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  • In Fiscal Year 2009, 564,487 veterans received Veterans Affairs Education Benefits.
  • Since August 1990, more than one-third of living wartime veterans have served in the Gulf War period.
  • In 1989 The Veterans Administration became the Department of Veterans Affairs after receiving Cabinet Level Status.
  • As of March 2010, 1.37M veterans are Active VA Home Loan Participants.

Do you remember what years the American Revolution War cover?


Answer: (1775-1783).

Women did not officially serve in the U.S. Military until the Army and Navy Nurse Corps were established in 1901 and 1908 respectively. Prior to that time, women served with the armed forces as contract and volunteer nurses, cooks, and laundresses and even in disquise as soldiers. Today! Women make up eight percent of the veteran population, based on the projection made as of 9/30/06.

Office of Policy and Planning
Strategic Planning
Management Systems Improvement
Advisory Committees
Analytics, Evaluations, and Surveys

 

The Office of Policy and Planning (OPP) leads the development of initiatives and comprehensive analysis for the Secretary and VA senior leaders in the areas of Veteran policy, interagency policy, program development, strategic planning, and management to support effective and efficient delivery of benefits and services to our Nation's Veterans.  OPP ensures alignment of all policy, programs, strategy, and operations with the strategic direction of the Administration and Secretary.

Strategic Planning 

Analytics, Evaluations and Surveys 

OPP leads and coordinates the process of developing each five-year Strategic Plan for the Department of Veterans Affairs, and refreshes it periodically as needed.

- VA Strategic Plan FY2011 - 2015 

- VA/DoD Joint Executive Council Annual Report Fiscal Year 2009 

OPP performs evaluations, surveys and analytics to understand the demographics and needs of current Veterans and to predict future demands for VA services and benefits.

- Data and Statistics 

- Program Evaluations 

Advisory Committees 

Management Systems Improvement 

Advisory committees are used by VA to provide advice and guidance on a wide variety of programs that deliver benefits and services to our Nation's Veterans.

 

 

 

Management systems improvement facilitates the use of an assortment of effectiveness/efficiency improvement principles, tools, and techniques to improve quality, reduce costs, and ultimately enhance service to veterans.

- Fair Act Inventory and Competitive Sourcing 

- Management Analysis/Business Process Reengineering 

- Secretary's Robert W. Carey Performance Excellence Awards Program