VA Gives Veterans Another Chance to Serve The Department of Veterans Affairs' commitment to hiring veterans means that veterans are serving veterans, spouses and their...
Veteran Who Allegedly Strangled Fellow Patient at Florida VA Hospital Charged with Murder Christopher Schweikart, a patient at the facility, has been charged in the death of another patient, according to court...
Veteran Toxic Exposure Fund Overhaul Proposal Ignites Fierce Debate over PACT Act Benefits VA officials testified during a hearing on Capitol Hill that they oppose the GOP's proposal, called the Toxic Exposure Fund...
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...
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...
