Archive for September, 2010
VA Earns ‘A’ in Annual Small Business Scorecard
SOURCE: www.va.gov
Leads Federal Agencies In Awarding Contracts To Veteran-Owned Businesses
Washington, D.C. . . . VA has been recognized by the Small Business Administration with a rating of ‘A’ on its Small Business Scorecard for its success in contracting with small businesses. VA’s Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) collaborated with other VA acquisition [...]
President Obama Encourages Troops & Veterans To Claim Stop Loss Pay
SOURCE: www.whitehouse.gov
Washington, D.C. . . . Today, the White House, Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs jointly released a new web video in which President Obama encourages active duty troops and veterans whose service in Iraq or Afghanistan was involuntarily extended or retirement was suspended due to ’stop loss’ to apply for the [...]
OPM Announces Progress made In Hiring Reform Implementation
SOURCE: www.opm.gov
Washington, D.C. . . . Today, John Berry, director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and council chair of the Chief Human Capital Officers (CHCO) Council, discussed the progress made thus far on hiring reform implementation during the CHCO Council Full Council Meeting.
“I am proud that all Federal agencies have begun delivering on [...]
HHS Awards More Than $14 Million To Support Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
SOURCE: www.hhs.gov
Funds will support programs to help promote more informed health decisions and options that best fit an individual patient’s needs and preferences
U.S. Department of Health and human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary for Health, Howard K. Koh, MD, MPH, today announced the award of more than $14.2 million to develop, implement and test strategies to [...]
VA Continues To Ensure & Protect Servicemembers’ Survivors’ Life Insurance Benefits
SOURCE: www.va.gov
VA Takes A Hard Look At SGLI/VGLI Programs
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has reviewed the account administered by Prudential that includes Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI) and Veterans Group Life Insurance (VGLI) programs to ensure beneficiaries are protected, being treated fairly, and accorded the utmost care and respect. VA is also ensuring that [...]
Postal Service Begins Rural Letter Carrier Contract Negotiations
SOURCE: www.usps.com/news
Successful Negotiations Crucial To Postal Service’s Future
Washington, D.C. . . . The U.S. Postal Service, faced with the most dramatic mail volume drop in its history, today began contract negotiations with the National Rural Letter Carriers Association (NRLCA). The current contract expires at midnight, Nov.20.
Employees represented by the NRLCA primarily deliver mail in rural [...]
Secretary Shinseki Announces $13 Million Gravesite Expansion At Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
SOURCE: www.va.gov
Washington, D.C. . . . Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Eric K. Shinseki, announced today that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded a nearly $13 million construction contract for gravesite expansion at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis.
“Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery is one of our oldest and most treasured national shrines,” said [...]
VA Announces Contract For New Denver Medical Center
SOURCE: www.va.gov
Washington, D.C. . . . The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has selected the construction contractor to build the Denver VA Medical Center (VMAC) replacement hospital. The new hospital will be on the same campus as the University of Colorado Hospital complex in Aurora, site of the former Fitzsimons Army Medical Center.
“This new hospital [...]
Sebelius Calls On Health Insurers To Stop Misinformation & Unjustified Rate Increases
SOURCE: www.hhs.gov
Affordable Care Act Will Help Lower Costs And Crack Down On Unjustified Rate Increases
Washington, D.C. . . . U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius wrote America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), the national association of health insurers, calling on their members to stop using scare tactics and misinformation to falsely blame [...]
Information From The VA Vet Center – Stop Loss Pay
SOURCE: www.va.gov
Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay
Those eligible must submit their claim by October 21, 2010.
The DoD website (www.defense.gov/stoploss) links to service-specific sites where you can get more information or begin the RSLSP claim process.
The 2009 War Supplemental Appropriations Act established Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay (RSLSP) providing $500 for each month/partial month served in stop [...]
