WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The new U.S. Veterans Affairs secretary, retired Army Gen. Eric Shinseki, has vowed to speed the processing of veterans' disability claims.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- President Barack Obama said he will nominate Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs director Tammy Duckworth as assistant U.S. Veterans Affairs secretary.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Retired Gen. Eric Shinseki, President-elect Barack Obama's choice to lead Veterans Affairs, promises a host of changes, lawmakers said Thursday.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 15 (UPI) -- A hearing on the nomination of retired U.S. Army Chief of Staff Eric Shinseki for secretary of veterans affairs will take place before Inauguration Day.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Eric Shinseki is about to set up shop in the same White House, which under U.S. President George Bush, disregarded his warnings about Iraq troop levels.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. James Peake was sworn in Thursday as the secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
WASHINGTON, April 25 (UPI) -- The Pentagon and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs have been ordered by U.S. President George Bush to coordinate treatment of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans.
WASHINGTON, June 9 (UPI) -- Personal data on millions of veterans on a stolen laptop may have been erased if suspected burglars acted as before, a U.S. Veterans Affairs official says.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Anthony Principi said Tuesday his agency faces $600 billion in costs over the next 30 years.
WASHINGTON, May 27 (UPI) -- The Secretary of Veterans Affairs said Tuesday his department is ready to meet the needs veterans returning home from Operation Iraqi Freedom.
