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Website Updates – See You Monday!
Hi All! I am busy updating the website so be sure to keep an eye out for issues, delays, slow page loads, etc. Over the…
Senate Demands Answers On VA Suicide Prevention Funds
Democratic lawmakers are demanding a full accounting of VA suicide prevention spending over the past year after it was revealed VA spent less than one…
Trump Signs Law To Hold VA Accountable On Forever GI Bill Fail
President Donald Trump signed into law the Forever GI Bill fix that will force VA to make good on paying veterans the money owed due…
Sec VA Wilkie Cancels On SVA, But No Worries, Bob McDonald May Go
Yesterday, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie canceled his speech in Orlando to Student Veterans of America (SVA) citing the government shutdown. Likely, the SVA…
VA Shuts Down Long-Term PTSD Therapy For 12-Week Talk Therapy
Amid pushback over failed suicide prevention efforts, VA is moving forward in shutting down its long-term PTSD therapy groups in favor of 12-week talk therapy….
Happy New Year From Benjamin Krause
I want to wish you all a happy New Years to usher in the 2019 season of reporting on the Department of Veterans Affairs foibles…
Did RAND Alumni Take Swipe At Veterans Advocate Over Suicide Story?
RAND alumni Kayla Williams took a swipe at my reporting on DisabledVeterans.org covering the Jim Turner veteran suicide in her call for VA to spend…
Second Largest Veterans Education Benefit Screw Up Investigated
Veterans may be required to pay back monies they received in part due to agency employee negligence in processing education benefits incorrectly. VA OIG recently…
Veterans Affairs Will Not Build Anticipated Mental Health Building
The Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center, located in Spokane, Washington, will not build its anticipated $15 million mental health building in 2019. The Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical…
Is White House VA Hotline Really Making A Difference?
Over the holiday, I read an article asserting the White House VA Hotline is making a real difference by highlighting the number of calls operators…
Non-VA Emergency Room Bill Denial, An Update To Kare 11 Investigation
On Christmas, an update on the non-VA emergency room bill denial story was broadcast by Kare 11 News and reporter AJ Lagoe after almost two…
Is VA Playing Politics With Its Suicide Prevention Dollars?
Last week, a great deal of press coverage discussed the GAO finding that VA stopped spending its money on suicide prevention advertising, but little talked…