National Academy of Public Administrations Dan Blair and Linda Springer Honored by Blinded American Veterans Foundation Post Date: June 14, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Academy of Public Administration (the Academy) announced that Academy President and CEO Dan G. Blair and Academy Fellow and former Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management Linda...
National Academy of Public Administration Completes Review of Veterans Benefits Administration Efforts to Eliminate Disability Claims Backlog Post Date: November 09, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) has made progress in reducing its disability claims backlog, but needs to fundamentally transform both its claims and appeals processes in...
Good afternoon from Capitol Hill. The House and Senate are in session this week. The House, having processed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), is moving towards appropriations. The Senate will take up their version of the NDAA this week and likely finish next week. The House Rules Committee, earlier this week, posted the Military Construction, Veterans...