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Lawmakers, vet groups panning Pentagon's new medal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The military's new medal for cyber warriors should get a demotion, according to veterans groups and lawmakers who say it shouldn't outrank such revered honors as the Bronze Star and...
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The federal Department of Veterans Affairs said Monday its mental health professionals won't comply with a new gun law in New York that requires reporting the names of patients they...
View ArticleWhistleblowers allege wrongdoing at VA center
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal investigative agency says employees at a Veterans Administration hospital in Jackson, Miss., disclosed "serious wrongdoing" that raises questions about the facility's...
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Veterans fight changes to disability payments
WASHINGTON (AP) — Veterans groups are rallying to fight any proposal to change disability payments as the federal government attempts to address its long-term debt problem. They say they've sacrificed...
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Budget calls for 4 percent spending increase at VA
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's budget proposal will include nearly a 14 percent spending increase for that part of the VA responsible for attacking a growing backlog of veterans' disability...
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Low enrollment in vets jobs program, auditors find
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal auditors say a job-training program designed to help veterans re-enter the workforce has more than 60,000 empty slots, left unfilled despite efforts to reduce the jobless rate...
View ArticleBacklog Blocks Bonuses
The Veterans Affairs Department is withholding bonuses for senior officials who oversee disability claims, citing a failure to meet performance goals for reducing a sizable backlog in claims...
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Bonus Bungle?
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...
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Military sex abuse victims seek VA help
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 85,000 veterans were treated last year for injuries or illness stemming from sexual abuse in the military, and 4,000 sought disability benefits, underscoring the staggering...
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A Marine's Diary
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Before Cpl. Thomas "Cotton" Jones was killed by a Japanese sniper in the South Pacific in 1944, he wrote what he called his "last life request" to anyone who might find his diary:...
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Neglected Memorials
=HONOLULU (AP) — On the shoreline of Hawaii's most famous beach, a decaying structure attracts little attention from wandering tourists.A few glance curiously at the crumbling Waikiki Natatorium, a...
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Remembering Those Who Served
I have been blessed my entire life to have been surrounded by those who have served heroically in the cause of freedom.The Washington Guardian salutes veterans this Memorial Day weekend with a reminder...
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Deaths at Atlanta VA hospital prompt scrutiny
ATLANTA (AP) — One patient with a history of substance abuse and suicidal thoughts was left alone in a waiting room inside the Atlanta VA Medical Center, where he obtained drugs from a hospital visitor...
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Americans gather to honor fallen service members
ATLANTA (AP) — Susan Jimison was 14 in the summer of 1969 when her older brother, Warrant Officer Mark Clotfelter, was shot down on a mission in Vietnam. He was later confirmed dead.Forty-four years...
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Law schools helping vets overcome VA benefit delays
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Dustin Allison was riding in an armored vehicle at the head of a convoy in Iraq one morning in 2007 when an improvised explosive device went off, killing the driver and leaving...
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Gay marriage ruling will help many veteran spouses
WASHINGTON (AP) — For Stewart Bornhoft, who completed two tours of duty in Vietnam, the Supreme Court's decision granting federal benefits to married, same-sex couples means that he and his spouse,...
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Employment Exclusions
Military veterans were unfairly targeted by an Energy Department office that changed evaluations for job applications so it wouldn’t have to consider hiring certain individuals, a federal watchdog...
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