This legislation would turn Veterans Affairs whistleblower policy into law

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Lessons learned from a former VA undersecretary

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Virtual reality comes to the Veterans Health Administration and its patients

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Veterans Affairs has a staffing model, but does the department use it

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Even after troops leave Afghanistan, Iraq, resulting brain injury research continuing for VHA

A patient receives a transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, Palo Alto, Calif. The device, which uses magnetic fields to stimulate the brain, is being used on military veterans suffering from depression. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

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The VA never stops its search for treatments for PTSD

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Veterans Affairs ramps up efforts for post-pandemic help

FILE - In this June 21, 2013, file photo, the seal affixed to the front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington. A new first-of-its kind government study finds suicide among military veterans is especially high in the western U.S. and rural areas. The numbers suggest that social isolation, gun ownership and limited health care access may be factors behind the higher numbers. The Department of Veterans Affairs released data Sept. 15, on suicide by state. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

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An update on efforts by VA to prevent veteran suicides

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VA health facilities, still operating in pandemic mode, get a checkup from the inspector general

Vietnam veteran and Purple Heart recipient Alford Washington, Sr., receives a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from nurse Alanna Williams at the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System's gymnasium in New Orleans, Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020. Washington was part of the Pathfinder Unit in Vietnam where he survived a plane crash that killed 7 people in Oct. 28, 1967. He said he had no concerns receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. (Sophia Germer/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

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Senators push for more doses and bigger role for VA in vaccine distribution

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How the pandemic has affected the medical research agenda at Veterans Affairs

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VA's plans include vaccinating 23,000 DHS employees

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A new era for Veterans Affairs, and the committee that oversees it

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Staff at VHA take stock as the agency celebrates 75 year of history

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VA restarts collection notices for benefits overpayments after COVID put them on hold

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Watchdog faults VA chief over handling of sex assault report

FILE-- This April 28, 2014 file photo shows the Phoenix VA Health Care Center in Phoenix. Sharon Helman, the former director of the Phoenix VA Health Care System, is suing the Department of Veterans Affairs to win her old job back. Helman argues in court papers that a key portion of a 2014 law passed in response to the wait-time scandal is unconstitutional and denies her right to appeal her firing. Attorney General Loretta Lynch says in a letter to Congress that the Justice Department has decided not to contest that element of Helmans challenge, essentially agreeing with her legal position. Lynch says Justice will continue fighting against Helman's reinstatement. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

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Innovation playing a larger role at Veterans Affairs

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Without clear standards, veterans are in the dark on community care wait times

Julie Stoner

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An update on the VA and DoD's new electronic health record

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A new initiative to prevent veterans suicide during self-isolation

David Shulkin

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Telehealth could be just as important as telework in the fight against coronavirus