Changes Support Crisis Line Staff and Creates Structure for Them to Succeed Canandaigua, NY –(ENEWSPF)–February 29, 2016.   Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Deputy Secretary Sloan Gibson today announced improvements to enhance and accelerate progress at the Veterans Crisis Line, which serves as a life-saving resource for Veterans who find[Read More…]

Credits Germaine Clarno for Standing Her Ground for Over Two Years CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2016.   U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today released the following statement after the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) determined an investigation by the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (VA OIG) into[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 26, 2016.  Continuing her work to improve government accountability, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) yesterday called for a Congressional hearing to investigate reports that federal Offices of Inspector General (OIGs)—created to protect taxpayers from waste, fraud and abuse—may be withholding their findings from the public and even from lawmakers[Read More…]

Synchronized Processes will offer Peace of Mind to Service Members/Families WASHINGTON — (ENEWSPF)–February 25, 2016.  The Departments of Defense (DoD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced its ongoing effort to ease the transition for service members who require complex care management as they transition from the DoD system of health[Read More…]

Makes Good on MyVA Commitments to Improve Service Delivery to Veterans and Transform VA’s Supply Chain WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2016.  The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced the awarding of four major contracts that will bolster its ability to deliver timely health care to the nation’s Veterans. The contracts[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2016.  The Department of Defense formally submitted the administration’s plan for closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility to Congress today.  As the president has stated, responsibly closing the Guantanamo detention facility is a national security imperative. For this reason, among others, Secretary Carter supports the president’s commitment[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2016.  Today, Representative Jan Schakowsky released the following statement after the President submitted his plan to close the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility: “It is long past time that the prison at Guantanamo Bay is closed. The first of my three visits there was in 2003 during which[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2016.  Hillary Clinton released the following statement on President Obama’s plan to close Guantanamo Bay: “I support President Obama’s plan today to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay and finally close the door on this chapter of our history. Over the years, Guantanamo has inspired more[Read More…]

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2016.  U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement regarding President Obama’s plan to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay: I have long supported our military and national security leaders in their calls to close Guantanamo. For almost a decade, the American people and my Senate[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2016 PETER COOK: Afternoon, everybody. I wanted to start today by addressing the airstrike in Libya that we issued a statement on earlier today. I’m sure you all saw that statement, but just to reiterate — overnight, we conducted an airstrike in Libya, targeting an ISIL training[Read More…]