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VA needs to tighten oversight of G.I. Bill
Three senators say the Post-9/11 G.I. Bill needs tougher oversight after new figures show a quarter of the program's funds went to just eight companies that run for-profit colleges.
Tags: DoD , VA , Congress , VFW , vetjobs , Tom Carper , Tom Harkin , Jim Webb , Curtis Coy , ted daywalt , Education , Jared Serbu , Ryan Gallucci
Friday morning federal headlines - Sept. 23
On today's Federal Drive: OPM releases the 2011 Employee Viewpoint Survey, Democratic senators are examining G.I. Bill education benefits that flow to for-profit colleges and the House passes a continuing resolution that Senate Democrats have vowed to vote down.
Tags: Federal Drive , Federal Drive newscast , Tom Temin , Amy Morris , Congress , OPM , CR
Time running out to fix GI Bill payments
Lawmakers continue to work on legislation that will guarantee veterans attending private colleges will have the same tuition payouts until they graduate.
Tags: VA , DoD Report , Congress
VA automation speeds up GI Bill claims
The Department of Veterans Affairs said Monday that a new automated system has cut the backlog of education benefit claims under the new Post-9/11 GI bill and sped up the process of delivering payments to students. VA is using an agile technology development approach to make changes easier and faster.
Tags: technology , management , VA , Veterans Benefits Administration , Roger Baker , Michael Walcoff , agile IT , Jared Serbu
Senate OKs GI Bill improvements
The has Senate approved a long-delayed package of improvements in the Post-9/11 GI Bill
Tags: Federal Drive , DoD Report , Defense ,
$1.3 billion price tag could halt GI Bill improvements
The Military Times reports that the price tag of the GI Bill could halt improvements to the bill.
Tags: budget , DoD , Military Times , DoD Update , Dorobek Insider
Automation fixes VA student benefits claims
VA makes changes to education payments system
Tags: technology , management , Veterans Affairs , Roger Baker
OMB pressing agencies to get IT projects on track
Federal CIO Vivek Kundra says there are $27 billion in IT projects that are troubled. The administration will issue a new strategy to expand the use of TechStat review sessions. Agencies also are feeling the heat to review all IT projects before they submit their 2012 budgets to OMB.
Tags: technology , management , Vivek Kundra , Jerry Williams , Danny Harris , Roger Baker , OMB , VA , HUD , Education , Information Week , TechStat , Project management , PMAS , Jason Miller
Nation's colleges may soon see a wave of veterans
The new GI Bill is expected to entice people leaving military service to get civilian college degrees.
Tags: P&B , Jim Selbe , American Council on Education , education benefits
GI Bill News You Can Use
The post-9/11 GI Bill takes effect on August first, but service members should know that NOW is the time to put in that request to transfer their benefits to spouses and children. Pentagon officials say its one of the most popular aspects of the GI Bill. Experts say its smart to transfer at least a month of benefits to each dependent before your hitch is up, so you can make adjustments later. Once you leave the service, you can't make such a change.
Tags: management , Armed Forces Update , Pentagon
