Vets at coffee shop reflect town’s pulse

#Middlebury #Veterans I cruised into town again to check on the elderly veterans usually arrayed on folding chairs in front of the coffee shop. They were there, including the one with ... Continue Reading →

Apps help us deal with stress

#Middlebury #Veterans These are stressful days. Some of us were living under tough circumstances in the best of times, and nowadays the daily news just ratchets it up. Two Department ... Continue Reading →

VA OIG finds pattern of deficiencies

#Middlebury #Veterans The Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Veterans Affairs has been busy following up on allegations and conducting inspections and investigations. ... Continue Reading →

Vets keep distance outside coffee shop

#Middlebury #Veterans I ventured into town today to check on the rumor: the town was dead, the streets empty, not a soul in sight. It was mostly true. Very few cars were parked along ... Continue Reading →

VA team prepares for disasters

#Middlebury #Veterans Did you know the Department of Veterans Affairs has a disaster preparedness team? They do, and it’s called the Disaster Emergency Medical Personnel System ... Continue Reading →

VA garners awards

#Middlebury #Veterans The Gears of Government Award is a program that recognizes individual federal employees and teams for performance and dedication to their agency mission. There ... Continue Reading →

Pharmacist convicted in huge fraud scam

#Middlebury #Veterans A federal jury in Texas spent a week finding a pharmacist guilty of all manner of charges. The 75-year-old Houston pharmacist dubbed the “Compound King” had ... Continue Reading →

Stay safe with virtual VA medical visits

#Middlebury #Veterans #Coronavirus President Donald Trump calls it a war, and he might be right. The fight against this coronavirus has taken nearly all the country’s resources, ... Continue Reading →

VA to suspend schools that abuse GI Bill

#Middlebury #Veterans #GIBill #VA The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to stop the enrollment of veterans under the GI Bill at a number of universities due to “erroneous, deceptive, ... Continue Reading →

VA launches new patient advocate system

#Middlebury #Veterans The Department of Veterans Affairs has trained 8,300 employees to serve as patient advocates. The Patient Advocate Tracking System Replacement (PATS-R) program ... Continue Reading →