VA, VFW and Walgreens Collaborate to Enhance Veterans’ Access to Mental Health Resources WASHINGTON (May 10, 2017) — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. and drugstore chain Walgreens announced a collaborative agreement May 6, which will help improve mental health care for veterans through enhanced education, access…
DetailsVFW Action Corps Weekly – May 5, 2017 In This Issue: 1. New Government Omnibus Bill 2. Appeals Modernization Act 3. House VA Oversight Hearing 4. Senate Telemedicine Hearing 5. VA Specialized Services Hearing 6. DOD Releases Annual Sexual Assault Report 7. TRICARE Formulary Change 8. V-E Day Monday 9. MIA Update Download a PDF…
DetailsVFW Action Corps Weekly – VFW April 28, 2017 In This Issue: 1. VFW Supports VA Accountability First Act 2. EO Improves VA Accountability, Whistleblower Protections 3. VFW Attends Roundtable on VA Caregiver Program 4. Retired Soldier Council Panel 5. Defense Health Agency Working Group 6. Senate Holds Veteran Suicide Prevention Hearing 7. VA Partners…
DetailsVFW Applauds President’s Executive Order VA employee accountability and whistleblower protections improved WASHINGTON (April 28, 2017) — President Trump yesterday signed a new executive order that will help the Department of Veterans Affairs hold its employees accountable for their actions or inactions, and better protect whistleblowers. The executive order creates a VA Office of Accountability…
DetailsVFW: Accountability is a Two-Way Street By Brian Duffy This month marks the third anniversary of a nationwide crisis in access to care that branded the Department of Veterans Affairs as an inept and corrupt government bureaucracy that was failing in its primary mission to care for those who had borne the battle. In the…
DetailsVFW Action Corps Weekly – April 21, 2017 1. Join the VFW in Opposing GI Bill Tax on Troops 2. President Signs VFW-Supported Bill 3. VFW Base Visit 4. VA to Review Caregivers Program 5. First of Five VA Public-Private Construction Projects Announced 6. MIA Update Download a PDF version of this week’s Action Corps…
DetailsVFW Strongly Opposes New Tax on Troops ‘Congress must stop nickeling and diming our service members and veterans!’ KANSAS CITY, Mo. (April 18, 2017) — The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. is strongly opposed to a congressional proposal to reinstate GI Bill enrollment fees on service members. Prior to 2009, troops had the…
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