McDonald Pans Proposed VA Governance Board, Says That’s Congress' Job Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald told lawmakers on Wednesday that VA does not need a governance board because that is...
VA Secretary Warns More Vets May Get Stuck Appealing Claims VA Secretary Robert McDonald submitted a plea: Urge Congress to enact a plan to modernize the "archaic" appeals process .
Senators: Use Private Sector Tech Firms to Fix VA Nine senators say IT problems and long patient wait times can be fixed for free with the help of the private sector.
Congress to Press VA on Claims Appeals Process Congress will meet with Veterans Affairs Department officials for answers on how the agency is handling appeals filed by...
VA to Expand Coverage for Vets Exposed to Polluted Water at Lejeune The Veterans Affairs Department announced plans to expand disability benefits for vets exposed to contaminated water at...
VA Disability Claims Backlog Grows Despite Paperless Fix The VA's new electronic system for processing disability claims has faced initial problems in reducing backlogs.
VSOs Working Vet Claims Through Shutdown The country's largest veterans' service organizations are not only continuing to help veterans with disability claims...
Audit: VA Left 100K Veterans Waiting for Care The VA has reached out to 50,000 veterans to get them out of a waiting line for health care and into a VA facility.
New Director: VA Facing Over 100 Investigations VA Secretary Bob McDonald said more than 100 investigations are being carried out at VA facilities across the country.
VA Union Issues, Not Claims Backlog, Dominate Debate at Hearing The debate at a House hearing last week concerned union business on official time at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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...