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Why Won’t Shinseki Talk?

April 11, 2013 4:00 am

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Watchdog: Skeptical House panel quizzes VA head on budget

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April 11, 2013 4:00 am

Allison Hickey is undersecretary for benefits at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. She is a former Air Force brigadier general. (VA Photo)

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EXCLUSIVE: VA exec calls meeting of ‘big brain’ folks to seek backlog fixes

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April 11, 2013 4:00 am

Jerry Ensminger holds a portrait of his daughter, Janey, in this May 9, 2007 file photo in White Lake, N.C. (Photo: Gerry Broome/AP file)

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Watchdog: Lejeune Marine lost daughter but still fights bureaucrats, politicians

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April 11, 2013 4:00 am

President Obama signs legislation directing the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide medical care to veterans who developed cancer or other illnesses after serving a Camp Lejeune, N.C., where jet fuel leaked into the drinking water for years. On Obama's right is Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs. (AP Photo)

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Watchdog: VA bureaucrats fiddle while Camp Lejeune veterans die

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April 10, 2013 4:00 am

Left: Bruce Furtado as a young Marine. Right: Bruce Furtado in 2013.

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Watchdog: VA knows it will live long after Marine Bruce Furtado dies

Mark Flatten -

April 10, 2013 4:00 am

A new GAO report requested by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-OK, and released today estimates that $95 billion is lost annually on federal programs and services that duplicate each other. (AP Photo)

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New GAO report identifies $95 billion in overlapping programs

Richard Pollock -

April 9, 2013 4:00 am

President Obama signs executive orders Jan. 21, 2009, on government transparency and FOIA, saying

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For good government groups, what did all that access earn?

Mark Lisheron -

April 7, 2013 4:00 am

FILE - In this March 6, 2011 file photo, Denis McDonough speaks in Sterling, Va. President Barack Obama's budget proposal will include an additional $2.5 billion to attack a growing backlog of veterans disability claims, a problem officials said is likely to worsen in coming months. White House chief of staff Denis McDonough told reporters Friday that more money for the VA in tight budgetary times reflects Obama's commitment to veterans. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Budget calls for 4 percent spending increase at VA

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April 5, 2013 4:00 am

Talk show host Jon Stewart devoted seven minutes of

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Watchdog: Uh-oh, VA, Jon Stewart is watching you

Mark Flatten -

April 3, 2013 4:00 am

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Why Won’t Shinseki Talk?

Watchdog: Skeptical House panel quizzes VA head on budget

EXCLUSIVE: VA exec calls meeting of ‘big brain’ folks to seek backlog fixes

Watchdog: Lejeune Marine lost daughter but still fights bureaucrats, politicians

Watchdog: VA bureaucrats fiddle while Camp Lejeune veterans die

Watchdog: VA knows it will live long after Marine Bruce Furtado dies

New GAO report identifies $95 billion in overlapping programs

For good government groups, what did all that access earn?

Budget calls for 4 percent spending increase at VA

Watchdog: Uh-oh, VA, Jon Stewart is watching you

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