“U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill is calling for answers after learning that the federal government operates both Vets.gov and Veterans.gov, which can cause confusion for veterans trying to access services offered by the two sites. Vets.gov-run by the Department of Veterans Affairs-is meant to be a comprehensive portal for veterans to access services such as healthcare, education, and employment benefits. Veterans.gov-run by the Department of Labor-focuses just on employment benefits and business support.”
“In a letter to the Secretary of Labor and the Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs, McCaskill called for answers on what the agencies could do to share information between the websites and combine them into one site. ‘Despite Vets.gov ‘s purported goal of providing a single portal through which veterans can access all of their benefits, the website fails to alleviate the possible confusion generated by the existence of Veterans.gov,’ McCaskill wrote.”
“McCaskill requested details from the agencies by May 18th on the steps they will take…” Read the full press release here.
Source: Veterans.gov or Vets.gov? McCaskill Calls for Answers on Government Websites that Cause Confusion for Veterans Trying to Access Benefits – By Claire McCaskill, April 18, 2018. Public.
