Official describes rampant computer hacking at VA
15 days ago
A former computer security chief at the Department of Veterans Affairs is telling lawmakers that at least eight foreign-sponsored organizations have hacked into the department's computer networks...
Panel votes to ban bonuses at Veterans Affairs
42 days ago
A House panel has voted to place a five-year moratorium on bonuses to senior executives at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Former VA researcher raises ethics concerns
98 days ago
Two health researchers are telling a House panel that the Department of Veterans Affairs has continually minimized the problem of Gulf War illness in veterans and failed to develop a focused...
Boehner says veterans' claims system is broken
117 days ago
U.S. House Speaker John Boehner (BAY'-nur) says the system for handling veterans' disability claims is broken and he wants the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs to explain what is being...
As VA struggles, delays and errors greet returning warriors
125 days ago
The processing time for disability claims at the Department of Veterans Affairs worsened in a majority of its regional offices last year, and the VA has struggled with its much-anticipated plan to...
VA report: 22 veterans commit suicide each day
138 days ago
A new report finds that the number of veterans who commit suicide each day is about 20 percent higher than the Department of Veterans Affairs has previously estimated, but the problem doesn't...
Despite promises to improve, delays on veterans' claims skyrocket
174 days ago
The times necessary to process education benefits and burial benefits, as well as the time needed to wind through the Department of Veterans Affairs appeals process, also increased in fiscal 2012.
Texas Dept. of Veterans Affairs to track deaths
178 days ago
The Department of Veterans Affairs in Texas will conduct a mortality study to track causes of death for veterans putting together a model that could allow similar data to be gathered nationwide.