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The House Veterans’ Affairs Committee is looking into whether the Veterans Affairs Department spent $333 million on pharmaceuticals, medical equipment and other purchases without having contracts for the transactions. Read more »

The Department of Veterans Affairs is facing a growing backlog of disability claims, fueled by veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan and a policy change making it easier for Vietnam veterans to file Agent Orange-related claims. Read more »

The Department of Veterans Affairs has found scores of misplaced headstones and at least eight cases of people buried in the wrong places at several military cemeteries across the country. Read more »

Lawmakers are calling on the Veterans Affairs Department to audit all its cemeteries to ensure that remains are correctly interred and marked. Read more »

The chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs called Thursday for a complete review of all of 131 military cemeteries run by the Department of Veterans Affairs, where more than 3.7 million service members and their families are buried. Read more »

Veterans usually have a cameo role in State of the Union addresses, with presidents pausing to recognize select current or former servicemembers for their contributions. But this year, the military guests of the Obama family will have support in numbers. Read more »

About 20 members of Congress are bringing Iraq war veterans as their guests to President Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday as part of a bipartisan effort to focus attention on their needs and to honor their service. Read more »

The Department of Veterans Affairs has found scores of misplaced headstones and at least eight cases of people buried in the wrong places at several military cemeteries across the country. Read more »

John Eves is an Air Force and Army National Guard veteran who now has a management position at Walmart. He recounts his transition experiences and offers tips for veterans in the job market below. Read more »

Getting new veteran-focused employment legislation signed into law was the top priority of House Veterans Affairs Chairman Rep. Jeff Miller last year. Now, he said, the top goal for the congressional session that began this month will be getting the training and benefits programs from that legislation put in place. Read more »