The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has partnered with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Department of Defense to launch an entrepreneurial training program for transitioning service members to help them become entrepreneurs and create jobs.
Operation Boots to Business – From Service to Startup
A high number of service men and women will be and have been transitioning from military into civilian lives. Learn how entrepreneurship can be an avenue for Veterans and Wounded Warriors to make a meaningful way for themselves and their families.
Winter Sports – The VA Way
The National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic in Snowmass, Colorado, provides adaptive sports instruction for about 400 Veterans and active duty servicemen and women with disabilities. Read the full story
VA Docs Discovering Life on the Street
A new VA program is sending teams of health care providers into the streets to find and help an invisible army of sick, discouraged Veterans who spend their nights under bridges, on park benches, or on the sidewalk. Read the full story
Telehealth: Care and Convenience for Veterans
VA’s Telehealth lets doctors and patients meet for health services without physically being in the same place, providing greater access through the use of telecommunications and videoconferencing. Read the full story
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Website Newsletter
Keeping you informed of our latest news, resources, and verification tools provided through our revamped website.
Neighborhood Clinics Bring Care Closer
VA has over 800 Community Based Outpatient Clinics throughout the United States providing a variety of services to eligible Veterans, saving them that long drive to a VA medical center. Read the full story
VA Campus Toolkit Now Available
This toolkit provides faculty, staff, and administrators resources to support student Veterans. The Post 9/11 GI Bill is bringing student Veterans to campuses in record numbers. Our aim is to help campuses welcome these men and women by recognizing who they are, and understanding their unique experiences, adjustments, and needs.
A (Very) Popular Personal Health Record
My HealtheVet is an online personal health record which hundreds of Veterans are using every day, finding it the most efficient way to keep track of all their health and medical information. Read the full story
Two Brothers Charged with Defrauding the Department of Veterans Affairs
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Raymond Testa, 60, of Rochester, N.Y., and Gerald Testa, 55, of Ontario, N.Y., were arrested and charged by criminal complaint with major fraud against the United States. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, a $1,000,000 fine or both.