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The Department of Veterans Affairs made millions of dollars in unauthorized, off-contract purchases from McKesson Corp. after the agency banned such spending in November, an agency spokesman said Wednesday. Read more »

Reforms put in place by the Department of Veterans Affairs to prevent the routine purchase of pharmaceuticals in violation of federal contracting laws have improved the VA procurement system but failed to eliminate improper practices, according to congressional testimony Wednesday. Read more »

On Dec. 28, 2002, Army 1st Sgt. Colin Rich volunteered to lead a patrol along the eastern Afghanistan border with Pakistan. The events of that day would change his life forever. Read more »

A key lawmaker discounted President Obama’s June 1 call for quick passage of Veterans Jobs Corps legislation and said a less expensive alternative is already in place if the administration would only do a better job of promoting it. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Cliff Stearns is taking aim at the big shots within the Department of Veterans Affairs. The House on Thursday approved a measure offered by the Ocala Republican that would do away with salary bonuses to senior administrators within the VA. Read more »

“The Editor’s Desk” sits down once again with Congressman Jeff Miller, R-FL, the chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee to talk about the state of the VA, veteran hiring, the war in Afghanistan, and the upcoming presidential election. Read more »

The U.S. government is a month away from offering retraining funds for older military veterans who can’t find jobs, and unless federal bureaucrats step up their game, veterans won’t find the money, lawmakers said. Read more »

The Labor Department has identified 210 occupations in which unemployed veterans could find work after as little as one year of education and training through the new Veterans Retraining Assistance Program. Read more »

A congressional subcommittee on Wednesday gave fair warning to the Veterans Health Administration to make sure its purchasing agents are not splitting up hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of acquisitions in order to avoid federal contracting rules. Read more »

Veterans Affairs officials said they’re on pace to fill all 45,000 spots in the new Veterans Retraining Assistance Program in the coming weeks. Read more »