Congress Moves to Reduce Loss of Guard Technicians Current law requires 20 percent of all military technicians be converted to federal civilian employees by Oct. 1, 2017.
House Votes Unanimously to Extend VA Choice Program for 6 Months The House on Friday revived and passed a bill to extend the Veterans Choice Program for six months.
Congress Seeks Out 'Wasteful' VA Spending Rep. Jeff Miller identified areas of "wasteful spending" by the VA during an online discussion hosted by Military.com.
Senator Says Congress Must Keep Empowering VA to Fire Bad Executives The new chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee says the new accountability law may need tweaking but discipline is...
House Passes Defense Bill, Defies Veto Threat from White House The U.S. House of Representatives passed a defense bill for 2016, but failed to garner enough votes to override an Obama veto...
House Panel Seeks to Increase Army Ranks by 45,000 Soldiers The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee has introduced a bill that would increase the U.S. Army by 45K soldiers.
Marine Fights for Afghan Interpreter to Gain Entry Into US From dangerous patrols in hostile territory to dinner time in the mess tent, Zia was always with his American brothers in...
VFW: Accountability is a Two-Way Street The VFW thinks the VA Secretary should have the authority to manage his people in a manner expected of all senior executives.
Trump Signs Bill to Speed Up VA Disability Appeals Process President Donald Trump signed Wednesday the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act.
Hold Lifted on Veterans COLA Bill Vote The "secret hold" put on a bill intended to provide a cost-of-living increase to 4 million veterans was removed Thursday.
Tennessee Man Shot Dead After Flipping Middle Finger at War Memorial Albert Sturgill Jr., 63, was confronted by a group while gesturing at the flag and monuments at Cumberland County Veterans...
Chicago Braces for Potential National Guard Deployment Amid Trump Threats Illinois politicians are sounding an alarm and bracing for possible National Guard deployments to Chicago amid President...
9/11 Air Defense Stories You Might Not Know As hijacked planes turned into weapons on September 11, 2001, inside a quiet Air National Guard facility in upstate New York...
Is Trump's Troop Buildup in US Cities a Declaration of War — or Something Else? As President Donald Trump goads Democratic-led cities, Americans are grappling with a fundamental question of American...
Navy Demotion Reversed for GOP Congressman Who Government Watchdog Found Abused Subordinates Jackson was quietly demoted to captain in 2022, three years after his retirement from the Navy, following an inspector...
