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With much appreciation and gratitude, we want to take a moment and wish a Happy Veterans Day to our nation’s Veterans!

Here is some VA guidance on what services would and would not be impacted by a possible government shutdown.

Today, on this Memorial Day, we honor all who served in uniform and made the ultimate sacrifice.

This Memorial Day, VA Adds More than 300,000 Veterans to its Legacy Memorial Project Site The website contains interactive landing pages for 4.8 million veterans buried in VA cemeteries and elsewhere.

Department of Veterans Affairs cybersecurity legislation enacted The Strengthening VA Cybersecurity Act of 2022 will require the agency to obtain an independent cybersecurity audit.

Bill to speed vet survivor benefits becomes law When a veteran passes away, the surviving spouse or child are eligible to receive certain benefits, such as life insurance proceeds. However, the VA often struggles to identify, locate and pay these families or beneficiaries in a timely fashion. A bill that President Biden signed into law addresses....

VA is looking to add at least 1900 new jobs in the first half of 2023 to help decide and implement PACT Act claims and benefits.

VBA looks to hire thousands more employees to speed up benefits claims processing | Federal News Network The Veterans Benefits Administration is using new PACT Act authorities and funding to hire an additional 1,900 employees in the first half of fiscal 2023.

Veterans who have filed for benefits under the PACT Act should start seeing decisions being issued soon.

New Year countdown: VA to begin processing PACT Act claims for all veterans on Jan. 1 The PACT Act is the most significant expansion of veteran benefits and care in more than three decades. It empowered VA to help millions of toxic-exposed veterans and their survivors.

Congress could have almost 100 veterans in office by January in most significant increase in decades Congressional races in the House and Senate had 196 military veterans on ballots in the Nov. 8 election. As of Tuesday, 86 of those veterans have been projected to win their race, or they are leading in the few remaining races still undecided.

VA secretary makes promise: ‘We will be vets’ best advocates’ In an exclusive interview, Denis McDonough outlined the challenges facing his department and how he hopes to fix them.

VA hiring to ‘maximum capacity’ to assist vets seeking PACT Act benefits | Federal News Network The Veterans Benefits Administration is looking to bring several thousand hires onboard to “maximize its capacity”, as it prepares to implement legislation that will make millions of new veterans…

In recognition and gratitude to our veterans and their families for their service today and everyday, happy veterans day.

Something to watch: A group of lawmakers are urging Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to set aside higher funding for PFAS testing and remediation and to improve planning on dealing with "forever chemicals."

Protect Military Bases from 'Forever Chemicals', Senators Tell SecDef A group of senators, including Ohio's Sherrod Brown, are urging Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to treat PFAS chemicals on military installations with greater urgency.