25th Anniversary of the Montgomery GI Bill: A Tribute
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Today marks the 25th Anniversary of the Montgomery GI Bill. Named after former House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman, G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery, the Montgomery GI Bill... Miller: Wrong Direction for Our Veterans, For Our Country
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Today, Rep. Jeff Miller, Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, issued the following statement on the President’s announcement calling on Congress to act on the Veterans Job Corps... Veterans Won't Know of Retraining Option, Lawmakers Say
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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. 210 jobs veterans can get with year of training
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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. Lawmaker Calls Out VHA on Questionable Purchases
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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. VA pleased with early response to Veterans Retraining Assistance Program
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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. Thousands Sign Up for VRAP
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Today, the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs held an oversight hearing entitled “Reviewing the Implementation of Major Provisions of the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011.” The VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 is the signature veterans’ legislation of the 112th Congress. Officials from the departments of Labor (DoL) and Veterans Affairs (VA) testified on the… VA to Compete Biological 'Prosthetics' Purchases
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In a reversal, the Veterans Health Administration will now apply federal acquisition rules when buying “biologics” -- medicines made from human tissue and bone that it had classified as “prosthetics” and exempted from such rules, officials said Wednesday. House Would Boost Veterans Spending
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House appropriators think they’ve found a way to balance the federal checkbook, honor the government’s commitment to 22 million military veterans and family members, and still boost spending on them in 2013. House to require TSA to protect veterans' rights to employment
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The House this week will approve legislation requiring the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to comply with a federal law that prohibits discrimination against employees who have military service obligations. Browse Documents by Date or Issue |