Oct 4, 2016 | News
Over the last eight years, we’ve seen an increase in the number of veterans turning to agriculture for their post-service career. While many choose farming and ranching, others seek employment in the agriculture industry as well as federal service. The U.S. Department...
Sep 30, 2016 | News
Today, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald announced the award of $3.4 million in grant funding offered through the Grant and Per Diem (GPD) Program to 16 community agencies that provide enhanced services for homeless Veterans with special needs. Click...
Sep 30, 2016 | News
“Today, President Obama signed into law legislation critical to our goal of ending Veteran homelessness in Los Angeles. The West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016, introduced by Representatives Lieu and Miller and Senators Boxer and Feinstein, will allow VA to move...
Sep 15, 2016 | News
The damage left behind in the aftermath of last month’s flooding left many Baton Rouge, LA residents wondering if they would be able to pick up the pieces. Antigua Franklin, a Veteran’s Affairs Clinic Technologist and member of NFFE-IAM Local 1904 is one of them....
Sep 8, 2016 | News
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald today announced the awarding of up to $7.8 million in grants for adaptive sports programs for disabled Veterans and disabled Servicemembers of the Armed Forces. The grant recipients may use these funds for planning,...
Sep 8, 2016 | News
It took an act of Congress, but World War II pilot Elaine Harmon was finally laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery. Harmon died last year at age 95. She was one of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), a group of women who flew military aircraft during World...
