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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, a hearing held by the Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations revealed that there are 91 pending criminal investigations in the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) program.
<p>Rep. Jeff Miller (R-FL), chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, released a statement supporting the Boehner plan and arguing against tying up veterans' benefits due to the debt ceiling debate.</p>
<p>The House is moving forward on a bill that would require the Veterans Affairs Department to allow service dogs on all VA properties.</p>
<p>The Veterans Affairs Department was in the hot seat Thursday after an audit found it had awarded at least 1,400 contracts intended for veteran-owned companies to ineligible businesses.</p>
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Rep. Jeff Miller, issued the following statement on the latest tactic in the debt crisis debate:
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the House of Representatives unanimously passed the final version of the Restoring GI Bill Fairness Act of 2011 (H.R. 1383) to keep student veterans enrolled in the school of their choice this school year by temporarily restoring the original Post-9/11 GI Bill method of paying tuition and fees based on the maximum in-state, undergraduate fee schedule.
<p>Congress has passed emergency legislation to prevent thousands of Post-9/11 GI Bill students from a drop in tuition payments next week when new policies will simplify the popular education program.</p>
<p>The chief sponsor of a House bill that would allow email to replace regular mail for notifying veterans about progress in processing their disability and benefits claims said Monday that he wants to speed the claims process, but has no intention of forcing veterans who are uncomfortable with computers to sign on.</p>
<p>Washington, D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill that will afford Columbia student veterans the tuition benefits they were promised when they enrolled.</p>