News: Inside Veteran Benefits - Veterans Benefits Administration
WEBJan 12, 2024 · Veterans continue to receive benefits and services after VA’s Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) temporarily closed its 56 regional offices to the public March 19 in response to COVID-19. Many in-person services are already available via the phone or online through virtual options like VA Video Connect.
VA ends mandatory overtime for most employees ... - Federal News …
WEBVBA issued $163 billion in total benefits in FY 2023. VBA is seeing a higher volume of claims because of the PACT Act, a 2022 law that expanded VA health care and benefits eligibility for veterans exposed to toxic substances during their military service.
$3B VA supplemental passes House, senators urge final vote by …
WEB4 days ago · The House passed a $3 billion VA supplemental funding bill Tuesday evening to avoid an imminent budget shortfall. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said ahead of the vote that “preventing any potential lapse in our veterans’ benefits remains a top priority for Congress.”. “This egregious miscalculation by the administration and ...
VA Warns Congress that Benefits Payments Are at Risk Due to …
WEBJul 18, 2024 · The Department of Veterans Affairs expects to be nearly $15 billion short of what it needs to pay for benefits and health care this year and next, in part because more veterans are using VA...
VBA looks to hire thousands more employees to ... - Federal News …
WEBJan 2, 2023 · VBA is keeping up its hiring initiatives and rolling out automated support tools, to stay ahead of the surge of PACT Act claims. Jacobs said VBA processed over 390,000 total claims for benefits in fiscal 2023 so far, about a 13% increase compared to where the same period last year.
A Nearly $3 Billion Shortfall in VA Benefits Is Looming. The Senate …
WEBJul 30, 2024 · Seeking to avoid a disruption in veterans benefits payments later this year, a bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill to fix a nearly $3 billion shortfall for disability and education...
Microsoft Reaffirms Fate of Visual Basic - Visual Studio Magazine
WEBFeb 8, 2023 · Microsoft updated its programming languages strategy, confirming that Visual Basic will remain a going concern even though it's still relegated to second-rate status when compared to C# and F#.
Microsoft will block Office macros by default starting July 27 - TechCrunch
WEBJul 22, 2022 · Microsoft confirmed this week that it will soon start blocking Visual Basic Applications (VBA) macros in Office apps by default after quietly rolling back the change earlier this month.
VA announces 2024 Equity Action Plan, new actions to ensure that …
WEBFeb 14, 2024 · The Department of Veterans Affairs released its 2024 Agency Equity Action Plan to help ensure that VA delivers on its promise to provide world-class care and benefits to all Veterans, their families, caregivers, and survivors.
Thousands of workers leave the VA amid a flood of new cases ... - NBC News
WEBSep 30, 2023 · Claims processors with the Department of Veterans Affairs say they have strained to keep up with a flood of new cases brought on by the PACT Act and an existing quota system that pits their...