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  • VA Announces Contract for New Denver Medical Center
    The Department of Veterans Affairs has selected the construction contractor to build the Denver VA Medical Center (VAMC) replacement hospital. The new hospital will be on the same campus as the University of Colorado Hospital complex in Aurora, site of the former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center.
  • VA Celebrates Workforce, Unions and Veterans
    The Department of Veterans Affairs workforce of more than 300,000 - including more than 90,000 who are Veterans - knows one of its objectives as it observes Labor Day is to help young Veterans find jobs.
  • International Study Led by VA-Harvard Physician Yields Insight on Risks from Fatty Arteries
    An international study of clinical data led by a Department of Veterans Affairs-Harvard University cardiologist found that patients with deposits of fatty plaque in their arteries are at especially high risk for life-threatening cardiovascular events if they have diabetes, disease in multiple arteries or a history of heart attack or stroke.
  • VA Publishes Final Regulation to Aid Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange
    Veterans exposed to herbicides while serving in Vietnam and other areas will have an easier path to access quality health care and qualify for disability compensation under a final regulation that will be published on August 31, 2010 in the Federal Register by the Department of Veterans Affairs. The new rule expands the list of health problems VA will presume to be related to Agent Orange and other herbicide exposures to add two new conditions and expand one existing category of conditions.
  • VA Secretary Addresses Traumatic Brain Injury Conference
    Recognizing the longstanding, integrated collaboration shared by the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense, VA Secretary Eric K. Shinseki gave the keynote address Monday at the fourth annual Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Military Training Conference here.
  • Veterans with Disabilities to Learn Life-Changing Skills at Summer Sports Clinic in San Diego
    The National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic is an event like no other, uniquely designed to teach recently-injured Veterans how to surf, kayak, sail, cycle and enjoy other sports. The 3rd National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic, sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), will be held September 19 - 25 in San Diego.
  • VA/NIH Award $6 Million for Substance Abuse Research
    The Department of Veterans Affairs is partnering with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to award $6 million in grants for research examining the link between substance abuse and military deployments and combat-related trauma.
  • Veterans with Disabilities to TEE Off in Iowa
    Nearly 200 military Veterans are registered to tee-off in a unique golf tournament in Riverside, Iowa, September 6 - 9, 2010, proving that having a visual impairment or other disability does not mean they cannot lead a full and rewarding life.
  • Indianapolis VA Medical Center Launches Health Information Exchange
    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced a new pilot in the Indianapolis region that will improve the delivery of Veterans health information. The Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis will partner with the Indiana Health Information Exchange (IHIE), the largest health information exchange organization in the United States, to securely exchange electronic health record (EHR) information using the Nationwide Health Information Network.
  • VA Reaches Out to Homeowners Affected by Gulf Oil Crisis
    Veterans in the Gulf States impacted by the recent oil spill may qualify for delayed mortgage payments if their mortgages are already guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
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1. A Look Back at National Energy Awareness Month
(Member Contribution/Blog Feed)
... senior Administration Officials on building the clean energy economy that will position us to prosper for generations to come. Videos of the forums can be found online here.    Heather ...
2. Turning your GreenGov Ideas into Action
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... to the Steering Committee on Federal Sustainability, a group comprised of a senior official from each agency who is responsible for delivering each agency’s sustainability plan.  The meeting ...
3. “Ask U.S.”: Engaging on Sudan Strategy
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... video event, will pose selected questions to myself and Samantha Power, NSC Senior Director for Multilateral Affairs. I would like to invite you to join the conversation and to watch the live stream at ...
4. Streaming at 3:30pm EST: Your GreenGov Ideas
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... are being presented to the Steering Meeting on Federal Sustainability, a group comprised of a senior official from each agency who is responsible for delivering their agency’s sustainability plan. ...
5. Who Do You Trust on Health Insurance Reform?
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... on reform and on your health – these massive organizations of doctors and seniors throwing their support behind it, or the health insurance industry, their lobbyists, and their handmaidens coming ...
6. Reforming Health Insurance, Reforming Washington
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The President gives remarks in the Rose Garden on the growing consensus on health insurance reform. He begins his remarks by praising the Senate's vote against F-22 funding, which is a step towards eliminating ...
... senior, said he enjoys arranging help for the elderly to move furniture, schedule rides for doctor appointments or grocery shopping but also doing data entry of care receivers' birthdays so Helping Hands ...
8. More Stable and Secure Health Care For Seniors
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Terrell McSweeny, Domestic Policy Advisor to the Vice President, discusses the Middle Class Task Force meeting that just concluded on seniors and health reform.   Source:Whitehouse Blog   Vice President ...
9. Capitol Hill Connection Week of July 6
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... Environment Issues, Government Accountability Office; Representative of the Food and Drug Administration (TBA); Joseph K. Doss, President, International Bottled Water Association; Jane Houlihan, Senior ...
... the essential basis for those returns.”             Food for thought. The full presentation podcast is located here. – Kathryn Tobias, Senior Editor Posted: 07/17/2009 Read Full Article  ...
11. The President Dunks His Senior Staff
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At the annual White House Congressional Picnic, the President graciously invited guests to dunk Robert Gibbs, Rahm Emanuel and Peter Orszag. The President couldn't resist getting in on the fun himself ...
...  For high school seniors or aspiring college students facing the daunting task of applying for financial aid, the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form can be a needlessly difficult obstacle ...
13. Snapshots of Service
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See some photos of Cabinet Members taking part in United We Serve last week. Source:Whitehouse Blog Last week cabinet secretaries and senior administration officials participated in service projects ...
... of options when considering the public’s role in collaborative governance ·         Ensure collaborative governance objectives are integrated into agency mission statements, strategic plans, and senior ...
Forty World War II Veterans are reuniting at the world's largest sports and recreational competition for senior Veterans June 1-5 in Birmingham, Alabama, at the 23rd National Veterans Golden Age Games. ...
16. Coming Together to Fight Breast Cancer
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... awareness: Breast Cancer Statistics Breast Exams CDC Breast Cancer Medlineplus – Breast Cancer National Cancer Institute NIH Senior Health – Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool Screening ...
17. Around Town: June 15, 2009
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... will hold a Tribal Nations Listening Conference later this year to address concerns about public safety in Indian Country. The President also announced today the appointment of Kimberly Teehee as Senior ...
... and coordinate improvement efforts and whether VHA facility senior managers actively supported QM efforts and appropriately responded to QM results. Although all 44 facilities reviewed had established ...
... from Cisco systems which was acquired by PMC-Sierra. Prior to Aanetcom, he held senior engineering positions at Lucent, AT&T Bell Labs and IBM. Sargeant currently serves on the Boards of Silatronix ...
20. Transparency and Open Government
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... a Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government and called for recommendations for making the Federal government more transparent, participatory, and collaborative. As Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor ...
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