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Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the accountability of employees of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Pub. L. 115–41 (text) 115-42: June 27, 2017 (No short title)
Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Veterans Affairs by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States.As of July 1, 2024, according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 8 nominees have been confirmed, 0 nominees are being considered by the Senate, 4 positions do not have a nominee, and 2 appointments have been made that do ...
Trump is set to sign legislation relative to the Department of Veterans Affairs on Friday meant to protect whistleblowers and solve inefficiencies. WATCH: President Trump signs VA Accountability ...
The Veterans Benefits Administration has been in existence since the creation of the Department of Veterans Affairs in October 1988, when it was led by a chief benefits director. [1] In 1994, the title was changed to Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Benefits. [2] Under Secretary Allison A. Hickey resigned in October 2015. [3]
The Whistleblower Protection Act was made into federal law in the United States in 1989. Whistleblower protection laws and regulations guarantee freedom of speech for workers and contractors in certain situations. Whistleblowers are protected from retaliation for disclosing information that the employee or applicant reasonably believes provides ...
Over the past few years—mainly through the 2022 PACT Act—Veterans Affairs has expanded health services available to women veterans, including maternity care, mammograms, and abortion counseling.
The Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989, 5 U.S.C. 2302(b)(8)-(9), Pub.L. 101-12 as amended, is a United States federal law that protects federal whistleblowers who work for the government and report the possible existence of an activity constituting a violation of law, rules, or regulations, or mismanagement, gross waste of funds, abuse of authority or a substantial and specific danger to ...
Those 23 conditions — a list expected to grow as more research is done — represent the largest expansion of Veterans Affairs benefits in the agency's history, said Larry Zietlow, with the ...