
Virginia employers honored for hiring veterans
Eleven Virginia employers have been honored for their commitment to hiring Virginia military veterans, transitioning services members, and their spouses.

Eleven Virginia employers have been honored for their commitment to hiring Virginia military veterans, transitioning services members, and their spouses.

The Virginia War Memorial in Richmond is seeking entries for the Virginia War Memorial 2020 Veterans Day Student Essay Contest.

Congresswoman Elaine Luria, D-Va., has signaled her support for the Homeless Veterans Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 7105).

Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Chair Elaine Luria led an oversight hearing dedicated to ensuring that vulnerable veterans are given a fair VA character of discharge determination.

The Virginia Department of Veterans Services continues the phased reopening of offices and facilities that had been closed due to the COVID-19 shutdown.

Mallenia Renee Foster of Portsmouth, an advisor for The Mission Continues Women Veterans Program, has been named the 2020 Virginia Women Veterans Change Maker of the Year.

The Virginia Department of Veterans Services will begin reopening select offices and facilities on a limited basis beginning June 29.

Congresswoman Elaine Luria has announced her support of legislation to both expand and make permanent the Department of Veterans Affairs’ pilot program that provides counseling in retreat settings for women veterans coping with post-traumatic stress.

The House today passed Congresswoman Elaine Luria’s bipartisan bill, H.R. 6168, the Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2020, which would put more money in the pockets of American veterans.

Women veterans from across the Commonwealth and throughout the nation are invited to participate in the 2020 Virginia Women Veterans Virtual Summit, Wednesday, June 17 through Friday, June 19.