Tag: Veterans Affairs
VA limiting new hiring as it aims to widen private care
Despite the lifting of a federal hiring freeze, the Department of Veterans Affairs is leaving thousands of positions unfilled, citing the need for a...
House passes bill to help VA fill critical job openings with...
While partisan politics undeniably has its place in the nation's capital, on Friday members of the U.S. House of Representatives put aside political bickering in...
Drugs vanish at some VA hospitals
Federal authorities are stepping up investigations at Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers due to a sharp increase in opioid theft, missing prescriptions or...
Donald Trump hosts candidates for key Veterans Affairs post
President-elect Donald Trump met Tuesday met with candidates for his unfilled Cabinet positions, including prospective hires to run the Department of Veterans Affairs, a...
Donald Trump auditions Cabinet prospects high above Manhattan
Donald Trump held court from his perch high above Manhattan on Monday, receiving a line of former rivals, longtime allies and TV executives while...
Martha Roby applauds U.S. House passage of VA reform legislation
A bill that would create greater accountability measures on Department of Veterans Affairs workers and enhance protection for whistleblowers who expose wrongdoing passed the U.S. House...
New Mobile, Ala. Veterans Affairs clinic finally on way
Soon veterans living in Mobile won’t have to travel far to receive care.
A new clinic has been approved by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to replace the current,...
For veterans, Birmingham ranked one of America’s worst cities
Veterans Day is just around the corner, where America will stop and salute all of those who have served proudly — our veterans.
But pride...
Presidential Primary Brief: 372 days until Election Day
118 days until AL Presidential Primary
372 days until Election Day
Convention Dates: Republican July 18-21 2016, Democratic July 25-28 2016
Weekly Headlines:
Poll: Hillary Clinton Hits 50 Percent Support
GOP mega-donor...
Martha Roby: Breaking the bureaucracy
This week the U.S. House passed H.R. 1994, the VA Accountability Act, to empower the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with the legal authority to...