Veterans Affairs Open Government Initiative

Some good news is found in the commitment from the current
Administration who’s serious about supporting the troops, helping the
Department of Veterans Affairs get results in improving veterans’
services.

You can find a lot more at the VA Open Government site which shows how they intend to deliver on improved services, like:

Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record: VLER will
enable Veterans to have a seamless transition from active duty to
Veteran with a single file, easily transferred from one agency to
another. This major collaboration effort between DoD and VA will also
reach out to other partners, including Department of Health and Human
Services and private health care organizations.

Veterans’ groups tell me that’s a really big deal, expedites getting
medical and educational benefits, since they need their service records
handy for that.

I personally testify that this is way more than fine words and good intent, having worked with the people who are making this happen.