Yep - I heard this on NPR yesterday. 
SIEGEL: In the case of servicemen and women and their accounts, what does the VA say about this, David?
EVANS: Well, the VA told me that they've starting looking at the way they handle these accounts. It was kind of an odd position that I was in as a journalist to be explaining to the career civil servant at the VA how the program that he administers actually operates. He told me that he thought the people at Prudential were really good guys and that they don't make any money from the Alliance account. I had to explain to him that they did. And I was explaining to him that they make the difference between the half percent that are paid out to folks like Cindy and the 4 or 5 percent that they're making in their investment account.
SIEGEL: But he did understand that the money remained with Prudential until the survivor made some affirmative step to claim it and get it away from them.
EVANS: He did not understand that until I explained it to him.
SIEGEL: He did not understand that.
EVANS: No.
SIEGEL: And did he understand that the money was not insured by the FDIC when it — well, wherever it was at that point?
EVANS: He was somewhat confused.
SIEGEL: And he administered this program?
EVANS: Yes.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...ryId=128825065
Our tax dollars at work...but for whom. 
Richard's $.02 
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