Category: VA

For the first time in 78 years, G.I. Bill® applicants can receive an immediate, real-time education benefits decision, thanks to the simplified Post-9/11 G.I. Bill application experience. Since 1944, over 25 million beneficiaries have taken advantage of G.I. Bill benefits. Many of these individuals waited up to a month to receive an eligibility decision—a month…

In the United States, about 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men report experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV). Research suggests that the Veteran population is twice as likely to experience IPV compared to the general population. IPV is a significant and preventable health concern for Veterans, their partners and VA staff. Learning healthy…

October 20, 2022: Deborah Meserve Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Air Force Veteran Deborah Ann Thomas Meserve. Meserve served as an American advisor to the Iraq Air Force during Operation Iraqi Freedom and the Global War on Terrorism. Deborah Ann Thomas Meserve was born in February 1965 and commissioned into the Air Force in 1988. The values…

Throughout its history of more than 75 years, VA has funded critical research that has led to many medical advancements instrumental to the agency’s primary goal: to honor America’s Veterans by providing exceptional health care that improves their health and well-being. At the same time, a stream of VA researchers, physicians and scientists have pioneered…

This week’s America250 salute is Air Force Veteran Charles Duke. On the moon lies a family portrait with these words: “This is the family of astronaut Duke from planet Earth. Landed on the moon on April 20, 1972.” Charles Duke set down this photograph during the Apollo 16 mission, where he became the 10th and…

Secretary McDonough will participate in meetings and briefings at VA’s Central Office throughout the day. Author: Dominique Ramirez

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Thanks to a historic new law, the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxins (PACT) Act of 2022, Veterans with cancer conditions related to toxic exposure—including reproductive cancer of any type, as well as breast cancer—can more easily access benefits from the Veterans Benefits…

October 19, 2022: Rafael Hernandez Army Veteran Rafael Hernandez is today’s Veteran of the Day. Rafael Hernandez Marin was born in October 1892 in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, to a poor family. He pursued music from a young age, studying under municipal bands in Puerto Rico and learning to play the violin, piano, cornet and other…

The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) has been hard at work spreading the news to Veterans about their ability to shop at commissaries. Working with Veteran Service Organizations to promote, inform and gather feedback amongst the Veteran community about this privilege has proven effective. Engaging with Veterans, DeCA has learned that while many are now utilizing…

When it comes to providing the best care to Veterans, we don’t let distance slow us down. We always push ourselves to expand our services and improve the way we provide treatment and prevention. A unique outreach While recent years have taught us all new ways of communicating online, staff at the VA Cincinnati Health Care…

Secretary McDonough will participate in meetings and briefings at VA’s Central Office throughout the day. Author: Dominique Ramirez

The nation’s increasingly complex computing environment constantly withstands ever-evolving attempts to hijack data resources, compromising sensitive information. In 2020 and 2021, ransomware attacks on SolarWinds’s Orion software and Colonial Pipeline’s billing infrastructure exposed significant security weaknesses in the government’s software supply chain, impacting private and federal computer systems. To help protect the United States from…