-
Like VCS on Facebook
Follow VCS on Twitter
My Tweets-
Recent Posts
- Veterans for Common Sense Publishes Q&A Fact Sheet about new Gulf War Illness Diagnostic Code
- Veterans for Common Sense Urge Repeal of Legacy “Zombie” AUMFs
- VCS Publishes Fact Sheet on Legacy AUMFs
- Condemning Remarks that Diminish the Selfless Service and Sacrifice of Medal of Honor Recipients
- The PACT Act – What Does it Do?
Recent Comments
- Calvin Binns on Sick Marines and Contaminated Water: Questions Surround El Toro Marine Air Base
- Alexlarson989@gmail.com on U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin and Jerry Moran Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Access to Chiropractic Health Care for Current and Former Military Personnel
- Kenneth Cline on VA Announces Camp LeJeune Medical Reimbursement Program | Veterans for Common Sense
- Robert on Sick Marines and Contaminated Water: Questions Surround El Toro Marine Air Base
- jon smith on Army warns doctors against using certain drugs in PTSD treatment
Categories
Meta
Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News
Apr 6, Book Review: VA Deputy Secretary Nominee Scott Gould and Harvard Professor Linda Bilmes Publish Book on Improving Federal Workforce
The Government’s People Power Problem Imagine Jim, a 49-year-old federal worker in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Jim does the best he can, working long hours to process disability compensation claims for veterans, but the backlog is growing. He needs … Continue reading
Posted in VA Claims Updates, Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged backlog, VA Claims Crisis
Comments Off on Apr 6, Book Review: VA Deputy Secretary Nominee Scott Gould and Harvard Professor Linda Bilmes Publish Book on Improving Federal Workforce
Top VA Nominations Put on Fast Track
April 1, 2009 – Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Skinseki is about to get some company: two more presidential appointees who say they have personal reasons for making sure VA works. Disabled Iraq War veteran Tammy Duckworth, who lost both legs … Continue reading
Posted in Veterans for Common Sense News
Comments Off on Top VA Nominations Put on Fast Track
March 31, VCS in the News: VA Program to Schedule Patient Appointments on Verge of Collapse
March 31, 2009 – An eight-year-old, $167 million project to develop a core computer application to schedule patient appointments at hospitals run by the Veterans Affairs Department has all but collapsed, and senior executives are worried about the repercussions it … Continue reading
Posted in Veterans for Common Sense News
Comments Off on March 31, VCS in the News: VA Program to Schedule Patient Appointments on Verge of Collapse
Mar 26, VCS in the News: Obama’s Migraine – Torture Policies of Bush Administration
March 26, 2009 – Human rights lawyers are proving to be a major headache for the new administration of President Barack Obama by stepping up their court challenges on issues of prisoner abuse to test the reality of the president’s … Continue reading
Posted in Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged ACLU, Civil Liberties Articles & News, Guantanamo, torture
Comments Off on Mar 26, VCS in the News: Obama’s Migraine – Torture Policies of Bush Administration
Mar 24, PTSD News: Veterans Groups Seek Update in Definition of Combat
March 24, 2009, Washington, DC (AP) — Veterans advocates told Congress on Tuesday that a World War II-era law requiring proof of participation in combat in order to receive certain benefits creates an unnecessary hurdle for veterans who served in … Continue reading
Posted in Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged mental health, PTSD
Comments Off on Mar 24, PTSD News: Veterans Groups Seek Update in Definition of Combat
Mar 23, Editorial Cartoon: The Economy v. The War
Posted in Veterans for Common Sense News
Comments Off on Mar 23, Editorial Cartoon: The Economy v. The War
Burning Toxic Waste is Making U.S. Soldiers and Iraqis Sick, But the Pentagon Refuses to Admit It
Six years into the war, many U.S. bases in Iraq are still without incinerators, leaving open pits spewing toxic plumes over soldiers and civilians. March 18, 2009 – Acetaldehyde, Acrolien, Arsenic, Benzene, Carbon Monoxide, Ethylbenzene, Formaldehyde, Hydrogen Cyanide, Hydrogen Fluoride, … Continue reading
Posted in Burn Pits, Gulf War Updates, Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged Gulf War
Comments Off on Burning Toxic Waste is Making U.S. Soldiers and Iraqis Sick, But the Pentagon Refuses to Admit It
Mar 19, VCS Quoted in Article About Iraq War Soldier’s Suicide: The Long Lonely Road Home for John Fish
Paul Sullivan of Veterans for Common Sense says there is more at stake here than the wishes of one family. “The Army failed to follow their own rules when the Army deployed an unfit soldier,” he said. “Until there is … Continue reading
Posted in Gulf War Updates, Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged Gulf War, mental health
Comments Off on Mar 19, VCS Quoted in Article About Iraq War Soldier’s Suicide: The Long Lonely Road Home for John Fish
Mar 19: After Six Years of Iraq War, Veteran Hangs Sign from VA HQ in Protest
Protester scales VA building to hang sign March 19, 2009, Washington, DC (AP) — An Army veteran has been arrested after climbing up the Veterans Affairs Department building in downtown Washington to hang a sign protesting the Iraq war. Forrest … Continue reading
Posted in Veterans for Common Sense News
Comments Off on Mar 19: After Six Years of Iraq War, Veteran Hangs Sign from VA HQ in Protest
President Pledges Help to Vets
March 16, 2009 – President Obama renewed his vow today to uphold the “sacred trust” with those serving in harm’s way abroad. “They are our best and brightest, and our bravest, enlisting in a time of war,” he said at … Continue reading
Posted in Veterans for Common Sense News
Tagged mental health, TBI
Comments Off on President Pledges Help to Vets