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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. Read more »

Vietnam Veterans of America has thrown support behind a congressional effort to loosen a rule that governs service-disabled veteran-owned businesses working for the Veterans Affairs Department. Read more »

The Veterans Affairs Department last year held two employee conferences at a combined cost of at least $5 million at which attendees received tens of thousands of dollars in promotional items. Read more »

The Veterans Affairs Department last year held two employee conferences at a combined cost of at least $5 million at which attendees received tens of thousands of dollars in promotional items. Read more »

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. Read more »

The Department of Veterans Affairs spent $5 million—and set aside $4 million more — last year for two training conferences whose organizers are under investigation for breaking ethics rules by improperly accepting gifts, congressional committees and government sources said Monday. Read more »

A panel led by the US House Veterans Affairs Committee held a hearing in Orlando Monday, demanding answers for ongoing delays to the construction of a new VA hospital. The contractor building the hospital blames poor communication for the delay. Read more »

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. Read more »

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. Read more »

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. Read more »