VetsFirst was honored to be at the White House on April 11 as First Lady Michelle Obama, Dr. Jill Biden, former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, and Senator Elizabeth Dole joined together to recognize the role of military caregivers and announce new [...]
VetsFirst participated in a briefing this morning with other disability and veterans organizations to learn about recently implemented federal regulations that will create new job opportunities for disabled veterans. On March 24, updated federal regulations went into effect that provide for affirmative [...]
VetsFirst supports expanding advance funding to all VA discretionary and mandatory accounts to make certain that veterans who depend on VA services and benefits are not impacted by any future government shutdowns. In 2009, President Obama signed the Veterans [...]
The House Veterans' Affairs Committee conducted several hearings last week on pending veterans legislation. VetsFirst actively engaged the Committee and supported key bills that aim to improve services at VA for disabled veterans. One of the bills supported by [...]
VetsFirst remains committed to passage of the Disabilities Treaty. The treaty promotes the ideals of the Americans with Disabilities Act around the world. To date, 158 nations have signed the treaty, including the United States, and 143 nations have [...]
The President has released his 2015 budget request for VA. The request calls for a 3 percent increase over 2014 in overall discretionary and mandatory spending. Specifically, the President is asking for $163.9 billion for VA ($68.4 billion for [...]
On Thursday, February 27, VetsFirst testified before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity regarding the effectiveness of VA's Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment (VR&E) program. At the hearing, VetsFirst's Heather Ansley testified about our concern with VR&E's ability [...]
This week, the Senate failed to move forward in its consideration of the Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act (S.1982). This legislation includes numerous provisions that if passed would improve the benefits and services [...]
The Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014 (S.1982) is headed to the Senate Floor. VetsFirst believes this legislation goes a long way toward fulfilling many of the current and future needs of [...]
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to strengthen veterans education benefits by passing the G.I. Bill Tuition Fairness Act (H.R. 357). VetsFirst supports this legislation which would provide in-state tuition rates for veterans seeking to attend public colleges [...]