GAO Report Shows VA’s Shortcomings in Dealing with the Rising Number of Homeless Women Veterans

Washington, D.C.) – January 25, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released today showed that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has had difficulty in planning for and meeting the unique needs of a growing number of homeless women veterans. The study, which was requested by U.S. Senator Patty Murray, Chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs’ Committee, is one of the first of its kind to examine the troubling rise in homelessness among women who have served.