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News & Legislation
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 percent of funds. Last month,
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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 to an agency IT failure.
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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 topic de jure would be
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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. The agency says specialized 12-week
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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 and missteps. Thank you all
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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 millions to counter the narrative
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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 Center was in the news
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