Massachusetts Executive Office of Veterans' Services

The Massachusetts Executive Office of Veterans Services is a Commonwealth of Massachusetts organization whose focus is the protection of veterans and their families through support systems and emergency financial assistance.

[1] As an executive agency, the office is managed by a secretary who is appointed by the governor.

[3] In 2022, the Massachusetts state legislature passed a bill establishing EOVS as a cabinet level service in the executive government of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

[4] The current secretary is Jon Santiago, who was appointed by Governor Maura Healey on March 1, 2023.

[5] Among the secretary's many duties is the appointment of the superintendents of the state's two veteran homes.