Of the more than 44,000 people in the United States who died by suicide in 2020, 6,146 were veterans. And on a single night in January of this year, there were 33,136 veterans experiencing homelessness.
Donald M. Remy was nominated by President Biden and sworn into his position in July of last year. During this time, Veterans Affairs has been attempting to implement a new electronic health record system for patients, but the process has had some setbacks.