A Decade After Scandal, VA Health Care May Be at Another Crossroads The VA has requested $369.3 billion for its fiscal 2025 budget, a proposal that includes nearly $150 billion for health care...
Retirees, VA Disability Recipients to Get Biggest Pay Raise Since 2012 Military retirees and those who receive disability checks will see a 2 percent pay raise in their monthly paychecks in 2018.
VA Sued After Vet Died While Waiting for Heart Surgery George Walker died in 2016 while on a surgical wait list for a new heart valve at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System.
VA Nominee Wilkie Pledges No 'Privatization' of Vets Health Care At his confirmation hearing, Robert Wilkie also rejected allegations that he supported "racially divisive" issues.
VA Surge Operations Resulted in Increased Appointments and Reduced Wait Times, Department Says The efforts, known as "Access Sprints," also opened up VA appointments for those waiting for care in the community.
Lawsuit Alleging Racial Bias in VA Benefits Decisions Allowed to Move Forward by Federal Judge The lawsuit at issue was filed by a Vietnam veteran who alleges that the VA spent decades improperly denying his claims for...
Trump: Senators Who Voted Against New VA Secretary Plan to Run in 2020 President Donald Trump said the "No" votes against Robert Wilkie were cast by lawmakers who want his job.
Wilkie Sworn In to Head a VA Suffering from Infighting and Low Morale New VA Secretary Robert Wilkie will take over a department riddled by low morale and political infighting.
Camp Lejeune Water Contamination: VA Benefits for Veterans and Families Since 2012, the VA has provided disability compensation to service members and health benefits to both service members and...
The VA’s Top 10 Tips for Veteran Job Seekers Whether you are transitioning out of the military or are already a veteran, here are the VA's tips that can help you with...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
