WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2016.  Five new members were recently appointed to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Advisory Committee on Women Veterans (Committee), an expert panel that advises VA’s Secretary on issues and programs impacting women Veterans.  Established in 1983, the Committee makes recommendations to the Secretary for policy and[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2016.  The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of Ahmed Umar Abdullah Al-Hikimi, Abdul Rahman Mohammed Saleh Nasir, Ali Yahya Mahdi Al-Raimi, Tariq Ali Abdullah Ahmed Ba Odah, Muhammed Abdullah Muhammed Al-Hamiri, Ahmed Yaslam Said Kuman, Abd al Rahman Al-Qyati, Mansour Muhammed Ali Al-Qatta, and Mashur[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2016.  The Department of Defense announced today the death of an airman who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Airman First Class Nathaniel H. McDavitt, 22, of Glen Burnie, Maryland, died April 15 in Southwest Asia as a result of injuries sustained after extreme winds caused structural damage[Read More…]

Amendment Passes for Second Year Running, but Must Pass House before Becoming Law; Amendment Would Allow VA Doctors to Recommend Medical Marijuana to Patients in Medical Marijuana States Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2016.  The Senate Appropriations Committee passed a bipartisan amendment today, 20 to 10, allowing Veterans Administration (VA) doctors to[Read More…]

VA will have a home for the Department’s history in Dayton, O.H. WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2016.  The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced that the Dayton VA Medical Center has been officially selected as the site for the National Department of Veterans Affairs Archives.  Secretary Robert A. McDonald made the[Read More…]

New Initiatives Chart Roadmap to Access-to-Care Improvements WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2016.  The Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) top health care official today announced progress and new steps VA is taking to improve Veterans access to health care. Dr. David J. Shulkin, Under Secretary for Health, announced the measures during a[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2017 CAPTAIN JEFF DAVIS: Apologies for the delays. We’re having some technical problems this morning. And this is a double-feature today, as you know. We’ll have General Rodriguez going out here at 11 o’clock.  We will cut this off at 10:45 to allow for transition and filing[Read More…]

Grants Partnership Improves Veteran Access to Burial Benefits WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2016.  The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced the opening of the 100th VA grant funded Veterans cemetery.  An $8.9 million grant from the VA funded the new Arizona Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery in Marana, Arizona. The cemetery is the[Read More…]

Washington –(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2016.   Nearly 400 disabled Veterans are hitting the slopes this week at the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic in Snowmass Village, Colorado. The Clinic, sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and DAV (Disabled American Veterans), is the largest adaptive event of its kind[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2016.  The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of Salem Abdu Salam Ghereby and Omar Khalif Mohammed Abu Baker Mahjour Umar from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the Government of Senegal. As directed by the president’s Jan. 22, 2009, executive order, the interagency Guantanamo[Read More…]