WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2016 – Sen. Bernie Sanders cosponsored bipartisan legislation introduced by Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Pat Toomey (R-PA) today, which ensures that severely disabled veterans receive quality care from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). From 1996 until 2008, the VA was required to report on the[Read More…]

Veterans.gov connects job seekers, employers seeking to hire veterans WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–May 2,29016.   The U.S. Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service today announced the launch of a newly enhanced online one-stop for employment services, Veterans.gov. The website brings together job banks, state employment offices, American Job Centers, opportunities[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2016.  After a thorough and transparent investigation, U.S. Central Command released today the final report on the tragedy that resulted from a mistaken attack on a Doctors Without Borders field hospital in Afghanistan last October. I want to once again express my deep condolences and regret for[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2016 — Moves made last year in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant have proved effective and U.S. officials have capitalized on that success to accelerate the counter-ISIL campaign, Defense Secretary Ash Carter told the Senate Armed Services Committee today. The decisions to[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2016.  Today, the Department of Defense released a department-wide strategy to improve the way it provides support to service members who experience retaliation and to align prevention and response efforts across the services. The DoD Retaliation Prevention and Response Strategy (RPRS) provides support to individuals who experience[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2016 PETER COOK:  I hope everyone’s doing well today. Good to be back in the same time zone as most of you at this point. I see some of our fellow weary travelers with us. We just had a successful trip, as you know — the secretary[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2016.  Statement from David J. Shulkin, M.D., VA Under Secretary for Health: On April 19, I testified before the House Veteran Affairs Committee during a hearing related to delays in Veteran’s Access to Healthcare. In the course of that hearing, a member of the Committee said that[Read More…]

WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2016.  Yesterday the Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald announced that he, along with three-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Nancy Hogshead-Makar and former NFL player and Super Bowl champion Phil Villapiano, have pledged to donate their brains to advance brain research ‎conducted by VA in partnership[Read More…]

WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2016.   The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is leading a groundbreaking two-day event focused on brain health, Brain Trust: Pathways to InnoVAtion. The first annual public-private partnership event will take place this week at the National Press Club and the IBM Institute for Electronic Government in[Read More…]

WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2016.   Today Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald and Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs Sloan D. Gibson updated the Commission on Care laying out the current state of VA and the transformation that is underway to deliver better customer service and results for America’s Veterans.[Read More…]