{"id":64235,"date":"2018-03-20T07:51:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-20T07:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/03\/20\/advocates-push-for-fourth-va-under-secretary-to-focus-on-economic-opportunity\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T12:20:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T12:20:53","slug":"advocates-push-for-fourth-va-under-secretary-to-focus-on-economic-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2018\/03\/20\/advocates-push-for-fourth-va-under-secretary-to-focus-on-economic-opportunity\/","title":{"rendered":"Advocates call for new VA office focusing on transition issues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Advocates are pushing for a new senior administrator focused on economic opportunity at the Department of Veterans Affairs, arguing the current bureaucratic setup doesn\u2019t do enough to highlight those <a href=\"https:\/\/rebootcamp.militarytimes.com\/news\/employment\/2018\/03\/09\/employment-for-post-911-vets-at-record-levels-again\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">critical transition and employment issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new office \u2014 the Veterans Economic Opportunity Administration \u2014 would be headed by an under secretary reporting directly to the VA Secretary, under a proposal to be outlined by Student Veterans of America and the American Enterprise Institute later today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new division would oversee issues such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2017\/11\/07\/va-secretary-wants-full-review-of-veterans-benefits-programs\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">housing loans, education assistance and employment programs<\/a>. SVA officials said those topics are core to VA\u2019s mission, but are currently buried within the larger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2018\/02\/22\/trump-nominates-new-top-benefits-official-for-va\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Veterans Benefits Administration<\/a> instead of being highlighted on their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOne of VA\u2019s core missions is giving veterans the best resources possible for their transition and opportunities after the military,\u201d said Will Hubbard, vice president for government affairs at SVA. \u201cAt present, those programs are essentially withering.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VA currently has three under secretaries who report directly to the department\u2019s top official: one in charge of benefits, one in charge of health issues, and one in charge of cemetery and memorial issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/03\/12\/bill-would-allow-military-tuition-assistance-to-be-used-for-training-outside-colleges-universities\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tamoneyC.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Bill would allow military tuition assistance to be used for training outside colleges, universities<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The plan, backed by Republicans and Democrats in Congress, would allow more flexibility with the military education funding.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The health under secretary post has been filled by acting officials since David Shulkin left the job to assume the VA Secretary position. The benefits under secretary has been open even longer, for nearly 29 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In December, VA Deputy Under Secretary for Economic Opportunity Curt Coy retired from that job after more than six years overseeing those issues. The new proposal would lift his old post to a fourth major priority for VA, while capping the staffing at the agency to near current levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hubbard said that move would keep costs of the change minimal while still elevating the programs and issues to a higher profile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is about flattening the bureaucracy and cutting red tape,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aei.org\/publication\/economic-opportunity-transition-assistance-and-the-21st-century-veteran-the-case-for-a-fourth-va-administration\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">In a report released this morning<\/a>, Rebecca Burgess \u2014 head of AEI\u2019s Program on American Citizenship \u2014 said the move to create a new undersecretary position would fit well with recent White House initiatives to work on improving veterans\u2019 transitions and mental health care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBy placing only these programs under the purview of a designated senior-level leader, VA would officially recognize and provide accountability for the legitimate role that economic opportunity plays in the whole-health model commitment of care it has made to veterans,\u201d she stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhile mental health resources for veterans are essential, they represent only one element of a whole-health model of care \u2026 Naturally clustered around education benefits, economic opportunity programs signal post-service personal growth and economic and social wellness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hubbard said lawmakers have been open to the idea so far, but he hopes the new focused push on the issue will gain even more support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen we talk to them about the idea, they see the value in this idea,\u201d he said. \u201cThey immediately get 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