Trump Firings of Inspectors General Violated Federal Law, Pentagon and VA Watchdogs Say in New Lawsuit The IGs allege that Trump failed to notify Congress about the firings at least 30 days before they occurred and did not...
What's in Store for VA Disability Benefits with New Office of Management and Budget Chief? New OMB Director Russell Vought has contributed to two conservative playbooks that advocate for the revamping of veterans'...
Veterans Affairs Deems More Than 130 Occupations Ineligible for Trump's Deferred Resignation Plan Nurses had been among those who received the original offer, but their unions had discouraged them from accepting, saying an...
Canceled Appointments, Unexplained Mixups – Veterans Facing Challenges Getting VA Mental Health Care Veterans say they often can't get individual therapy appointments to accompany psychiatric medical care, and when they do...
Toxic Exposure Screenings: Vets Report Spotty Follow-Up on Questionnaire Meant to Boost Health Care and Benefits Rolled out with great fanfare in November 2022, toxic exposure screenings for all VA patients were mandated by the PACT Act...
The VA's 2023 Hiring Spree: A Lot of Psychiatrists To handle an influx of new patients, the VA's Veterans Health Administration hired nearly 62,000 new employees in 2023.
Millions of Vets Got Health Care and Benefits Under the PACT Act. Thousands Left Out Want the Same Chance. Legislation passed in 2022 expanded benefits for former troops sickened by burn pits, Agent Orange and contaminated water at...
From Hormones to Horses: How Veterans Are Finally Getting Help for Brain Injuries Premature deaths are not inevitable, and treatment is getting better for service members and veterans with the signature...
Young and Dying: Veterans Are Getting Brain Cancer and Struggling to Get Benefits A joint investigation by Military.com and Public Health Watch found that glioblastoma, while rare, has struck hundreds of...
Blast Pressure Injuries May Affect More Than the Brain of Troops, New Data Shows Data from a live-fire mortar exercise by U.S. Army troops indicates that simply standing near mortars can significantly...
Navy Orders Forcewide Housing Inspections After Secretary 'Appalled' by Guam Barracks Conditions Navy Secretary Phelan visited Guam earlier this month and was "appalled" after seeing the conditions of an Air Force barracks...
Air Force Wants Private Company to Take Over its On-Base Hotels The Department of the Air Force, which includes the Space Force, will start accepting requests for proposals this summer...
2 Elite Marine Corps Pilots Reveal What It's Like to Fly a F-35B Fighter Jet In his role as a pilot with the Marine Corps air demonstration team, Maj. Craig Norris flew the F-35B Lightning II at...
Ken Burns Reveals Why He Chose to Tell the Story of 'The American Revolution' Legendary documentary filmmaker Ken Burns once called the Civil War "the most important event in American history," because...
Veterans’ Protests Planned for D-Day Latest in Nearly 250 Years of Fighting for Their Benefits Veterans were not always politically popular, nor were they treated well by the federal government.
