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Jul 26, 2012
| KWTX
VA Apologizes For $100,000 Mix-Up At Temple College
A mix-up involving $100,000 intended for 50 veterans attending Temple College under the GI bill has been corrected, but it took a call to the chairman of a U.S. House committee to unsnarl the red tape.
Jul 26, 2012
| MILITARY.COM
Sequestration Cuts at House Hearing
Members of the House Armed Services and Veterans Affairs committees found their own oft-voiced opposition to possible sequestration cuts echoed in the testimony of the Obama administration's Defense Secretary today during a joint meeting of the committees.
Jul 26, 2012
| STARS & STRIPES
Lawmakers tell Panetta, Shinseki it's time for collaboration to yield results
Lawmakers frustrated at years of limited collaboration between defense and Veterans Affairs officials pressed the secretaries of those departments Wednesday to ensure that servicemembers’ lives aren’t lost to paperwork mistakes and red tape.
Jul 26, 2012
| MILITARY TIMES
VA, DoD short on results, lawmakers say
A joint congressional committee focused Wednesday on missed deadlines and delayed improvements that prevent the Veterans Affairs and Defense departments from providing a promised smooth transition to civilian life for separating service members.
Jul 26, 2012
| AP
Defense chief Panetta bemoans looming defense cuts
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says he "sure as hell" hopes that automatic, across-the-board cuts in military spending don't happen.
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