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SOURCE: www.gao.gov Defense Health Care – Status of efforts to address lack of compliance with personality disorder separation requirements (Statement of Debra A. Draper, Director, Health Care) Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee: I am pleased to be here [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.va.gov Leads Federal Agencies In Awarding Contracts To Veteran-Owned Businesses Washington, D.C. . . .  VA has been recognized by the Small Business Administration with a rating of ‘A’ on its Small Business Scorecard for its success in contracting [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.whitehouse.gov Washington, D.C. . . . Today, the White House, Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs jointly released a new web video in which President Obama encourages active duty troops and veterans whose service in Iraq or [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.opm.gov Washington, D.C. . . . Today, John Berry, director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and council chair of the Chief Human Capital Officers (CHCO) Council, discussed the progress made thus far on hiring reform implementation during [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov Funds will support programs to help promote more informed health decisions and options that best fit an individual patient’s needs and preferences U.S. Department of Health and human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary for Health, Howard K. Koh, MD, [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.va.gov VA Takes A Hard Look At SGLI/VGLI Programs The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has reviewed the account administered by Prudential that includes Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI) and Veterans Group Life Insurance (VGLI) programs to ensure beneficiaries [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.usps.com/news Successful Negotiations Crucial To Postal Service’s Future Washington, D.C. . . . The U.S. Postal Service, faced with the most dramatic mail volume drop in its history, today began contract negotiations with the National Rural Letter Carriers Association [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.va.gov Washington, D.C. . . . Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Eric K. Shinseki, announced today that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded a nearly $13 million construction contract for gravesite expansion at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.va.gov Washington, D.C. . . . The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has selected the construction contractor to build the Denver VA Medical Center (VMAC) replacement hospital.  The new hospital will be on the same campus as the University [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov Affordable Care Act Will Help Lower Costs And Crack Down On Unjustified Rate Increases Washington, D.C. . . . U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius wrote America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), the national association [...] Read More