VFW Washington Weekly, May 17, 2013
In This Issue:1. VFW Attends DOJ Veterans Fraud Discussion2. House Committee Clears VA Funding Bill3. Senate VA Hearing Postponed4. Korean War 60th5. Three MIAs Identified 1. VFW Attends DOJ Veterans Fraud Discussion: This week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) hosted a meeting with veterans’ leaders to discuss ongoing efforts to prevent fraud against service [...] VFW Washington Weekly, May 10, 2013
In This Issue: 1. VFW Testifies on VA Construction Process2. House Committee Clears Veterans Bills3. Senate VA Committee Discusses Healthcare Bills4. Two MIAs Identified 1.VFW Testifies on VA Construction Process: This week, VFW testified before the House VA Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, discussing shortcomings in VA’s construction planning process. A recent GAO report finding [...] All-American Update
VFW Washington Weekly, May 3, 2013
In This Issue:1. New Student -Veteran Support Program2. VFW Joins Discussion on Credentialing3. Congress returns to Busy May Schedule4. Vietnam MIAs Buried 1. New Student-Veteran Support Program: In partnership with Student Veterans of America, the VFW launched 1studentveteran@vfw.org to provide direct assistance to student-veterans on 800 college and university campuses who may experience problems accessing [...] Grants for Healthcare Trained Veterans to Pursue Nursing Careers
This week, at the White House Forum on Military Credentialing and Licensing, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced a new program to help military veterans with healthcare experience or training, such as medics, pursue nursing careers. The program is designed to help veterans get bachelor’s degrees in nursing by building on their [...] National HQ General Orders – May 2013
Archived 2012-2013 CAR Reports
Community Activity Reporting Notice
From Dept Adjutant Jones: To All: It’s very important that Post keep records of their community Activities for the purpose of justifying their tax free status should they be auited by the IRS. To accomodate this with the on-line reporting, a new selection has been added under view reports to download an excel report [...] VFW Washington Weekly, April 26, 2013
In This Issue:1. House VA Committee Moves Vet Bills2. VFW Attends House Leadership Roundtable –Discusses Claims Backlog3. Affordable Care Act and VA Debated4. Armed Services Committees Discuss Cuts and TAP5. New VA Hotline for Women Veterans6. Support Tools for Military Kids7. Korean War MIA Recovered 1. House VA Committee Moves Vet Bills: This week, the [...]