Is unemployment among veterans a serious issue? Most veterans transition successfully into civilian jobs / G.I. Jobs ; Undervalued and underemployed / Andrew Tilghman ; Veterans receive preference in hiring for federal jobs / Barbara A. Adams ; The Federal government does not hire enough veterans / Kent A. Eiler ; A job corps is needed to put veterans back to work / Bill Nelson ; Metrics are needed to determine if existing jobs programs for veterans are working / Tom Coburn ; More employers are finding that veterans make good employees / Carl M. Cannon -- How can suicide among veterans be prevented? The Department of Veteran Affairs is making progress in suicide prevention / Cheryl Pellerin ; A veteran's death, the nation's shame / Nichlas D. Kristof ; Military and veteran suicides rise despite aggressive prevention efforts / David Wood ; Multiple deployments contribute to suicide among veterans / Ed Pilkington ; Addressing substance abuse issues will reduce veteran suicide rates / Dave Larsen ; Black women key to easing military suicides? / Stephanie Czekalinski ; Big idea : help stressed vets with Sim Coaches / Adam Piore -- Dores the Department of Veterans Affairs effectively help veterans? VA is broken : death, medical mistreatment, claims backlogs and neglect at Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics / Jamie Reno ; Veterans are satisfied with VA hospitals / Robert Petzel ; Hospital delays are killing America's war veterans / Scott Bronstein, Nelli Black, and Drew Griffin ; Vet determined to share "good news" about VA hospital / E.J. Montini ; The VA covered up long waits for hospital admittance / David Zucchino, Cindy Carcamo, and Alan Zarembo ; The VA is investigating allegations of a cover-up / Eric K. Shinseki How effective are the government's education programs for veterans. More veterans taking advantage of post-9/11 GI Bill / Lauren Kirkwood ; Poor administration of the post-9/11 GI Bill leaves veterans strapped for cash / Tyler Bradley ; Residency requirements leave veterans in some states with high tuition bills / Peter Galuszka ; Many veterans prefer to attend for-profit and community colleges / Michael Sewall ; For-profit colleges are taking advantage of veterans / Adam Weinstein.