Author Archive

Alex Nicholson

Alex Nicholson
Alexander Nicholson is legislative director for Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans of America
Ideas

Improve the VA by Keeping It Simple

Cultural change at the VA has to go beyond the necessary initial focus on ethics and values. It needs to penetrate the bureaucracy. By Alex Nicholson

Ideas

The Future of VA Reform Can Be Found in Everything This Week’s Bill Left Out

It’s important to note what the VA reform bill doesn’t accomplish as a blueprint for Congressional action after the August recess. By Alex Nicholson

Policy

Budget Cuts Are Sending the Wrong Message to Veterans

President Obama will surely thank the troops during his State of the Union speech, but will Washington stop balancing the budget on the backs of veterans? By Alex Nicholson

Policy

Why Congress Should Fully Fund the VA in Advance

Congress is about to fail America’s veterans if they don’t tackle these bills this year, and fund the full VA in advance. By Alexander Nicholson

Policy

U.S. Has Already Defaulted – On Its Promise to the Troops

Congress and the White House continue to argue over the debt ceiling, but they’ve already defaulted on their obligations to the military. By Alexander Nicholson

Business

Time to Treat the VA's Problems as DOD's Problems

The VA's letdowns are now the Defense Department's problem, too. It’s time VA readiness were on par with DOD readiness. By Alexander Nicholson