“Good enough for government work,” a phrase colloquially used by those employed by the United States government to describe the low level of standards in the federal government. In the current climate of public distrust of the government, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and its unions serves as a pinnacle of the failures of accountability and transparency. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) serves a vital purpose in the government in caring for America’s Soldiers, Marines, Sailors, and Airmen. The mission statement of the VA is, “To fulfill President Lincoln’s promise ‘to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan’ by serving and honoring the men and women who are America’s Veterans” (Department of Veterans Affairs, 2015). The VA provides a multitude of services to America’s veterans, the largest of which being medical treatments. The VA is the largest single source of medical care in the United States. According to Daniell Kurtzleben (2010) at U.S. News, the VA employed 308,814 workers in 2010, and was the second largest federal agency behind the Department of Defense. The veteran population totaled 21,269,039 in FY16, of those, …show more content…
Gong & Wu (2012), continue by stating that corruption can be broken down into need-based and greed-based. Need-based refers to a necessity of basic items such as food and water in order to survive. Greed-based refers to cases in which well-off individuals partake in corruption in order to further their own personal wealth or standing (p. 194). Workers involving themselves in need-based corruption do so out of necessity. Their current salary does not provide a living wage. These workers are forced to steal, bribe, and embezzle in order to survive. Workers undertaking greed-base corruption serve to further their already comfortable, and often lavish
Probable Causes of Corruption – Different things motivate different people. Some can motivate people to perform beyond expectations and some can lead astray from moral and ethical values.
The DVA provides the highest quality ensuring that all veterans and families receive the care and support they deserve by using people-centric, result-driv...
Being a military veteran can have both positive and negative effects on one’s ability to maintain a job and socialize with other people. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is usually a problem with soldiers coming back from war, although after a veteran recovers from it, it creates great job opportunities. Business leaders recognize how useful a military veteran is in the work force. Veterans tend to show great responsibility, leadership, and team work which make them the ideal employee for many jobs.
The Department of Veterans Affairs also known as the VA, is a government run benefits program that was established on July 21,1930. The VA is in charge of three major programs for our veterans: Medical care, burials, and benefits....
Veterans need to be taken care of medically, mentally, and financially, as promised by President Obama. "It's a commitment that begins at enlistment, and it must never end. But we know that for too long, we've fallen short of meeting that commitment. Too many wounded warriors go without the care they need. Too many veterans don't receive the support they've earned.
McGuire, J., Clark, S., Blue-Howells, J., & Coe, C. (2013). An inventory of va involvement in
The DAV was founded when our country was struggling with the effects of World War I. American veterans that came home from World War I started the DAV in 1920. A lot has changed in the last ninety-one years, but the wounded and sick from the wars still need the DAV's help in life cope with their disabilities (Wars & Scars 1). In 1932 the DAV was deemed the official voice of the nation’s wartime disabled veterans (About Disabled American Veterans 1). The DAV have many missions in helping the veterans. Some mission statements are “Providing a structure through which disabled veterans can express their compassion for their fellow veterans through a variety of volunteer programs” (Mission Statement 1), “Extending DAV's mission of hope into the communities where these veterans and their families live through a network of state-level Departments and local Chapter” (Mission Statement 1), and “Representing the interests of disabled veterans, their families, their widows and spouses, and their orphans before Congress, the White House, and the Judicial Branch, as well as state and local government”(Mission Statement 1). “Providing outreach concerning its program services to the Am...
Social workers in all branches of the military are helping families and military personnel prepare for, and cope with, the hardships of war. They do so through a range of preventive and clinical services provided by the Veteran Administration with many different types of programs, including family-support and mental-health counseling. The mission statement of the VA Social Workers is to eliminate significant barriers to clients in need and offer interventions for veterans and families. It is accomplished by developing and maintaining integrated, in-depth programs in patient care, research, and education.
My personal experience with this, being a disabled veteran and using the VA for medical care, has been nothing but great. But I do know that there are issues in the system and anything can happen. I like know that if I go to different VA clinics they can look up my information and be able to assist me.
I have a personal story to tell and it’s form a close friend and he is a marine veteran how this is related to him is, he didn’t go to college because his mom and dad passed him to join the marines so he had a place to go after high school. His story that he told me was very heart broken I thought I was going cry and now the story here. “it was my fourth tour in Iraq and the mission was name Killer” right there I was saying to myself why is it name “Killer” but I did not ask why it was name that so back to the story “I was in Iraq and on my mission called Killer and the mission was to kill one of the leader of the Iraq forces. It was 2300 hours in the target’s
In order to help current and future veterans there needs to be a change within the staffing, funding, and overall urgency towards mentally ill veterans. Though many people assume that veterans are well taken care of after war, evidence of mental health disorders and large numbers of suicide suggest otherwise, therefore the VA program should be reformed. Mental illness is no stranger to veterans of the U.S military, as far back as World War II there have been reports of mental disease among veterans. The most common mental illness among veterans is P.T.S.D (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), the severity of this illness usually increase due to a traumatic brain injury. Lifeline for Vets states that
One of the most serious problems facing all veterans today is the lack of proper healthcare. Soldiers, sailors and airmen are leaving active duty without having proper healthcare to cover their physical or mental injuries. The department responsible for veteran’s healthcare is the Department of Veterans Affairs. (VA) According to The department of Veterans Affairs website, “The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is a government-run military veteran benefit system with Cabinet-level status. It is responsible for administering programs of veterans’ benefits for veterans, their families, and survivors. The benefits provided include disability compensation, pension, education, home loans, life insurance, vocational rehabilitation, survivors’ benefits, medical benefits and burial benefits. It is administered by the United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs.” The VA, who was formerly called the Veterans Administration, was established 21 July 1930, to consolidate and coordinate government activities affecting war veterans. The VA encompassed the functions of the former U.S. Veterans' Bureau, the Bureau of Pensions of the Interior Department and the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. On 25 October 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed legislation creating a new federal Cabinet-level Department of Veterans Affairs to replace the Veterans Administration effective 15 March 1989 (V.A.)
The United States has thousands of veterans and many of them suffer from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The care for veterans must be improved. Veteran care needs to be improved because they are not getting the proper care that they need, not receiving credit for their service, and they were willing to pay the ultimate price for freedom, yet people will not pay the price of time to help them.
The VA (Veterans Affair) Health Care System is one of the largest, most advanced health care networks in the U.S. The VA Health Care System is the provider for veterans, retirees and their dependents and manages all their health care. The VA Health Care is actually one part of the Department of Veterans Affairs. There is also VA Benefits Administration which has to do with compensations and pensions. Then the other part of the VA is the National Cemetery Administration which is in charge of the cemeteries and providing burial and memorial benefits. All these parts make up the Department of Veterans Affairs. (VA History)
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