VA to trace veterans' medical history
Atlanta Journal Constitution
By Shelia M. Poole The Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center is one of 50 nationwide selected as an enrollment site for the Million Veteran Program. The program is a voluntary research initiative, run by the US Department of Veterans Affairs, …

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PureSafe Water Systems, Inc. Announces the Delivery of the First Response …
MarketWatch (press release)
6, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — PureSafe Water Systems, Inc., manufacturer of the patented mobile First Response Water System (FRWS), announced the delivery to the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs of the State of Alaska.

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Stars and Stripes (blog)

VA Committee chairman proposes veterans' exemption to sequester cuts
The Hill (blog)
the chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, has proposed legislation that would exempt veterans' health programs from any of the required $600 billion in sequestration cuts required this year under the Budget Control Act. HR 3895, …
Questions linger on funding for veterans programsStars and Stripes (blog)
Lawmaker: Exempt vets health care from cutsArmyTimes.com

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IGNN (press release)

'Stand Up and Be Counted' Web site for vets launched
Lake County News Sun
SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs has launched an online registry aimed at helping connect veterans to services. Veterans who register through the “Stand Up and Be Counted” Web site will be contacted by a local Veterans …
IDVA to re-open SIU-Carbondale part-time Veterans' Service Office on February 28thIGNN (press release)
Ill. launches online registry for veteransABC7Chicago.com

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New Haven Independent

Onions: Veterans affairs should be priority
University Daily Kansan
What I find hard to accept is that, according to the US Department of Veterans' Affairs, one third of homeless adults are veterans. In 2006, according to the Congressional Research Service, 196000 veterans were homeless. New, expanded, and adapted …
Number of Homeless Female Veterans Rises Sharply, Report FindsNew York Times (blog)
VA Seeing Spike In Homeless Vets With FamiliesNew Haven Independent

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Wis. Veterans Affairs to relocate its headquarters
Chicago Tribune
The main agency for veterans affairs in Wisconsin is moving offices. The Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs is relocating its headquarters on Mifflin Street by the state Capitol to the Tommy G. Thompson Building less than a mile away.
Veterans Affairs To Relocate Its Madison HeadquartersWISC Madison

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Hill Times (subscription)

Stakeholder committees and other reasons for a public inquiry into Veterans…
Hill Times (subscription)
Veterans files: Veterans Affairs Canada, now led by Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney, pictured on Parliament Hill in this file photo, has a six-decade old habit of keeping a tight leash on CF veterans, writes veterans' advocate Sean Bruyea.
Minister of Veterans Affairs Steven Blaney Attends Military Exercise in the …MarketWatch (press release)

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NOLA.com

Work begins on veterans' cemetery
Bastrop Daily Enterprise
The US Department of Veterans Affairs say construction has begun at a new site, to be known as Louisiana National Cemetery, on 103 acres of land west of Zachary and south of the Port Hudson cemetery. Rex Kern, Port Hudson's director, tells The Advocate …
Work begins on veterans' cemetery near ZacharyBayoubuzz

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Local VA focuses on safer care after 2011 scandal
Dayton Daily News
The US Department of Veterans Affairs has turned to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for help in answering that question. While an internal VA investigation has not identified a link between the three positive cases and the care they …

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James E. Baker was first black administrator of local VA Medical Center
Battle Creek Enquirer
When James E. Baker came to Battle Creek in 1967, the former Veterans Administration Hospital — now the Veterans Affairs Medical Center — appeared to him as though it were a barracks ready for inspection, cold and sterile.

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