Tag: Veterans
Agreement reached on stalled VA accountability bill
Congressional Republicans and Democrats have reached agreement on a bill to make it easier for the Department of Veterans Affairs to fire its employees,...
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...
VA tests partnership with CVS to reduce veterans’ wait times
Some ailing veterans can now use their federal health care benefits at CVS "MinuteClinics" to treat minor illnesses and injuries, under a pilot program...
Martha Roby honors Wounded Warrior Project members at White House
Alabama 2nd District U.S. Rep. Martha Roby attended a special White House event honoring wounded service members and veterans at the White House on Thursday.
During...
Senate agrees to extend VA’s program of private-sector care
The Senate on Monday approved legislation that would extend a troubled program aimed at widening veterans' access to private-sector health care, the first step...
Martha Roby introduces legislation to offer veterans better resources
Veterans receiving mental health care and substance abuse treatment through the Department of Veterans Affairs stand to gain a powerful new ally under legislation introduced...
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...
Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs earns national recognition
More than hundred fifty years ago, former President Abraham Lincoln articulated what would ultimately become America's promise and obligation to its veterans, "to care...
Bradley Byrne: Taking better care of our veterans
I’ve held over 75 town hall meetings since being elected to Congress, and these meetings allow me to get a feel for what issues...
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...