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Aug 14, 2012
| ORLANDO SENTINEL
VA hospital could open next year, officials say at Orlando hearing
Veterans in Central Florida may see their long-awaited VA Medical Center open for patients in 2013 after all — only one year later than planned, according to testimony delivered at a congressional field hearing Monday in Orlando.
Aug 14, 2012
| AP
GOP lawmaker questions spending at VA conferences
A Republican lawmaker is raising questions about spending at training conferences held in Florida last year by the Veterans Affairs Department that have prompted an internal investigation at the agency.
Aug 9, 2012
| MILITARY TIMES
VA: Congress has until December to pass COLA
The Veterans Affairs Department has revised its estimate on how long it takes to process a cost-of-living adjustment in disability and survivors benefits, giving Congress until early December to approve an increase that would first appear in Jan. 1 payments.
Aug 7, 2012
| FEDERAL NEWS RADIO
Lawmakers say VA contracting rule squeezing out vet-owned firms
Lawmakers questioned whether a Veterans Affairs Department process to keep ineligible companies from winning service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) contracts goes too far and squeezes out legitimate firms.
Aug 6, 2012
| MILITARY.COM
VA Proposes National Prosthetics-Rehab Office
The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to create a new office that will oversee all prosthetics and rehabilitation programs, department officials told Congress on Tuesday.
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