http://www.mail.com/people/16816-eric-shinseki.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/16816-eric-shinseki.html http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2001118-budget-calls-4-percent-spending-increase-va.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's budget proposal will include nearly a 14 percent spending increase for the section of the Department of Veterans Affairs responsible for attacking a growing backlog of disability claims — a problem that officials warned is likely to worsen in coming months. All told, the VA would see a 4 percent increase, to $63.... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:48:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2001118-budget-calls-4-percent-spending-increase-va.html 2013-04-05T22:48:44Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1976386-shinseki-va-target-backlog.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Although the number of pending veterans' disability claims keep soaring, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki on Sunday said he's committed to ending the backlog in 2015 by replacing paper with electronic records. Veterans receive disability compensation for injuries or illness incurred during their active military service. About 60... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 16:58:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1976386-shinseki-va-target-backlog.html 2013-03-24T16:58:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1895792-va-decision-burial-rights-departs.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The government has cleared the first burial of a same-sex spouse of a veteran in a national cemetery, but it's far from certain how easy it will be for other gay military couples to win the same benefit. Who gets buried where is one of the practical decisions that the federal government is grappling with following repeal of the military'... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 23:58:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1895792-va-decision-burial-rights-departs.html 2013-02-15T23:58:39Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1893294-va-grants-burial-rights-same-sex-ore-couple.html PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs has decided to allow the same-sex spouse of a member of the military to be buried in a U.S. national cemetery. VA Secretary Eric Shinseki used his discretionary authority to allow the burial of Nancy Lynchild's ashes, the agency said Thursday. U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., who called Shinseki last... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 02:26:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1893294-va-grants-burial-rights-same-sex-ore-couple.html 2013-02-15T02:26:38Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1884326-va-adds-1000-mental-health-professionals-to-staff.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Veterans Affairs Department said Monday it has added more than 1,000 mental health professionals and 200 support staff over the past eight months to meet the needs of returning veterans, but still has more to do to meet the requirements of an executive order issued by President Barack Obama. The VA needs to add about 550 more doctors... Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1884326-va-adds-1000-mental-health-professionals-to-staff.html 2013-02-11T20:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1862108-va-report-22-veterans-commit-suicide-day.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of veterans who commit suicide each day is more than 20 percent higher than the Department of Veterans Affairs has previously estimated, but the problem doesn't appear to be getting worse for veterans compared to the rest of the country, according to a VA study released Friday. Indeed, the overall percentage of suicides by vet... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1862108-va-report-22-veterans-commit-suicide-day.html 2013-02-01T16:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1856680-reset-familiar-faces-obamas-2nd-term-team.html President Barack Obama is much of the way through completing his second-term Cabinet and top White House staff. For many of those chosen so far, it's been a game of musical chairs. Same faces, new places. He nominated Jack Lew — his chief of staff and earlier his budget director — to be Treasury secretary. To fill the chief-of-staff opening, the presiden... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1856680-reset-familiar-faces-obamas-2nd-term-team.html 2013-01-30T15:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1819992-obama-deflects-criticism-lack-diversity.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Deflecting criticism about a perceived lack of diversity in his second-term Cabinet, President Barack Obama on Monday urged Americans not to rush to judgment about who he will appoint to replace departing members of his team. In a declaration tinged with the rhetoric of his re-election campaign, Obama asserted: "We're not going backwards... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1819992-obama-deflects-criticism-lack-diversity.html 2013-01-14T23:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1820172-feds-warned-risk-buffalo-va.html BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Federal authorities warned against the infection risks of using insulin pens on more than one patient, and officials on Monday asked why a Buffalo veterans hospital may have used the pens on many patients, causing an HIV scare. More than 700 patients admitted to the Veterans Affairs Western New York Healthcare System over a two-year ... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 21:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1820172-feds-warned-risk-buffalo-va.html 2013-01-14T21:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1809686-obama-cabinet-shuffle-taking-shape.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The composition of President Barack Obama's second term Cabinet became clearer Wednesday, with Labor Secretary Hilda Solis resigning and three other members of the president's team deciding to stay on amid concerns about diversity in Obama's inner circle. Solis, a former California congresswoman and one of the highest-ranking Hispanics i... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 02:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1809686-obama-cabinet-shuffle-taking-shape.html 2013-01-10T02:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1755188-homeless-rate-steady-latest-government-estimate.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A vigorous effort to house the homeless has been countered somewhat by a sluggish economy. The federal government and local communities have greatly increased the number of beds available to the homeless over the last four years, either through emergency shelters or through government-subsidized apartments and houses. But the struggling ... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 05:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1755188-homeless-rate-steady-latest-government-estimate.html 2012-12-10T05:03:00Z