Panel votes to ban bonuses at Veterans Affairs
A House panel voted Wednesday to place a five-year moratorium on bonuses to senior executives at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Full story
Panel votes to limit submissions for gun checks
A House panel has approved legislation that would greatly curtail when veterans deemed mentally incompetent are reported to the FBI's background check system. Full story
Report examines delays in building vet hospitals
Government auditors told a House panel Tuesday that efforts to build four veterans medical centers are taking on average about three years longer to complete than estimated and costing an additional $366 million per project. Full story
House chairman renews criticism of VA bonuses
A House committee chairman renewed his criticism Thursday of the bonuses paid to senior executives at the Veterans Affairs Department and called on the VA to recoup a nearly $63,000 bonus given to an official who oversaw a Pittsburgh hospital where an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease killed five ve Full story
VA withholds disability claims executives' bonuses
The Department of Veterans Affairs is withholding bonuses for senior officials who oversee disability claims, citing a failure to meet performance goals for reducing a sizable backlog in claims processing. Full story
Veterans Affairs lauds technology, blames predecessors for 2-year claim wait
"When we came in, there was no plan to change that; we've been operating on a six month wait for over a decade," said Tommy Sowers, assistant Veterans Affairs' secretary, Wednesday. Full story
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John Garcia of the Department of Veterans Affairs shares details about organizations that make the future of veterans a priority every day.
Army vet declared dead four times
Jerry Miller has received four letters from the VA mourning his death and cutting off his benefits. NBC’s Mark Potter reports.
Helping veterans help America
Lt. Col. Tammy Duckworth, Democratic candidate for Congress from Illinois, Iraq war veteran, and former Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, talks with Rachel Maddow about helping returning veterans and breaking partisan gridlock in
Homeless vet center slammed for misspent funds
Advocates for military veterans have filed a class-action lawsuit in Los Angeles to try to force the federal Veterans Affairs Department to step up for former service-members who are now homeless. NBC's Lee Cowan reports.
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