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VA Claims Backlog Falls But More Work Ahead

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithDecember 13, 2013 11:48 AM Categories Current Events Leave a comment

The Department of Veterans Affairs has reduced a disability claims backlog but more work remains to be done, according to recent testimony before the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Are VA Employees Working Full-Time for Unions Hurting Patient Care?

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithJune 5, 2013 10:33 PM Categories Federal Employee Pay News, Human Resources Leave a comment

At least 85 nurses in the VA are working as full-time union representatives. Two Senators are questioning the impact on veterans of federal employees working as full-time union representatives.

VA Trademarks ‘GI Bill’

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithDecember 4, 2012 11:45 AM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that GI Bill is now a registered trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and VA is the sole owner of the mark.

Congressmen Want to Send a Message to VA Employees

FedSmith.com author Ian SmithBy Ian SmithOctober 9, 2012 2:08 PM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

Congressmen Jeff Miller (R-FL) and Richard Burr (R-NC) have called for VA Chief of Staff John Gingrich to be removed from his position following an Inspector General report outlining excessive spending on recent conferences.

The Female Veteran With Diminished Mental Capacity and the VA Vocational Rehabilitation Specialist

FedSmith.com author Susan McGuire SmithBy Susan McGuire SmithAugust 18, 2010 7:59 PM Categories Court Cases Leave a comment

A vocational rehabilitation specialist working with a female veteran with diminished mental capacity was removed after the VA made four charges against him with multiple specifications.

Court Upholds Firing of VA Officer for Treatment of Homeless Man

FedSmith.com author Susan McGuire SmithBy Susan McGuire SmithApril 12, 2010 8:01 PM Categories Court Cases Leave a comment

The appeals court has sustained the firing of a VA Police Service lieutenant stemming from his treatment of a homeless visitor.

Is That a Knife or a “Utility Utensil?”

FedSmith.com author Susan McGuire SmithBy Susan McGuire SmithJanuary 28, 2010 8:11 AM Categories Court Cases Leave a comment

A VA Medical Center employee was fired for, among other charges, brandishing a knife, but he argued it was a “utility utensil.”

Good Pay Day for the Lawyers in VA Class Action Lawsuit

FedSmith.com author Susan McGuire SmithBy Susan McGuire SmithSeptember 24, 2009 11:52 PM Categories Court Cases Leave a comment

As usual, the attorneys that filed class action lawsuits fared much better than those they are representing in this case involving the Department of Veterans Affairs. Attorneys suing the VA wanted 25% of a $20 million fund, or $5 million. The judge decided they would get only 18% or $3.6 million. Represented veterans got from $75 to $1500.

Death Panels, National Health Care and the VA

FedSmith.com author Ralph R. SmithBy Ralph R. SmithAugust 31, 2009 8:53 AM Categories Agency News Leave a comment

An agency can find itself in the middle of a political and media firestorm quickly and unexpectedly. The Dept. of Veterans Affairs has found itself in the middle of another controversy it doesn’t want. The relatively new political appointee caught in the middle is undergoing a trial by fire.

Be Careful in Asking for a Classification Review

FedSmith.com author Susan McGuire SmithBy Susan McGuire SmithApril 9, 2009 6:46 AM Categories Court Cases Leave a comment

This VA employee thought he should be paid at a higher grade level; OPM disagreed.

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