Veterans Benefits Administration

DAV, PVA, and the VFW release Independent Budget recommendations for the Department of Veterans Affairs and call on Congress to fully support our nation's veterans

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Thursday, February 22, 2024
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The Independent Budget's (IB) recommendations, coupled with the Administration's FY 2025 budget proposal, still yet to be released, will be used to guide Congress with its spending decisions for the coming year.

Key Points: 
  • The Independent Budget's (IB) recommendations, coupled with the Administration's FY 2025 budget proposal, still yet to be released, will be used to guide Congress with its spending decisions for the coming year.
  • Our veterans depend on timely passage of this budget, and we urge Congress to allot the necessary funding to fully support America's veterans and their families."
  • This year's IB recommendations serve as a blueprint for Congress and the Administration to ensure that VA has sufficient funding to meet these needs.
  • The IBVSOs continue to believe VA infrastructure projects, particularly those that will mitigate serious safety risks to veterans and employees, must be fully funded.

GovCIO Wins $35M Veterans Affairs LIPAS Phase II Task Order

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Friday, November 3, 2023
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The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) Insurance Service provides $1.2 trillion in life insurance coverage through LIPAS to 5.6 million service members, Veterans, and their families.

Key Points: 
  • The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) Insurance Service provides $1.2 trillion in life insurance coverage through LIPAS to 5.6 million service members, Veterans, and their families.
  • This insurance service is available for Veterans who have lost their ability to purchase commercial insurance at reasonable rates due to service-connected impairments.
  • VALife is a whole life insurance policy for service-connected Veterans and does not consider pre-existing conditions or risk factors.
  • "The GovCIO team understands firsthand where the program began and how these programs have evolved to fulfill its commitment to Veterans," said Jim Brabston, GovCIO CEO.

Nearly Three-Quarters of Undergraduates Received Some Type of Financial Aid in 2019-20

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023
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WASHINGTON, July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly three-quarters (72 percent) of all undergraduates received some type of financial aid in the 2019-20 academic year, according to data from the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS) released today by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the statistical center within the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES). The average amount of aid received was $14,100.

Key Points: 
  • "More than half of all undergraduates received federal aid, with the percentage of undergraduates who received federal aid being 55 percent in both 2015-16 and 2019-20.
  • Fifty-five percent of all undergraduates received federal student aid, while 23 percent received state and 28 percent received institution aid.
  • The average amount of federal student aid, including federal loans, for undergraduates who received it was $8,700, more than double the amount of state aid, but less than the average amount of institution aid for undergraduates who received it.
  • Among graduate students who received any financial aid, the average amount of aid received was $25,300.

GovCIO Awarded $141M Contract for Veterans Benefits Administration Readiness and Employment Task Order

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Thursday, April 13, 2023
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FAIRFAX, Va., April 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- GovCIO has been awarded a 10-year $141M contract on Alliant 2 with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) Veterans Readiness and Employment (VR&E) and Readiness and Employment System (RES) modernization.

Key Points: 
  • FAIRFAX, Va., April 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- GovCIO has been awarded a 10-year $141M contract on Alliant 2 with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) Veterans Readiness and Employment (VR&E) and Readiness and Employment System (RES) modernization.
  • GovCIO will partner with the VA's Office of Information and Technology (OIT) Education Veteran Readiness and Employment Product Line (EVREPL) to develop and support a modern case management system that leverages automation to enable VR&E to deliver comprehensive benefits and allow VR&E staff to support Veterans to successfully prepare for, find, and maintain gainful employment.
  • "This exciting work, led by Megha Chokshi, Senior Vice President, provides VBA with a new capability, expands the GovCIO footprint within VBA, and expands our PaaS/SaaS capabilities."
  • "The GovCIO team understands the VR&E product landscape, its complex integrations, and associated sustainment and enhancement support needs," said Jim Brabston, GovCIO CEO.

Loyal Source Government Services Announces the Opening of 21 Medical Disability Examination Clinics Across the Western U.S.

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Monday, January 16, 2023
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Loyal Source’s 21 new brick-and-mortar clinics will provide Veterans with exceptional care with a client-centric focus.

Key Points: 
  • Loyal Source’s 21 new brick-and-mortar clinics will provide Veterans with exceptional care with a client-centric focus.
  • All clinics will include a support staff of office managers, administrative personnel, certified nursing assistants, and medical assistants.
  • “Providing high quality healthcare to our Veterans through accessible leading-edge clinics is an honor and Loyal Source is ready to continue to provide elite services to our Veterans through the MDE contract.” said Brian Moore, CEO of Loyal Source.
  • Loyal Source was added to the agreement in June and can perform until September 30, 2028, upon contract completion.

ISG Advisors Recognized as 2022 HRO Today Superstars Leading Clients Through Disruptive Times

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Monday, December 19, 2022
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HRO Today has named two advisors from Information Services Group ( ISG ) (Nasdaq: III ), a leading global technology research and advisory firm, as 2022 Superstars for their leadership in guiding the industry through disruptive times.

Key Points: 
  • HRO Today has named two advisors from Information Services Group ( ISG ) (Nasdaq: III ), a leading global technology research and advisory firm, as 2022 Superstars for their leadership in guiding the industry through disruptive times.
  • Unequivocally, they redesigned strategies, adopted cutting-edge technologies, and remained agile to meet current and future needs,” the editors of HRO Today said in announcing the awards.
  • Cadigan leads the ISG HCM and Enterprise Transformation business, and has particular expertise in HR outsourcing, HR technology and talent management.
  • HRO Today and HRO Today Global are the properties of SharedXpertise Media and offer the broadest and deepest reach available anywhere in the HR industry.

NEVER BEFORE HAVE VETERANS WITH CHRONIC OR TERMINAL ILLNESS HAD ONE VALUABLE SOURCE FOR ALL INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS AND BENEFITS. NOW THEY DO!

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Friday, November 11, 2022
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These men and women earned precious benefits for their service, and many of those benefits are often underutilized or difficult to access.

Key Points: 
  • These men and women earned precious benefits for their service, and many of those benefits are often underutilized or difficult to access.
  • The Veteran Benefits and Resources for Hospice and Palliative Care Patients guide includes information for veterans and their families regarding military pay, retirement pay, and survivor benefits through the Defense Finance and Accounting Services.
  • It provides information on qualifying for disability benefits, a military history checklist, and national plus local points of contact.
  • The team offered the Veterans Resource Guide to the family, and they were very grateful to have it to review.

GovCIO Wins $478M Contract for Veterans Benefits Administration Claims Management and Processing

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Wednesday, October 26, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GovCIO has been awarded a new Mail Management Services (MMS) $478M Task Order on the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) Veterans Intake, Conversion, and Communications Services (VICCS) IDIQ Contract.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GovCIO has been awarded a new Mail Management Services (MMS) $478M Task Order on the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) Veterans Intake, Conversion, and Communications Services (VICCS) IDIQ Contract.
  • This five-year contract is a follow-on contract to GovCIO's T4NG Paper Mail Conversion Management Services program won in 2020.
  • Through MMS, GovCIO will continue to provide the VBA with innovative manual and automated centralized mail management services and solutions that help streamline VBA's benefits claims process.
  • "Our Paper Mail Management team has provided delivery excellence and innovation for VBA throughout all periods of contract performance.

UKG Earns High Praise from Customers for Product, Services Excellence

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022
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The UKG partnership mindset has helped improve the way we use our UKG solution almost every single week, said Eric Sweet, senior manager of HRIS and compensation at Rollins.

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  • The UKG partnership mindset has helped improve the way we use our UKG solution almost every single week, said Eric Sweet, senior manager of HRIS and compensation at Rollins.
  • When UKG shows me how to make my job more efficient, it translates into making our employees jobs and lives easier.
  • UKG has been awarded a company-best 15 TrustRadius Top Rated Awards for 2022, improving on nine Top Rated Awards in 2021 .
  • UKG Dimensions , an intelligent, global workforce management suite that meets industry-specific needs, is Top Rated in Employee Scheduling and Workforce Management.

Zenith American Solutions Selects Kim Fiori as New Chief Executive Officer

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022
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TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Zenith American Solutions ("Zenith American"), a subsidiary of Harbour Benefit Holdings, Inc. and the largest independent third party administrator in the nation to Taft-Hartley trust funds and government entities, today announced the appointment of Kim Fiori as Chief Executive Officer. Fiori, who currently serves as Zenith American's Chief Operating Officer will leverage her deep expertise navigating the complexities of the Taft-Hartley industry to continue the company's legacy of success and growth.

Key Points: 
  • TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The Board of Directors of Zenith American Solutions ("Zenith American"), a subsidiary of Harbour Benefit Holdings, Inc. and the largest independent third party administrator in the nation to Taft-Hartley trust funds and government entities, today announced the appointment of Kim Fiori as Chief Executive Officer.
  • Fiori, who currently serves as Zenith American's Chief Operating Officer will leverage her deep expertise navigating the complexities of the Taft-Hartley industry to continue the company's legacy of success and growth.
  • "Kim demonstrates a customer-first approach that others at Zenith American have sought to emulate over the years.
  • Her leadership ability and her determination to solve problems make her the ideal chief executive for Zenith American and will help us continue to deliver unmatched customer service to benefits trust funds and their members," said Nicholas Bonaldo, Chief Client Officer at Zenith American.