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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Veterans Affairs has deployed CLEAR identity verification technology at six medical centers to accelerate online account registration, testing a system designed to reduce barriers …
VA Tests CLEAR Identity Verification at Six Medical Centers Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Veterans Affairs is distributing $16 million in grants to 91 community-based organizations nationwide to expand recreational and competitive sports opportunities for veterans and service …
VA Awards $16 Million to Expand Adaptive Sports for Veterans Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Veterans outside the Department of Veterans Affairs health system continued to face sharply higher suicide risks in 2024, when 6,488 veterans died by suicide and nearly two-thirds …
Veteran Suicide Gap Widens Outside VA Health System Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three Pennsylvania organizations will receive $1.975 million in federal grants for veteran suicide prevention in fiscal 2027, including $750,000 for a Philadelphia-based organization serving veterans across the …
Pennsylvania Groups Get Nearly $2 Million for Veteran Suicide Prevention Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Small Business Administration has awarded a Maryland-based veterans procurement program $3.75 million over five years to expand nationwide training for veteran-owned businesses seeking federal contracts. …
SBA Awards $3.75 Million to Expand Veteran Contracting Training Read More
WORMLEYSBURG, PA — Pennsylvania is deploying $143,947 in federal grant funding to expand veteran suicide prevention efforts, including firearm safety resources and community programs, as the state recorded 268 veteran …
Pennsylvania Expands Veteran Suicide Prevention With $143,947 Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Veterans Affairs will suspend Veterans’ Group Life Insurance premiums for three months beginning Nov. 1, saving more than 457,000 participating veterans an estimated $150 …
VA Premium Holiday to Save Veterans Nearly $150 Million Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Veterans Affairs will distribute a record $1.17 billion to 680 organizations nationwide in fiscal 2027 to prevent veteran homelessness, rapidly rehouse families and support …
VA Directs Record $1.17 Billion to Veteran Homelessness Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump ordered the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of War to overhaul military-record sharing and benefits technology within six months, a move the administration …
Trump Orders Faster VA Benefits Through Record Sharing Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than 140 Department of Veterans Affairs and state veterans cemeteries will host volunteer service events Saturday, Sept. 12, marking the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 …
VA Cemeteries Mark 25 Years Since 9/11 With Service Day Read More