VA Secretary Appoints Panel of National Suicide Experts - WASHINGTON –Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. James B. Peake today announced the names of members appointed to two special panels that will make recommendations on ways the Department of Veterans Affairs can improve its programs in suicide prevention, suicide research and suicide education. (5/21/08)
Report on VA Performance Honored for Ninth Year in a Row - WASHINGTON – Continuing its commitment to give veterans clear, valuable information on how the Department of Veterans Affairs is performing, for the ninth year in a row, VA has been rated by an independent research center as having one of the best annual performance reports in the federal sector. (5/15/08)
VA Names Members of Gulf War Veterans Advisory Committee - WASHINGTON -- Veterans who served in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during 1990–1991 will have their own special advocates before Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. James B. Peake, thanks to a new advisory committee Peake established to respond to issues unique to them. (5/13/08)
VA Awards $1.8 Million for Nevada Veterans Home - WASHINGTON – To ensure the state veterans home in Boulder City remains a comfortable, safe residence, the Department of Veterans Affairs is awarding more than $1.8 million for improvements to the facility. (5/13/08)
Heroism and Athletics Converge in Omaha this Summer - WASHINGTON – The 28th National Veterans Wheelchair Games, scheduled to take place July 25–29 in Omaha, Neb., will attract more than 500 veterans with disabilities. It has become the largest annual wheelchair sports competition in the world. Veterans from conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq will again join their fellow veterans in 17 competitive events being offered in Omaha. (5/12/08)
VA Honors Top Nurses - WASHINGTON –The Department of Veterans Affairs, the nation’s largest single employer of nurses, marked National Nurses Week by honoring six of its top professionals. (5/12/08)
VA Helps Vets Convert Military Experience to Work Place Success - WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs and corporate America are working together to provide veterans with the skills they’ll need to rejoin the civilian workforce, enhancing the Department’s traditional programs that help transitioning service members. (5/9/08)
VA-DoD Program Serves Severely Disabled Combat Veterans - WASHINGTON – Bolstering its commitment to improve services to those seriously injured in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Department of Veterans Affairs and its federal partners have marked a milestone with establishment of a promised new office and deployment of workers to key military treatment facilities. (5/7/08)
VA Awards $12.7 Million to Oklahoma Veterans Home - WASHINGTON – To make sure the state veterans home in Sulphur remains a comfortable residence for veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs is awarding a grant of $12,675,000 for improvements at the Oklahoma state facility. (5/5/08)
VA Retains Facilities at Four Boston Campuses - WASHINGTON -- After a detailed three-year study, the Department of Veterans Affairs has decided it will continue to provide services at its four Boston-area campuses -- Bedford, Brockton, Jamaica Plain, and West Roxbury. (5/5/08)
More than 85,000 Serve Veterans as VA Volunteers - WASHINGTON – As the nation prepares to mark National Volunteer Week, April 27 to May 3, officials at the Department of Veterans Affairs encourage more Americans to join the Department’s corps of 85,000 volunteers. (4/25/08)
VA, UCH, UC Denver Partner for New Bed Tower, Expanded Services - WASHINGTON -- A new bed tower and a research tower for Denver-area residents and veterans may result from an expanded partnership involving the Department of Veterans Affairs, the University of Colorado Denver and the University of Colorado Hospital. (4/24/08)
VA Calling All Recent Combat Vets - WASHINGTON – On May 1, the Department of Veterans Affairs will begin contacting nearly 570,000 recent combat veterans to ensure they know about VA’s medical services and other benefits. (4/24/08)
Cardiac Pioneer DeBakey Receives Congressional Gold Medal - WASHINGTON – Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. James B. Peake applauded the recognition given to Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, a Houston-based cardiac pioneer with long ties to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), for receiving the Congressional Gold Medal during a special ceremony at the U.S. Capitol. (4/24/08)
