By Paula Pedene They say no one succeeds alone. In my life and career — across oceans, airwaves, and hallways of service — that truth echoes deeply. Today, I want to honor those whose belief, guidance, and quiet courage helped me become who I am. It began with a moment — a conversation in my […]
After writing this column for so many years, I don’t recall ever sharing the semantics of what a veteran is, so in this week’s column, I’d like to highlight that information to help inform our readers. As of the most recent data, Arizona is home to approximately 471,924 veterans, accounting for about 9% of the
What is a veteran, and what does it take to be eligible for benefits? Read More »
Natoinal Whistleblower Day is July 30 Whistleblowers lost a staunch advocate recently when Peter Buxtun, the courageous individual who revealed the U.S. government’s decision to allow hundreds of Black men in rural Alabama to go untreated for syphilis in the infamous Tuskegee Study, passed away at 86 due to Alzheimer’s disease. Public health scholars and
Military Veterans’ training in core values can help lead to change when Whistleblowing. Read More »
For 62 years now, Congress has worked together to pass a bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The NDAA authorizes but does not appropriate funds to run the Department of Defense. This year’s authorization is $858 billion. Since the NDAA contains additional authorizations to provide for the readiness and well-being of American troops and national
I’m not sure how much you know about my story, but I can tell you this, it took an army of angels to help us stop them. As a Phoenix VA Whistleblower, one of our most triumphant yet saddest days was April 9, 2014. The House Veterans Affairs Oversight & Investigations Chairman posed a question
I often tell people I didn’t set out to be a high-profile Whistleblower. Instead, it found me. And in doing so, my life changed completely. I’m not sure how much you know about my story, but if you heard about the waits and delays in VA health care that hurt our nation’s veterans the past
VA offers urgent care services to eligible Veterans at VA medical facilities or in-network urgent care clinics closer to home. Under the new urgent care/retail location benefit created in the MISSION Act, Veterans enrolled in VA’s health care system can use VA’s urgent care benefit to treat minor injuries and illnesses that are not life-threatening,
For Veterans, Options Exist for Obtaining Urgent Care Read More »
To boost health care workers in both the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the federal government is offering special incentives. At DoD Lt. Gen. Thomas Seamands, deputy chief of staff for U.S. Army Personnel, sent out a letter to retirees. In it, he is asking troops with service in
Uncle Sam Calls Upon Retired Health Care Workers During COVID-19 Read More »
Arizona is home to three Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care facilities and dozens of Community Based Outpatient Clinics or CBOCs where hundreds of thousands of eligible veterans receive their health care. During the COVID-19 crisis of 2020, VA has directed all of these facilities to do the following: They are establishing protocols to
The Department of Veterans Affairs is building a five-story Health Care Clinic at 32nd Street and Van Buren. The Clinic is set to open in late 2021, and there are currently many construction crews on site. Amongst those crews is Rosendin Electric, whose history has a unique tie to our military and veterans. Rosendin’s founder,
Honoring Veterans Is A Part of the Culture at Rosendin Electric Read More »
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