A cabinet-level department of the U.S. federal government responsible for providing healthcare, benefits, and support services to military veterans and their families. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) operates one of the nation’s largest integrated healthcare systems through the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), administers disability compensation, pensions, education benefits, home loan programs, and national cemeteries through its various administrations. The VA is also one of the federal government’s largest procuring agencies, awarding contracts for healthcare services, medical equipment and supplies, pharmaceuticals, information technology, construction, facilities management, claims processing, and professional support services.
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
A cabinet-level US department providing healthcare and benefits to veterans and a major procuring agency for related goods and services.
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