The House of Representatives approved full-year funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs and other federal agencies in the first full week of March. The bill was sent to the Senate on March 8, which passed it. The funding bill was sent to the President’s desk for signature. The spending bills were signed into law… Read more »
The House of Representatives approved funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs and other federal agencies through the end of the fiscal year. The funding also applies to long-delayed military construction projects. The official site for the House Appropriations Committee Chair Kaye Granger notes the passage of House Resolution 4366, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024,… Read more »
The Veterans Affairs Administration (VA) made major changes in 2024 to how veterans receive their VA benefits. After April 20th, 2024, the VA requires all benefits recipients to get their VA payments via direct deposit. This change comes after a prior change by the VA. The official site includes a press release stating that “Effective… Read more »
UPDATE February 4, 2024: The Pentagon rescinded a reproductive healthcare travel policy enacted in the wake of the Supreme Court decision to end Roe v. Wade. However, at presss time it’ still unclear how or when the federal government may address the policies mentioned in the article below, which is unrelated to the rescinded DoD… Read more »
March 5, 2024, is an important day for millions of veterans. That’s the date the Department of Veterans Affairs chose to accelerate delivery of PACT Act benefits to more beneficiaries ahead of schedule. The result of that acceleration? Any veteran stateside or overseas exposed to toxins may be eligible to apply “directly” for VA healthcare… Read more »
It is no secret that the employment landscape in the United States has changed rapidly due to the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic and technological advancements such as artificial intelligence (AI). For veterans beginning to navigate the civilian workforce, the employment landscape can be intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be. By understanding the current… Read more »
Approximately 800 thousand veterans use GI Bill military education benefits, and many of those students are directly affected by a major change to how VA benefits are paid. In the spring of 2024, the agency is taking steps to protect veterans and streamline the VA payments system. Those steps end a past VA practice allowing… Read more »
VET TEC, which offers financial assistance to GI Bill beneficiaries pursuing a career in various high-tech fields, may be in trouble. Learn more.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report in 2024 noting that military veterans attending college seek mental health care “at a significantly higher rate than the rest of the veteran population.” That’s unsurprising, given the stress in a student veteran’s life. Still, the GAO report notes that these students (those who self-identify as needing… Read more »
Military members exposed to agent orange but did not serve overseas are now being included in an expansion of VA benefits for those exposed during the Vietnam War and other service eras.