United States Department of Veterans Affairs

The Department of Veterans Affairs Policy on Links: The Department of Veterans Affairs is committed to providing quality information and service to our veterans and to other patrons of our Internet website(s). We are required to honor the rules that govern all of our Internet activities; those activities include posting links to specific types of information as required by law and posting other links on VA web pages that are deemed appropriate because they serve the mission of VA and are relevant and useful to VA's website visitors.

The required links that must appear on this page are posted below and provide information about the topics shown on the link labels. Please click on the links to access the information pertaining to that topic.

Disclaimer - pertains to references on VA's web site to any specific commercial products, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, and that those reference do not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government.

Warning Notice - notice regarding the intended use of a VA website and its authorized use.

Privacy Policy - pertains to VA's commitment to protecting the privacy of all website visitors and addresses specific privacy protections afforded by VA.

Section 508 Accessibility - pertains to the requirement to make online information and services fully available to individuals with disabilities.

Security Protocols to Protect Information* - pertains to providing a secure environment for the exchange of information between the Agency and veterans and other website patrons.

Information Quality - pertains to the requirement that information provided by VA on the Internet should be complete and accurate to the maximum extent possible.

Digital Rights, Copyright, Trademark, and Patent Laws* - pertains to using copyrighted, patented and trademarked information.

Policy on Links to Other Information* - pertains to links to non-VA websites for information.

Freedom�of�Information�Act - also known as FOIA. The FOIA provides that any person has a right of access to Federal agency records, except to the extent that such records are protected from release by a FOIA exemption or a special law enforcement record exclusion. All information about FOIA and how to obtain information using FOIA can be obtained by clicking on this link.

Web Content Inventory and Publication Schedule - this link goes to VA's inventory of information that is published on its websites, its publication schedule, and its priorities.

Equal Employment Opportunity Data Posted Pursuant to the No Fear Act - also known as the No Fear Act, which requires all federal agencies to post summary statistical data pertaining to complaints of employment discrimination filed against it by employees, former employees and applicants for employment. The posting of equal employment opportunity (EEO) data on agency public web sites is intended to assist Congress, Federal agencies and the public to assess whether and the extent to which agencies are living up to their EEO responsibilities.

Regulatory Flexibility Act (Small Business) - Per Executive Order 13272 the Department of Veterans Affairs will give proper consideration to the impact of its rulemaking activities on small entities.

VA’s Significant Guidance Documents - Review VA’s "Significant Guidance Documents."

www.regulations.gov* - Portal for federal rulemaking allowing the public to find, review, and submit comments on federal documents that are open for comment and published in the Federal Register.

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