United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Department of the United States government
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| 2025 | President Donald Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency planned to target over 80,000 VA employees for termination, potentially delaying benefits for affected veterans. |
| February 5 2025 | Doug Collins was sworn in as the 12th Secretary of Veterans Affairs by Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, after being selected by President Donald Trump. |
| 2023 | The VA adopted a new mission statement focused on caring for military service members, their families, caregivers, and survivors. The VA also increased staff by more than 60,000 to address burn pit-related claims following the Honoring our PACT Act of 2022. |
| 2023 | The VA adopted a new mission statement focused on caring for military service members, their families, caregivers, and survivors. |
| March 27 2020 | VA publicly released its COVID-19 response plan to protect veterans, their families, and staff within its medical facilities. |
| 2018 | VA established a process for employees to seek waivers of the conflict of interest policy based on individual circumstances. |
| June 15 2018 | Thomas G. Bowman retired from the position of Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, leaving the position vacant. |
| 2017 | Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act passed to reform the veterans' appeals process. |
| September 2017 | The VA declared intent to abolish a 1960s conflict of interest rule prohibiting employees from owning stock in or working with for-profit colleges. |
| 2015 | The Center for Effective Government conducted an analysis of 15 federal agencies' Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) processing performance, evaluating the VA's responsiveness using 2012 and 2013 data. The VA received a low grade of D, scoring 64 out of 100 points, indicating poor performance in facilitating FOIA requests. |
| 2015 | USICH amended the 2010 Opening Doors plan, with U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez noting a 33% reduction in veteran homelessness since the initiative's creation. |
| 2014 | Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act (H.R. 3230) passed to improve veterans' healthcare access and accountability. |
| May 2014 | A major VA healthcare scandal was revealed, with investigations finding significant delays in medical care and treatment at VA facilities. |
| May 2014 | A VA healthcare scandal emerged, with allegations of delayed medical care and treatment at Veterans Health Administration facilities, particularly in Phoenix, Arizona. |
| May 30 2014 | VA Secretary Eric Shinseki resigned due to the healthcare access scandal, acknowledging systemic integrity issues within VA healthcare facilities. |
| 2013 | Veterans Paralympic Act (H.R. 1402) passed to support Paralympic veterans. |
| 2013 | FOR VETS Act of 2013 passed to support veterans' employment and opportunities. |
| 2011 | Brown University's Costs of War report projected medical and disability costs for War on Terror veterans would peak 30-40 years after combat operations, with total costs estimated between $600 billion and $1 trillion. |
| 2010 | USICH released the 'Opening Doors: Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness' with a goal of ending veterans' homelessness by 2015. |
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