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In Case You Missed It
Aug 2, 2012
| PHILADELPHIA COURIER TIMES
Congress approves bill to address backlog in VA claims
Legislation penned by Rep. Jon Runyan to help reduce the Department of Veterans Affairs’ backlog of more than 900,000 pending disability and pension claims is headed to the president’s desk
Jul 31, 2012
| WASHINGTON POST
VA secretary vs. Obama and his lousy record on vets
We noted yesterday that the president’s speech at the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention was promptly undercut by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta. He wasn’t the only Cabinet member to contradict the president.
Jul 31, 2012
| MILITARY TIMES
Sequestration could mean another 100K-troop cut
The possibility that sequestration could lead to an additional reduction of 100,000 active-duty troops has been seized upon by a key House Republican as the newest reason why the Defense Department needs special protection from across-the-board cuts.
Jul 26, 2012
| CSPAN
Top Veteran & Defense Heads Discuss Returning Soldiers
Military suicides are at their highest levels in more than a decade, with an average of one suicide occurring every day so far this year. The subject dominated the discussion at a joint House committee hearing with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta & Veterans Secretary Eric Shinseki. Lawmakers said the Defense & Veterans Affairs Departments are taking too long to combine their systems for tracking veterans returning to civilian life.
Jul 26, 2012
| AP
Some fixes needed to get vet programs moving
Bureaucratic foot dragging and infighting is slowing urgently needed programs for America's veterans and wounded troops and officials have to get the problem fixed, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told Congress on Wednesday.
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