'Replete with Misconduct': Internal VA Investigation Finds Inappropriate Sexual Conduct in VA's Anti-Harassment Office The 125-page investigative report was released by the VA ahead of a House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing about the...
Native American, Alaska Native Veterans Saved $2.5 Million in Medical Costs Under New VA Waiver Program The exemption covers copays for VA medical appointments, urgent care visits and prescriptions.
Unequal Treatment of Black, Minority Veterans Triggers New VA Plan to Weed Out Disparities The move aligns with the White House's effort to ensure that all eligible Americans have access to federal services and...
VA Plan to Issue Urns, Memorial Plaques Sparks Concerns Veterans Will Be Barred from Burial with Spouses The National Funeral Directors Association and the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as others, recently...
VA Plans to Expand Agent Orange Disability Benefits to Cover Exposure in a Dozen New States In a proposed rule in the Federal Register, the VA said it will now grant presumptive status to veterans with Agent Orange...
Survey: More than Half of US Veterans Who Own Guns Store Them Unsafely A new survey published in the Journal of Affective Disorders finds that, although the number of veterans storing firearms...
More than 46,000 Homeless Veterans Placed in Housing in 2023, Setting a Record for VA The number of veterans who are considered homeless saw an uptick in 2023 but has fallen by 4% overall since 2020.
VA Set to Expand Fertility Treatment to Single Veterans and Same-Sex Couples Following Defense Department Shift As a result of legal negotiations in an ongoing lawsuit against the departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense, more...
It's One of the VA's Biggest Expansions of Benefits in History. Some Veterans Missed Out. The PACT Act, which was meant to help veterans receive care and benefits after being exposed to toxins and burn pits while...
Pandemic-Related Backlog of 600,000 Veterans Records Requests Finally Cleared Officials were able to eliminate the backlog through a mix of updating technology, adding staff and contractors, and working...
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...
