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Jan 19 2015January 19, 2015

MMQB: Is America Letting PTSD Kill Our Troops?

22 Comments / Ben's Blog, Monday Morning / By Benjamin Krause

Many Americans have heard that 22 U.S. veteran kill themselves every day, but many have not thought through what that means on a big scale. Here is the best PTSD …

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Jan 12 2015

MMQB – Did Obama ‘Snub’ Phoenix VA Vets?

19 Comments / Ben's Blog, Monday Morning / By Benjamin Krause

Some veterans in Phoenix, AZ cried foul when President Obama’s motorcade sped past the scandal riddled Phoenix VA on his way to speak on the supposed housing recovery last week. …

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Jan 5 2015

MMQB – VA Employees Call Philadelphia VA Probe ‘Big Joke’

12 Comments / Ben's Blog, Monday Morning, News & Legislation / By Benjamin Krause

One confidential source reported a flood of allegations from staffers has extended two ongoing Philadelphia VA probes into mismanagement and other problems. The stream of allegations is continuing causing the …

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Dec 29 2014December 30, 2014

MMQB – Helman Scandal Reveals Classic VA Corruption Scheme

23 Comments / Ben's Blog, Monday Morning, Veteran Health Care / By Benjamin Krause

Over the holidays, revelations came forward that the Sharon Helman scandal had a lot to do with classic VA corruption and secret gifts like fully paid vacations to Disneyland. For …

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Dec 8 2014December 8, 2014

MMQB – VA Silent On Another VA Director Departure

8 Comments / Ben's Blog, Monday Morning, News & Legislation / By Benjamin Krause

This one counts as “before it’s news.” An insider email to VA leadership shows another VA director departure is on the horizon. The upcoming retirement of VISN 16 Director Rica …

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Dec 1 2014December 1, 2014

MMQB – VA To Replace 30-Year Old Scheduling System

15 Comments / Ben's Blog, Monday Morning / By Benjamin Krause

VA just issued a new request for proposal (RFP) to find a government contractor to replace its old 30-year old scheduling system. VA employee manipulations of its antiquated scheduling system …

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Nov 17 2014November 17, 2014

MMQB – Did VA Contractor Sterling Medial Rip Off VA By 33 Percent?

4 Comments / Ben's Blog, Disability Compensation, Monday Morning / By Benjamin Krause

Sterling Medical, a leading contractor for VA health care, was linked last week to a wait list scandal in Hibbing, Minn., in the equivalent of a multi-million dollar scam if …

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Nov 10 2014November 9, 2014

MMQB – 5,000 VA Employees Face Disciplinary Proposals

15 Comments / Ben's Blog, Monday Morning, News & Legislation / By Benjamin Krause

Secretary McDonald and VA spokespeople announced last week that 5,000 VA employees now face disciplinary proposals following investigations. Around 2,000 of these employees are slated for potential dismissal. Finally, veterans …

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