MORE ON: Department of Veterans Affairs

Spotlight: Public Safety

The Shooter

February 11, 2013, 3:15 AM
The Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden left the military with no pension and no protection for himself or his family. + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Ex-worker accuses VA of 'callous indifference' to veterans

November 27, 2012, 6:38 PM
A former Department of Veterans Affairs employee accused the agency today of “cover-up after cover-up” and a “callous indifference” to the plight of veterans it is supposed to serve. Jamie Fox, who lost her job at the VA’s Oakland office after arguing that a... + read more
Daily Report: General Assignment

Wait time grows for veterans seeking disability benefits

September 28, 2012, 3:59 PM
Veterans across the nation are waiting an average of 260 days for a decision on a war-related disability claim – three days longer than last week and 80 days longer than in mid-2011, according to data recently released by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. More than 815,000... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Despite waiting lists, new veterans homes are sitting empty

July 5, 2012, 12:05 AM
Two years ago, 64-year-old Air Force veteran Cheryl Stewart began gathering books and blankets to donate to a state-run nursing home for veterans, which was scheduled to open this spring. But though it finished building the 300-bed facility in April, the California Department of Veterans... + read more
Daily Report: Higher Ed

Firm accused of preying on veterans to relinquish GIBill.com

June 28, 2012, 12:05 AM
Foster City-based Internet marketing company QuinStreet has agreed to hand over one of its websites to the federal government and pay $2.5 million to settle claims it violated consumer protection laws by deceptively marketing for-profit colleges to military veterans. California Watch first... + read more
Daily Report: Public Safety

Oakland VA office mishandled claims, inspector general finds

May 10, 2012, 4:37 PM
Staff at the Department of Veterans Affairs' Oakland office regularly made incorrect decisions when evaluating disability claims and failed to inform veterans returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan that they are entitled to free mental health care, according to a report released today [PDF]... + read more
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