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NewsObama targets veterans' claims backlog
President Obama is looking for help in reducing the large backlog of unresolved veteran claims. The president announced plans on Monday for employees with the VA's Veterans Benefits Administration to Read more...
SSA to use EMRs to speed disability claims
The Social Security Administration is planning to use electronic medical records to solve a vexing problem--cutting down on its backlog of applications for disability claims. Even before EMRs become Read more...
Online Patent Office project fails
The very beleaguered U.S. Patent and Trademark Office tried a web-based social networking project for two years, but at the end of the day, it failed to work and was shut down. The PTO's idea was to Read more...
| Press ReleasesTrading Technologies International, Inc.: The “America Invents Act” is Bad for the EconomyTT EVP Intellectual Property Speaks Out on H.R. 1249 CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Steven F. Borsand, Executive Vice President Intellectual Property for Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), Read more >> General Dynamics Reports Solid Performance in Second Quarter 2010- Earnings from continuing operations increase by 4.8 percent to $651 millionFALLS CHURCH, Va., July 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) today reported second-quarter 2010 Read more >> VA Makes Filing Claims Easier and Faster for VeteransSimpler Forms and New Program Reduce Paperwork and Speed Process WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- As part of Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki’s effort to break the back of the backlog, the Read more >> |
