WARRIOR CARE IN THE 21 ST CENTURY DAY 2 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

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1 WARRIOR CARE IN THE 21 ST CENTURY DAY 2 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

2 VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION Deputy Under Secretary for Economic Opportunity Warrior Care in 21 st Century- Reintegration October 22, 2015

3 Helping Office Veterans of Economic Attain Opportunity Personal and Economic Success Education GI Bill Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Home Loan Guaranty Program Transition, Employment and Economic Impact Strategic Goal #1: Promote employment opportunities for Veterans Strategic Goal #2: Enhance opportunities for Veterans to obtain knowledge and skills Strategic Goal #3: Provide opportunities for Veterans to obtain, retain and adapt a home Strategic Goal #4: Enable effective transition for Servicemembers

4 VA Benefits Key to Reintegration EDUCATION Provided est. $12.3B to over 1M beneficiaries in FY15 4M claims processed in FY15 Post-9/11 GI Bill paid nearly $56B to 1.5M students and schools since inception COMPENSATION Paid est. $70.5B to nearly 4.5M Veterans in FY15 Completed record-breaking nearly 1.4M claims in FY15 3.1M non-rating end products completed in FY15 15% higher than FY14 PENSION & FIDUCIARY Paid est. $5.5B in Pension benefits to over 500K Veterans & survivors in FY15 Paid est. $6.3B in DIC to an estimated 386K survivors in FY15 Over 183K Fiduciary beneficiaries on the rolls in FY15 10K more than FY14 LIFE INSURANCE Insured 6.4M beneficiaries in FY15 11 th largest Insurance program in U.S. Provides over $1.3T in coverage under 10 lines of protection Paying insurance death claims in avg. of 3.6 days at 99.2% accuracy in FY15 VBA 22K employees VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION & EMPLOYMENT Nearly 100K Veterans received about $1.2B in VR&E benefits in FY15 Already more than 9K Veterans have rehabilitated into employment HOME LOAN GUARANTY Over 2.4M active home loans in VA;s portfolio Guaranteed 631K loans FY15 (44% more than FY14) totaling $153B Lowest foreclosure rate for 25 of 28 quarters TRANSITION & EMPLOYMENT Held 55K TAP events reaching 520K Servicemembers & families Veterans Employment Center hired 365K+ Veterans; employers committed to hire 668K+ in FY15 Social Media/Outreach Over 5M registered ebenefits users 422K Facebook likes; 61K Twitter followers to date 50K outreach hours and over 2.15M encounters with Veterans and their family

5 Education GI Bill Purpose VA s Education programs provide educational resources to supplement opportunities missed because of military service. $56 Billion spent In past 5 years. 1.5 Million beneficiaries Veteran Tools on GI Bill Website Provides interest and aptitude assessment Launched February 4, 2014 As of Oct., 2013, 1.2M page hits Helps make informed decisions on how to use education benefits Allows Veterans, SMs and beneficiaries to apply for benefit online. Provides personalized counseling to Veterans and SMs. Online source for veteran job seekers Offers a military skills translator Offers training, vocational and education resources 1

6 Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program Objective & Scope VR&E provides career and vocational counseling to disabled Veterans and wounded warriors. 17% participant growth since FY 13. These services provide personalized counseling and support to help guide career paths and achieve educational and career goals. Participants 130, ,000 Participants Reintegration efforts 94 VetSuccess on Campuses VSOC 1,000 counselors at 56 Regional Offices, 105 outbased offices, & 71 military installations Telecounseling 90,

7 Home Loan Program Program Objective Empower Veterans with information and access to innovative products and service to obtain, retain and adapt a home. Market Share: % % Currently, 2.4M active loans on the books In FY15, over 900K online COE s 1,500 lenders participate Lowest foreclosure rate for 25 out of 28 quarters. 82% of loans with no down payment Over 1,800 Grants Approved; totaling over $96M 33K Grants Approved since inception totaling over $1B. More than 87 MOUs with tribes Over 970 loans made to Native Am. 18% of loans to Active Duty; 82% to Vets

8 Transition, Employment and TAP Key to Reintegration VA provides the mandatory VA Benefits I & II Briefings and the optional Career Technical Track Training (CTTT) for transitioning Servicemembers. Transition Assistance Program 5 Learning Hubs VECI Transition Policy Academies ALP Over 55K TAP events held in FY15, with nearly 520K attendees Almost 1,300 TAP classes outside the continental U.S., with over 23K attendees. VA is constructing a VA Benefits briefing tailored to the reserve component. Workshops being revised to offer apprenticeship, OJT and training information toward gainful employment. Public Private Partnerships

9 Veterans Employment Center (VEC) Over 18K validated job seeker profiles Over 11K registered employers Over 668K positions committed to hire. Over 365K Veterans hired. Over 1.2M visitors/mo A unified website offering job seekers and employers an online source to connect. Over 2.2 million private and public sector jobs and consolidated over a dozen sites. Contains a military skills translator to translate military occupational codes to civilian skill equivalents. What is the VEC?

10 Improving the Veteran experience The MyVA vision is to provide a seamless, unified Veteran Experience across the entire organization and throughout the country. Improving the employee experience so they can better serve Veterans Enhance strategic partnerships Culture of continuous improvement Improve Internal Support Services