President Obama’s 2010 Spending Plan Initiates Transformation for VA Services - Today, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced President Obama’s 2010 budget for VA. The budget emphasizes a Veteran-centric commitment to expanded services with a 15.5 percent increase over 2009, the largest percentage increase for VA requested by a president in more than 30 years. (5/7/09)
VA Recognized for Leadership in Federal Accountability - The VA 2008 Performance and Accountability Report ranked second amongst the largest federal agencies according to a report issued by the Mercatus Center of George Mason University. (5/7/09)
Assistant Secretary Duckworth Honored at Women to Watch Awards - Yesterday, the Department of Veterans Affairs Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs, L. Tammy Duckworth, was honored by Running Start at their annual Women to Watch Awards in Washington, DC. She spoke to a crowd of 300 young women at a ceremony at the National Press Club. (5/6/09)
Birmingham Set to Host National Veterans Golden Age Games - From California to New York, an estimated 700 “golden age” Veterans will travel to Birmingham, Ala., to compete June 1-5 in the world’s largest sports and recreational competition for senior Veterans. (4/21/09)
VA Welcoming Vets Home with New Web Site, Blog - The Department of Veterans Affairs has launched its new “Returning Veterans” Web site -- www.oefoif.va.gov -- to welcome home Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts with a social, Veteran-centric Web site focusing on their needs and questions. (4/20/09)
