VA Plans to Cut 10,000 Jobs This Year on Medical Side of the House Most of the positions will be reduced as a result of attrition or not filling vacancies, according to the department.
Watchdog Warnings of VA Employees with Criminal Backgrounds Prompt Key Senator to Push for Fixes Following years of watchdog reports revealing shortfalls in background checks for Department of Veterans Affairs employees...
VA's Proposed 2025 Budget Includes Increases for Construction, Caregivers and More The proposal, part of President Joe Biden's $7.3 trillion budget package, could result in the largest VA budget to date if...
New Pentagon Policy Expands In Vitro Fertilization Options for Severely Ill or Injured Troops Active-duty service members whose infertility was caused by a significant military-related injury or illness no longer have...
Electronic Health Record System Unveiled at VA and Pentagon's Largest Shared Health Care Facility The rollout marks the first since the VA paused its adoption of the Oracle Cerner system after issues arose with...
VA Secretary Intervenes After Top Officer Orders Iconic World War II Kiss Photo Removed for Being 'Non-Consensual' The VA's head health operations officer sent a memo to regional health directors in February saying the photo depicted non...
Court Rules that Veterans' Caregivers Can Appeal VA Eligibility Decisions A federal appellate court said the VA must allow participants in the VA Family Caregiver Program to take their cases to a...
Veterans' Gun Rights Amendment Included in Compromise Must-Pass VA Spending Bill The provision -- a win for Republicans on Capitol Hill -- was included in a bipartisan compromise deal between the House and...
VA Set to Make Its Abortion Policy Official on Monday, Despite Opposition from Republicans in Congress The Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday will finalize its policy of providing abortions to veterans and other...
Service Members and Vets Belonging to Racial Minority Groups Face Disproportionately High Suicide Rates The military and veterans' communities have spent years trying to combat suicide rates much higher than the national average...
Nominee for Pentagon Personnel Chief Grilled Over Comments Calling for Purge of Generals Anthony Tata, whose past Islamaphobic and conspiratorial statements doomed his nomination for a top Pentagon job in the first...
VA Secretary Defends Staffing Cuts, Contract Cancellations in Heated Senate Hearing Lawmakers say the Department of Veterans Affairs has not provided answers for requests for information, while the VA...
Hegseth Works Hard to Portray Himself as a Man of the Troops. They Might Not Be Buying It. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host and National Guardsman, has attempted to reframe the role of the...
Army's M10 Booker Gets Nixed Leaving Question Mark for Future Infantry's Firepower The Army is canning the short-lived M10 Booker, an armored fighting vehicle, amid concerns over its deployability and...
Trump's Plan to 'Save' Michigan Base with New Fighter Jet Squadron Not a Done Deal The lack of environmental analysis, funding and other roll-out details stems from the unusual situation of Trump making the...
