Amid Pandemic Pressures, Major Organizations Commit Support for Military Caregivers In the past month, two major organizations have pledged millions to provide support and services to veteran caregivers.
VA Rolls Out Virtual Assistant Tool for VR&E Users The new tool allows veterans in the Veteran Readiness and Employment program to ask questions, submit documents and more, all...
Better-Fitting Prosthetics for Female Veterans Funded in $241 Billion VA Proposal The $241 billion proposal includes provisions supporting toxic exposure research and protects a historic medical facility.
Severely Disabled Veterans Will Soon Be Eligible for Bigger Adaptive Housing Grants A bill that raises the amount of funding awarded to veterans who need adaptive housing is headed to President Trump.
Granting VA Disability Claims by Remote Questionnaire Led to Fraud, Report Shows A new VA inspector general report released finds that use of questionnaires administered remotely increased bad rulings.
After One Month, Newly Eligible Veterans Still Having Problems with Base Access The VA and DoD are trying hard to make it work, but problems continue.
Does VA Care Improve Disabled Veterans' Health? More Research Needed, GAO Finds The VA keeps "limited" research on how its care helps veterans with service-connected conditions recover.
Senate Votes to Approve VA Fertility Treatments A measure approved by the Senate will allow veterans with reproductive injuries to receive fertility treatments through the...
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...
