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VA goes into the Clouds
Through a $36 million contract with HP Enterprise Services, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will be added to the group of federal agencies that will begin using cloud-based Office 365 for...
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Nine Veterans with PTSD complete Program
Ray Alarcio has come out of the dark, both literally and figuratively. Before he entered treatment last year for his post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol addiction issues, the Santa...
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California Housing Market Boom
An improving employment picture coupled with record low mortgage rates and fewer foreclosure sales are sending the California housing market into overdrive. Despite the tough economy in most of the...
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Housing market continues to show improvement
Number of improving housing markets increases The number of housing markets across the U.S. that are showing improvement increased 21 percent in November, the National Association of Home Builders...
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Housing Recovery Revving Up
U.S. home resales unexpectedly rose in October, a sign that slow improvements in the country’s labor market are helping the housing sector recovery gain traction. That, in turn, is feeding hopes among...
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Paperwork Mounting at the VA
“No veteran should have to wait months or years for the benefits that you’ve earned,” President Obama said in a Veterans Day speech, “so we will continue to attack the claims backlog. We won’t let...
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VA Claims Backlog “unacceptable”
The average wait time for wounded veterans to see their disability-compensation claims completed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has now grown to 262 days — or nearly nine months —...
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Veterans Gun Rights Debated on U.S. Senate Floor
The 2013 National Defense Authorization Act recently hit an unexpected bump over an amendment on veterans’ gun rights in the U.S. Senate. Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma) wants veterans who have been...
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VA’s Promise to Improve still meets with Delay
The time needed to process veterans’ disability claims shot up by nearly 40 percent last year despite years of effort by federal officials to streamline and shorten the process, records show. The...
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VA Secretary Makes Progress for Homeless Veterans
The Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs says the country remains on track to end homelessness among military veterans in 2015. He and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun...
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HomeStrong USA Helps Veterans Get a Home of their Own
HomeStrong USA in Rancho Cucamonga has developed a way to give back to those who protect the U.S. from enemies, foreign and domestic. In conjunction with the Bank of America, HomeStrong USA came up...
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Over One-Third of Staten Island Veterans Do NOT Take Advantage of Tax Benefits
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today launched a two-pronged plan to help ensure that veterans returning home to Staten Island from Iraq and Afghanistan are receiving critical benefits that will allow...
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Others also benefit from federal funds
KansasCity.com – While much of Sumner County’s federal spending goes for Social Security, Medicare, agriculture and the social safety net, the federal government sends millions to the county for other...
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Home Sellers: Leaving Out VA Borrowers Is Your Loss
by Chris Birk A recent headline at About.com caught my attention: “Why VA Home Buyers Have a Hard Time.” The short piece from homebuying/selling guide Elizabeth Weintraub raises an important issue....
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VA Should Do Better Job of Informing Veterans of Property Tax Benefits, says...
US Senator Charles Schumer called on the Department of Veterans Affairs to better communicate with veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan by letting them know of a property tax benefit available...
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