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Veterans Affairs to Offer ‘Green’ Burials as Part of Pilot Program at National Cemeteries

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National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced Tuesday it would offer a pilot program for green burial sections at three national cemeteries. 

The agency said the program provides veterans with burial options that minimize environmental impact. The three national cemeteries participating are National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona in Phoenix, Arizona; Pikes Peak National Cemetery in Colorado Springs, Colorado; and Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, Florida.

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State Financial Officers Urge Treasury to Terminate Internal Revenue Service’s ‘Direct File’ Program

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A group of 21 state financial officers on Monday urged the Department of the Treasury to terminate the IRS’s Direct File pilot program, contending that its shortcomings were likely to lead to problems for filers, cause needless confusion, and result in lost state revenues.

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