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VA Joins Effort for More Transparency

In an effort to encourage transparency, participation, and collaboration, VA has embraced Open Government. Learn more by visiting our new site where you can help craft VA's Open Government plan

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VA Launches Health Care Innovation Initiative

On Friday, VA launched the "Veterans Health Administration’s Innovation Initiative,"—a competition for employees meant to spur VA’s transformation into a 21st Century organization that is Veteran-centric, results-oriented, and forward-looking.
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Eight VA and military leaders break ground while wearing hardhats

 

Breaking Ground on a New National Cemetery

VA administers 131 National Cemeteries across the United States—where 3.4 million people are buried, including Veterans from every war and conflict. Last week, VA broke ground on its newest—the Miramar National Cemetery.
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2009: A Year of Transformation for VA

Last year, VA began transforming care and benefits to the nation’s Veterans, while laying the organizational groundwork for further change in the 21st Century.
Learn what we accomplished.

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Secretary Shinseki will Travel to Open the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games

Secretary Shinseki will attend the Opening Ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia later this month.
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In The News

White House Seeks $125 Billion for Veterans in 2011

To expand health care to a record-number of Veterans, reduce the number of homeless Veterans and process a dramatically increased number of new disability compensation claims, the White House has announced a proposed $125 billion budget next year for the Department of Veterans Affairs. More information

Miramar National Cemetery Dedicated

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) held a dedication ceremony today in San Diego for the Miramar National Cemetery. The 313-acre cemetery will include both gravesite and columbarium development, providing a full range of burial alternatives to approximately 235,000 Veterans in the San Diego County area.
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VA Secretary Shinseki Helps Veterans at VA Medical Center Homeless Stand Down

At the VA Medical Center in Washington, D.C., (DCVAMC), Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki joined hundreds of volunteers in support of homeless Veterans in our Nation’s capital.
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VA and Open Government

Government should be transparent, allow for citizen participation, and encourage collaboration among organizations. And that’s what VA aims to accomplish through the new Open Government Initiative. At our new site, you can learn more about the process—and even take part in crafting our plan to make it happen. Get started!

FedsHireVets.gov Launches

Today, OPM is launching FedsHireVets.gov, a critical component of President Obama's Veterans Employment Initiative. This website will become the main source for Veterans employment information and resources for both Veterans and Hiring Officials. Today's launch represents phase one of an ongoing effort to help the men and women who have served our country in the military and their families find employment in the Federal Civil Service. Visit the site

The President’s Cabinet Reporting to You

Faced with unparalleled challenges in the past year, the President and his Cabinet have been hard at work. To learn what VA has been doing, listen to VA Secretary Shinseki explain it by clicking on his photo in this link.

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