OSDBU is considering the development of requirements for an information system to support the planning and management of the 2014 National Veterans Small Business Collaboration.
Advanced Notice of Pending Procurement Requirements
Veteran with 102 Years of African-American History
George and Dorothy Boggess have been married for seven decades. Awarded a Silver Star and a Purple Heart in WW II, Army Veteran Boggess has seen a century of African-American history. Read the full story
Training Dogs for Service: Helping Veterans Cope with Distress
For the last five years the good folks at the Palo Alto VA’s Menlo Park have been helping Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) while the Veterans were helping train service dogs. Read the full story
National Salute to Veteran Patients Week
It’s National Salute to Veteran Patients Week as VA facilities across America salute the men and women in our care with Valentines and free concerts and an invitation to you to volunteer. Read the full story
20 Questions for a VA Olympian
Natalie Dell, a medal winner at the 2012 Summer Olympics, conducts mental health research for VA. As the next Olympics approach, here are 20 questions about her Olympics experience and her work for Veterans. Read the full story
Heart Disease is the Number One Killer of Women
VA is Going Red for Women. Join VA and the American Heart Association in encouraging women Veterans to live heart healthy by wearing red on February 7. Read the full story
Getting By With a Little Help From Your Friends
There are 11 peer support specialists at San Diego and roughly 800 at VA sites nationwide. They represent VA’s promising new strategy to get Veterans struggling with mental issues to come in for help. Read the full story
VA Stent Implantation Surgery a First
VA surgeons in Houston recently performed groundbreaking surgery on two Veterans, implanting a new type of stent graft, custom-made from a 3-D computer model of the patient’s anatomy. Read the full story
Facts about Glaucoma and America’s Veterans
Are you a Veteran over 60? 285,000 Veterans have Glaucoma, a group of eye diseases in which the optic nerve becomes damaged over time and may lead to vision loss or even blindness. Read the full story