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Lawmakers Call for Changes at Atlanta VA Medical Center
Lawmakers called for changes at the Atlanta VA Medical Center last week after learning about a fourth patient suicide that occurred last fall at the hospital on Clairmont Road.
Family says Atlanta VA Hospital mixed up medication and records
A Henry County family said the Atlanta Veterans Medical Center sent them confidential medical records of other patients and even the wrong prescription for their father.
Labor official resigns amid Job Corps budget problems
Rep. Jeff Miller's measure would ban senior executives in the Department of Veterans Affairs from receiving performance bonuses for the next five years.
Senate committee delays Perez confirmation hearing again
Senate Democrats on Wednesday accused Republicans of invoking an obscure procedural rule to postpone committee action on President Obama's nominee for labor secretary.
Panel Votes To Ban Veterans Affairs Bonuses
A House panel voted Wednesday to place a five-year moratorium on bonuses to senior executives at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Measure to ban VA executive bonuses among bills passed by House committee
If you're afraid that long-past scrape with the law will keep you from landing a job, there's some... WASHINGTON - The House Veterans' Affairs Committee passed six bills Wednesday, including a measure aimed at making it easier for victims of sexual assault and rape in the military to receive veterans' disability benefits and a provision barring ... (more)
Donald Lambro: Obama is Cheerleader Not For Capitalism, But For Government
There has been a disturbing increase in America's suicide rate, and our job-scarce economy may be one of the reasons why.
DoD health office loses control of e-record project
After five years and an estimated $1 billion spent trying to build a single integrated electronic health record system with the Department of Veterans Affairs, defense health officials have been taken off the project, sources confirm.
Chairman critical of VA bonuses
A House committee chairman recently renewed his criticism of the bonuses paid to senior executives at the Veterans Affairs Department and called on the VA to recoup a nearly $63,000 bonus given to an official who oversaw a Pittsburgh hospital where an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease killed five veterans.
Documents show long list of problems at Atlanta VA Medical Center
Channel 2 Action News has obtained a copy of a confidential report exposing pages worth of new problems uncovered by auditors at the Atlanta VA Medical Center.
House chairman renews criticism of VA bonuses
A House committee chairman renewed his criticism Thursday of the bonuses paid to senior executives at the Veterans Affairs Department and called on the VA to recoup a nearly $63,000 bonus given to an official who oversaw a Pittsburgh hospital where an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease killed five veterans.
DOD health office loses control of electronic record project
After five years and an estimated $1 billion spent trying to build a single integrated electronic health record system with the Department of Veterans Affairs, defense health officials have been taken off the project, sources confirm.
VA Eliminates Bonuses for Benefits Officials
Senior executives of the Veterans Benefits Administration will not receive 2012 performance bonuses and the funds will be invested to accelerate elimination of the disability claims backlog, according to the Veterans Affairs Department.
Rep. Miller pushes for re-evaluation of diversion of water from Lake Michigan
Washington D.C. - Even flood-causing April rains in west Michigan and heavy snow in the Upper Peninsula won't be enough to overcome record-low water levels in lakes Michigan and Huron that have led to emergency dredging and plenty of worry.
VA stops bonuses for disability claims executives
The Department of Veterans Affairs is withholding bonuses for senior officials who oversee disability claims, citing a failure to meet performance goals for reducing a sizable backlog in claims processing.
Sixty-Seven Senators Urge Obama to Resolve VA Claims Backlog
More than two-thirds of the U.S. Senate sent a letter to President Obama Monday urging his "direct and public involvement" to end the Veterans Affairs Department's disability claims backlog.
VA Rewarded Top Officials with Bonuses, Despite Growing Claims Backlog
The Department of Veterans Affairs handed out millions of dollars in bonuses to top officials over five years, even as the number of veterans facing long waits for disability benefits ballooned.
Veterans wait for backlog of claims
Alexander Iodice's VA compensation claim, filed in January 2012, has sat in limbo as he waited in a homeless shelter.
Editorial: Buck Lee, SRIA deliver
The July Pensacola Beach Air Show will give this community, and Blue Angels fans everywhere, a chance to show the nation how much the Navy flight demonstration means to us.
VA rewarded top officials with bonuses, despite growing claims backlog
The Department of Veterans Affairs handed out millions of dollars in bonuses to top officials over five years, even as the number of veterans facing long waits for disability benefits ballooned.