For immediate release July 7, 2025 2:06 pm WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced it’s on pace to reduce total VA staff by nearly 30,000 employees by the end of fiscal year 2025, eliminating the need for a large-scale reduction-in- …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT April 9, 2025 Rachel Buening 202-224-2043 WASHINGTON, D.C. – When Congress passed the Commander John Scott Hannon Veterans Mental Health Care Improvement Act of 2019, it authorized several new programs designed to …
WASHINGTON — During National Consumer Protection Week, Feb. 28-March 6, the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) is raising public awareness about a tool to protect Veterans and claimants from companies who may be targeting them or their potential benefits. …
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and VA accredited representatives, like our VSO partners, are combining forces to ensure Veterans benefits are protected. Veterans and their beneficiaries are often targets of companies and individuals known as …
It is my life’s honor to serve America’s Veterans as secretary of Veterans Affairs, and I thank President Donald J. Trump as well as the U.S. Senate for their confidence in me. America is the greatest nation on Earth precisely because of the Veterans …
January 14, 2025 National Veterans Outreach Office, VA Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs As part of our commitment to provide world-class care and benefits to those who have served our nation, VA is pleased to present the “2025 VA Federal …
Veterans Integrated Services Networks 23 -- The U.S Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Health Administration is sending letters to 1838 Veterans notifying them of the potential disclosure of limited information that may have been sent to another …
Under the previous policy, eligible Veterans who served at least two periods of service were limited to a maximum total of 36 months of GI Bill benefits, between the Montgomery GI Bill and the Post-9/11 GI Bill. Under the updated policy, that limitation is …
VA is implementing a new authority to provide outer burial receptacles (OBRs) for graves with casketed burials in VA grant-funded cemeteries (e.g. State and Tribal Veteran Cemeteries). Typically placed in a gravesite before a casket is lowered, OBRs reduce …
By Elizabeth Shores Published: Dec. 22, 2024 at 5:51 PM CST BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - 911 dispatchers can now transfer callers to the suicide and mental health 988 crisis line directly. Previously, if someone called 911 with a mental health emergency, …
Washington — Today, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced it is now piloting interments in green burial sections at three VA national cemeteries. This pilot provides Veterans interment options that minimize environmental impact. The three …
By WYATT OLSON STARS AND STRIPES • November 20, 2024 MacDonald, a longtime Maui resident who narrowly escaped the Lahaina wildfire last year, was a shipyard welder during the war, according to Pacific Historic Parks, which announced her death in a news …
Each year, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention supports hundreds of large and small Survivor Day events around the world, in which suicide loss survivors come together to find connection, understanding and hope through their shared experience. While …
Governor Doug Burgum appointed Cynthia Schlosser of Bismarck, Jim Hapala of West Fargo, and Jacob “Jack” Volk of Devils Lake, Hal Weninger of Newtown and, Brian Bartlett of Steele to a three-year term on the Administrative Committee on Veterans Affairs ( …
In March, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) reached a settlement in a class-action lawsuit that requires NAR to change its brokerage fee rules. This could result in changes to the real estate market. Before that settlement takes effect, VA has …
Recently, one of the largest real estate professionals (REPs) trade organizations—the National Association of Realtors® (NAR)—has been in the news regarding a settlement concerning buyer-broker compensation. Effective Aug. 17, 2024, the the National …
On September 30th from 8:00am-5:00pm the Together with Veterans Minot Chapter is holding a Rural Veteran Suicide Prevention Summit. The summit is taking place in Ann Nicole Nelson Hall on Minot State University's Campus. The topics that will be …
FARGO — The Veterans Affairs Health Care System in Fargo will embark on a new chapter this week to improve mental health care options for its patients. The Fargo VA is holding a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, Sept. 6, for a new outpatient mental …
FirstLink is offering Suicide Risk Assessment Webinars once a month for the next nine months. These trainings are sponsored by the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services. Participants will learn to effectively use the Columbia-Suicide …
The Suicide Prevention Coalition is hosting their 7th Annual Conference at the Bismarck Career Academy on September 5th from 8:00am to 4:30pm. The theme for this year's conference is Providing Hope Across Generations and the topics they will focus on …
