Results at a glance: 2018–19
Results at a glance - Text
- Who was involved?
- 2,868 full-time equivalent employees... including many new hires, most of which provided direct service to Veterans and their families
- What funds were used?
- $4.7 billion: more than 90% of which was paid to Veterans, their families, and other program recipients
- Results highlights
-
- Rolled-out of the new Education and Training Benefit, Veterans Emergency Fund, Veterans Well-Being Fund and Caregiver Recognition Benefit (paid directly to Veterans’ caregivers)
- Redesigned Career Transition Services
- Work completed for the launch of Pension for Life and its new suite of programs
- Commemorated significant military anniversaries and led delegations overseas to France (Amiens), Belgium (Mons) and Korea (Seoul).
- Eliminated of the one-year time limit on Vocational Rehabilitation Services
For more information on the Department's plans, priorities and results achieved, see the "Results: what we achieved" section of this report.