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SOURCE: www.va.gov Research May Lead to Better Treatment for ALS-Like Disease WASHINGTON — Researchers with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy (CSTE) at Boston University School of Medicine have provided the [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov 45 States And The District Of Columbia To Receive $1 Million Each To Make Health Insurance Markets More Consumer-Friendly And Transparent HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced grant awards of $46 million to 45 States and the District of [...] Read More

SOURCE: www oversight.house.gov Towns Demands Extensive Information From Prudential Washington, D.C. . . . Chairman Edolphus Towns (D-NY) today announced an investigation of Prudential Insurance Company, the company that provides life insurance for all U.S. armed forces under the Servicemembers [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.va.gov $1.8 Billion Investment Improves Care And Services For Veterans Washington, D.C. . . . The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) committed the last of its $1.8 billion in Recovery Act funds July 31, one of the first federal [...] Read More

SOURCE: veterans.senate.gov Washington, D.C. . . . Today, the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, chaired by Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI), approved comprehensive legislation to help veterans find jobs, simplify and improve the Post-9/11 GI Bill, get disabled veterans accurate [...] Read More

SOURCE: usps.com/news Cash Shortfall Likely in 2011; Customer Service Scores Remain High Washington, D.C. . . . The U.S. Postal Service ended the third quarter of fiscal year 2010 (April 1 – June 30) with a net loss of $3.5 [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.lautenberg.senate.gov Senator Concerned Thousands Of Troops Are Not Aware Of Eligibility For Bonus Washington, D.C. . . . U.S. Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) has called on the Department of Defense to outline its efforts to reach out the [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov Funds Will Support Programs To Train Nurses, Geriatric Specialists, And Improve The Performance And Recruitment Of Underrepresented Minority Students HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today will announce $159.1 million in grants to health care workforce training programs.  These grants [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.whitehouse.gov Memorandum For The Assistant To The President And Chief Of Staff, The Heads Of Executive Departments And Agencies At a time when so many American families are struggling to make ends meet, I am committed to making sure [...] Read More