McCain-Sanders' VA Bill Slammed as Pro-Union A former New York lieutenant governor says just-passed Senate legislation intended to eliminate long patient wait times at VA...
Rep Wants VA Research Data on Gulf War Illness Rep. Mike Coffman of Colorado told the acting VA under secretary for health that he wants Congress to have VA’s research data...
POGO Ignores Deadline to Report VA Whistleblowers A whistleblower group that refused to comply with a Veterans Affairs Department subpoena for patient wait-times documents...
Panel Will Help Pick Next VA Health Chief A panel of healthcare and veterans experts has been formed to help selected the next VA Under Secretary for Health.
80 Percent of VA Execs got Bonuses in 2013 The Department of Veterans Affairs paid bonuses to 80 percent of its senior executive service managers in 2013.
US Special Counsel: VA Dismissed Whistleblowers The Office of Special Counsel says the VA routinely dismissed whistleblower allegations of sloppy care that endangered...
Lawmakers Question VA Data Showing Progress Lawmakers expressed doubts that the Department of Veterans Affairs can restore faith in its health care system.
Lawmaker Doubts VA's $17 Billion Budget Request A key House lawmaker says he is too distrustful of Department of Veterans Affairs' figures to quickly agree to increase its...
Senate and House Bicker over VA Funding Bill GOP and Democrat members of two committees came out offering competing proposals aimed at reaching compromise legislation.
VA Undecided on Legal Action Against POGO The VA has not decided whether to go after a whistleblower group for not giving up information on alleged fraud and abuse.
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...
