Lawmakers Noncommittal on Military Retirement and Health Care Changes President Obama and members of Congress on Thursday were quick to praise the Military Compensation and Retirement Commission...
Lawmaker Hits DoD Over Failure to Merge Defense, VA Records Systems Rep. Tammy Duckworth heaped much of the blame for VA and DoD not having an interoperable records system on Pentagon "turf"...
Bill Expanding Vets' Access to Mental Health Care Is Resurrected A bill that would give veterans access to mental health care despite a less-than-honorable discharge is back in Congress.
Vets Air Grievances to Acting Director of Flagship VA Medical Center Retired Army Col. Lawrence Connell heard from veterans on the problems -- and promise -- of VA health care in Washington.
VA Wait Times As Good or Better Than Private Sector: Report A study commissioned by the American Legion says VA health care is as good or better than the private sector.
Senate Passes 'Emergency' VA Reform Bill The Senate passed legislation to end the wait times vets are experiencing for health care by letting many go outside the VA.
VA Seeks to Reallocate Choice Act Funds in $169B Budget Proposal The Veterans Affairs Department would be funded to nearly $169 billion next year under the budget proposed by the White House...
Senate Backs Letting VA Doctors Recommend Medical Marijuana to Vets Legislation passed Tuesday by the Senate includes a provision that would allow VA doctors to recommend medical marijuana to...
Trump, Clinton Veer from Veterans Issues During Vets Forum Trump and Clinton veered from vets issues into national-security matters during the first forum in which they shared a stage.
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.
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...