News Releases
VA and Ancestry.com Partner to Index Historic Burial Records - WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs has partnered with the internet-based genealogy research firm Ancestry.com to bring burial records from historic national cemetery ledgers into the digital age. The effort will make the collection—predominantly of Civil War interments—accessible to researchers and Ancestry.com subscribers undertaking historical and genealogical research.
(1/10/13)
VA Launches Challenge.gov Contest for Scheduling Appointments - The Department of Veterans Affairs is challenging software developers to create new systems that schedule appointments in VA’s nationwide health system. (1/9/13)
Statement from Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki on the Nomination of Sen. Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense - Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki released the following statement in support of the nomination of Sen. Chuck Hagel as the next Secretary of Defense (1/7/13)
VA, SSA and IRS Cut Red Tape for Veterans and Survivors - The Department of Veterans Affairs announced today it is cutting red tape for Veterans by eliminating the need for them to complete an annual Eligibility Verification Report (EVR). VA will implement a new process for confirming eligibility for benefits, and staff that had been responsible for processing the old form will instead focus on eliminating the compensation claims backlog. (12/20/12)
Statement by Secretary Shinseki on the Passing of Senator Daniel Inouye - (12/18/12)
VA’s National Director for Homeless Programs Wins Award - Lisa M. Pape, the national director, Veterans Health Administration (VHA) homeless programs within the Department of Veterans Affairs, has been named recipient of the 2012 Knee – Wittman Award for outstanding achievement in health and mental health policy. (12/11/12)
Report Reveals Further Reduction in Veterans Homelessness - The Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced that a new national report shows that homelessness among Veterans has been reduced by approximately 7 percent between January 2011 and January 2012. The decline keeps the Obama Administration on track to meet the goal of ending Veteran homelessness in 2015. (12/10/12)
VA Seeks to Expand TBI Benefits - The Department of Veterans Affairs is publishing a proposed regulation in the Federal Register that would change its rules to add five diagnosable illnesses which are secondary to service-connected Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). (12/7/12)
VA and Indian Health Service Announce National Reimbursement Agreement - WASHINGTON -- American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans will soon have increased access to health care services closer to home following a recent Department of Veterans Affairs and Indian Health Service (IHS) joint national agreement. (12/6/12)
VA Registers “GI Bill” as a Trademark - WASHINGTON - The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that GI Bill is now a registered trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and VA is the sole owner of the mark. (12/3/12)
42 VA Employees Earn Health Care Analytics Certificates - Department of Veterans Affairs employees were recently certified in health care analytics for the first time through a VA program aimed at creating a culture to identify patterns in data and translate it into improvements for Veteran health care. (11/30/12)
Million Veteran Program Enrolls 100,000th Volunteer - The Department of Veterans Affairs Million Veteran Program (MVP) recently enrolled its 100,000th volunteer research participant, and now stands at more than 110,000 enrollees, marking a major milestone in the nearly 90-year history of VA research. (11/30/12)
New Members Appointed to VA Committee on Women Veterans - Five new members have been appointed to the Department of Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee on Women Veterans, an expert panel that advises VA on issues and programs affecting women Veterans. (11/29/12)
VA Releases New PSA Targeting Women Veterans - The Department of Veterans Affairs has developed a new public service announcement (PSA) to let women Veterans know they've come to “The Right Place” when seeking VA health care. (11/26/12)
VA Purchases Land for Two New National Cemeteries in Florida - The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced that it has purchased land for two new national cemeteries in Florida. (11/26/12)
