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NOTE: There are no
Veterans' hearings scheduled as Congress is taking their August
recess. Congress is scheduled to reconvene on September
13.
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THURSDAY -- 09 SEPTEMBER 2010
VETERANS Q and A with
JIM STRICKLAND - VOLUME 54 for 2010 -- Veterans'
Advocate Jim Strickland answers questions from VA Watchdog dot
Org readers.
WEDNESDAY -- 08 SEPTEMBER 2010
VA's MY HEALTHeVET:
A RUSE BY ANY OTHER NAME ... -- Veterans' Advocate Jim
Strickland
looks at the VA's My HealtheVet program, another good
idea that is dying a painful death.

EMPLOYEES AT JACKSON VA
HOSPITAL REALLY KNOW HOW TO PARTY! -- The "Refresh and
Rebalance Event" included aromatherapy, beach bingo, hula hoop
contests, golf putting, massages and playing Wii.

VAOIG: MISMANAGEMENT
PLAGUES VA'S FLITE COMPUTER PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT -- FLITE
program managers did not adequately monitor the contractor's
performance and did not ensure elements considered necessary for
success were included in the FLITE program.
TUESDAY -- 07 SEPTEMBER 2010
ARMY USES BOMB TECHS TO
STUDY CONCUSSIONS -- "We tried to identify those
populations
that
we could have almost an assured likelihood that they would have
a concussive episode."

VETERANS Q and A with
JIM STRICKLAND - VOLUME 53 for 2010 -- Veterans'
Advocate Jim Strickland answers questions from VA Watchdog dot
Org readers.

VA TO OFFER HIGH-DOSE
TRIPLE FLU VACCINE THIS YEAR -- Just like a regular
dose, the high-dose vaccine will fight three strains of the flu,
including H1N1.
LABOR DAY WEEKEND -- 04, 05 & 06 SEPTEMBER 2010
THE
WEEK IN REVIEW from VA WATCHDOG DOT ORG -- A
complete, one-page look at VA and veterans' news for the week
ending September 4, 2010.

VA GETS READY TO PAY
FOR NEW AGENT ORANGE PRESUMPTIVES -- The first payments
will be made immediately after October 30, when a required
60-day review period for Congress will expire.
FRIDAY -- 03 SEPTEMBER 2010

THE VA IS NOT THE PLACE
TO WORK THAT IT USED TO BE -- Latest Partnership for
Public Service report shows the VA dropped from 12th among large
agencies to 21st.

VAOIG: VA'S JACKSON
REGIONAL OFFICE HAS 24% CLAIMS ERROR RATE -- Other
problems include lack of control over date stamping documents
and processing competency determinations.
THURSDAY -- 02 SEPTEMBER 2010
VETERANS Q and A with
JIM STRICKLAND - VOLUME 52 for 2010 -- Veterans'
Advocate Jim Strickland answers questions from VA Watchdog dot
Org readers.

VAOIG FINDS MORE VA
CLINICS NOT MEETING HEALTH CARE STANDARDS -- Problems
include veterans' auditory privacy and protection of veterans'
personally identifiable information.
WEDNESDAY -- 01 SEPTEMBER 2010
SHINSEKI SAYS VA CLAIMS
BACKLOG WILL BE BROKEN THIS YEAR -- VA Secretary Eric
Shinseki:
"We intend to break the back of the backlog this year."

AGING VETERANS' COSTS
CONCERN OBAMA'S DEFICIT CO-CHAIRMAN -- Alan Simpson:
"The irony is that the veterans who saved this country are now,
in a way, not helping us to save the country in this fiscal
mess."

GAO: VA'S NONFORMULARY
DRUG REQUESTS NOT HANDLED IN A TIMELY MANNER -- VA does
not have the framework in place to ensure that appeals of denied
nonformulary drug requests are resolved in a timely fashion.

FEDERAL JUDGE SAYS
HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM LAWSUIT CAN GO FORWARD -- A federal
judge ruled that a lawsuit by Oregon Army National Guard
veterans against war contractor Kellogg Brown & Root can
proceed.

NURSES AT AUGUSTA VA TO
PROTEST WORKING CONDITIONS -- Fed up with what they say
are forced 16-hour shifts and inadequate staffing, some RNs are
planning an informational picket.

FOXNEWS.COM EXCLUSIVE:
VA SPENDS MILLIONS TO
MAINTAIN VACANT AND HAZARDOUS BUILDINGS -- Some
buildings are home to rats, septic rainwater, exposed asbestos,
lead paint, mold, radon and barrels of unidentified chemicals.
TUESDAY -- 31 AUGUST 2010
VA FINALLY PUBLISHES
NEW AGENT ORANGE PRESUMPTIVES RULE -- We have an
easy-to-read text version and a PDF version available for
viewing or download.

DIABETES NOW THE MOST
COMMON VA CLAIM FOR VIETNAM VETERANS -- "There needs to
be
a
discussion about the costs, about how to avoid false positives
while also trying to be sure the system bends over backwards to
be fair to the veterans."

VETERANS Q and A with
JIM STRICKLAND - VOLUME 51 for 2010 -- Veterans'
Advocate Jim Strickland answers questions from VA Watchdog dot
Org readers.

A LOOK AT WHO'S FOR AND
WHO'S AGAINST NEW AGENT ORANGE PRESUMPTIVES RULE -- Age
and Agent Orange are closing in on Vietnam veterans, a legacy of
hurt for those who served -- and
a very big bill for American taxpayers.

FAMILIES SUE PRUDENTIAL
OVER HANDLING OF SURVIVORS' BENEFITS -- Prudential says:
"The notion that we're taking something away from the
beneficiaries is completely wrong and one of the worst, most
misleading facts that has come out."

IS THE VA USING THE
SCHIZOPHRENIA DRUG SEROQUEL PROPERLY? -- The VA often
dispenses Seroquel to treat PTSD symptoms and sleeplessness, a
common practice known as "off-label" prescribing.
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