Disabled Veterans Report to Entrepreneurs’ Boot Camp
The Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities program kicked off its second year with a week-long workshop designed to help veterans learn the ropes of owning a business.
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Obama’s 2010 Budget Will Boost VA Spending
President Obama proposed a 15 percent increase in Veterans Affairs spending in his 2010 budget to improve veteran healthcare funding, including treating more patients and speeding up the delivery of disability benefits.
Syracuse U. Boosts MBA Classes for Disabled VAs
Syracuse University is expanding its Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities to a fifth college: Purdue University. The program gives eligible veterans an opportunity to take MBA-level glasses and gain financial and business knowledge that they can use to get an edge in their post-military job searches.
Shinseki to Speed Up VA Claims
Retired U.S. General Eric K. Shinseki, the new Veterans Affairs secretary, said he will work reduce the six-month delays in paying veterans' disability claims, and he wants to move quickly toward an all-electronic claims system that could accelerate the process. In the meantime, the VA will hire 1,100 more staff this year to deal with the backlog of cases.