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Oct 2, 2012
| REUTERS + CHICAGO TRIBUNE/FOX BUSINESS
Veterans agency shaken over wasted expenses, official resigns
The Department of Veterans Affairs acknowledged "serious lapses in oversight" on Monday and a senior official resigned as an investigation detailed funds wasted on elaborate conferences and said employees got gifts like massages and helicopter rides.
Oct 2, 2012
| FOX NEWS
Probe slams VA over $6M conference tab including parody video, official resigns
An Obama administration appointee has resigned in connection with another bombshell report detailing the waste of taxpayer money at feel-good conferences -- this time, at a pair of Veterans Affairs summits in Orlando that cost more than $6 million.
Sep 17, 2012
| MILITARY TIMES
Vets benefits to be exempt from sequestration
Veterans’ disability and education benefits, health care and counseling are all exempt from sequestration, according to a Friday report from the White House that spells out the harm that awaits defense and non-defense programs if a way isn’t found to avoid the across-the-board budget cuts.
Sep 17, 2012
| GI JOBS
House bill would ban schools from paying military recruiting bonuses and commissions
This week the U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill that would, among other things, ban schools from paying bonuses or commissions for recruiting military or veteran students.
Sep 17, 2012
| THE HILL
White House details automatic budget cuts, calls them 'blunt, indiscriminate'
The White House released a detailed breakdown of the sequestration cuts to defense and non-defense budgets Friday, giving the clearest picture to date of where the ax will fall if lawmakers fail to prevent the automatic spending cuts with new legislation.
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