by Christian Southards | Feb 5, 2021
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced in a Feb. 2 press release that over 1M total doses of either the Pfizer-BioNtech or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine had been administered to date. The VA says that for veterans, 44,000 had received a full vaccine while...
by Christian Southards | Jan 8, 2021
On Jan. 6, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced in a press release that its Digital Divide Consult program has provided internet access or video-enabled devices to over 12,000 veterans in the United States—to include California veterans—in need of telehealth...
by Christian Southards | Jan 4, 2021
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Wednesday that it had issued at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to over 50,000 health care workers and 5,000 long-term care patients since Dec. 14 at 165 sites, including eight in California. However, the VA has yet to...
by Christian Southards | Oct 26, 2020
House Oversight and Reform Committee Republicans sent a letter to the VA on Oct. 20 regarding a recent data breach that exposed over 46,000 veterans’ personal information. Republicans on the committee were particularly concerned about hackers gaining entry into...
by Christian Southards | Oct 15, 2020
Military Times on Wednesday published the responses to a questionnaire submitted to both major party presidential candidates to learn their stances on veterans issues ahead of the 2020 election. The American Legion was one of several veteran service...
