by Military Times | Apr 14, 2022
Turnover rates among Veterans Affairs staffers have risen slightly in recent years, and officials worry that could increase dramatically if Congress doesn’t help ease the burden of bringing new candidates into the department’s workforce. “We are continuing to...
by Christian Southards | Feb 10, 2022
On Feb. 7, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released The 2021 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress or AHAR. According to the report, sheltered veterans homelessness fell approximately 10 percent from 2020 to 2021. However, the report also...
by Military Times | Jan 28, 2022
A group of U.S. senators is pushing the Department of Veterans Affairs to start providing at-home COVID testing kits to veterans for free, saying that individuals facing long commutes to medical centers or significant health complications may have no other way to...
by caLegion Contributor | Jan 19, 2022
The Biden administration’s new at-home COVID testing program launched in recent weeks, allowing people to order the tests online. “I just ordered mine,” said American Legion member Marilyn Rideaux in an email. “It will take 7-12 days to receive but they are free.” By...
by Christian Southards | Dec 1, 2021
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced on Wednesday that it is extending the response period for some veterans that receive letters from the VA between July 13 and Dec. 31, 2021 by 90 days. The extension period applies to all “time-limited notifications,”...
by Christian Southards | Sep 27, 2021
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced on Friday that veterans meeting certain criteria are now eligible for a COVID-19 booster from their local VA health care system, including in California. Currently, booster shots are only available for veterans, spouses,...
