VA, DoD Electronic Health Records Still Aren't Compatible, and Lawmakers Are Angry Shanahan was grilled by lawmakers on the lengthy and costly effort to develop compatible electronic records systems.
Hours After 7th Vet Suicide at VA, Officials Repeat Plea for Public to Help The veterans suicide scourge is not just about mental health, VA officials say.
Lawmakers to Grill VA for Answers on Suicide 'Epidemic' The House was to begin a series of hearings Monday to find answers to the veterans' suicide crisis.
Telehealth Video Technology Is Helping the VA Reach More Vets For the first time ever, the VA surpassed more than one million annual video telehealth patient visits last fiscal year.
VA Won't Ramp Up Security After Rash of Suicides on Premises. Here's Why. The VA's top suicide-prevention official said that added security could make matters worse in the effort to curb veteran...
VA Looks to Create Artificial Organs, Even Bones, With 3D Printing VA has launched an aggressive campaign to put 3D printers in many of its medical centers.
House Unanimously Passes Bill to Improve Burn Pit Registry If approved, the legislation would allow family members to report the death of a veteran listed in the registry.
After Court Mandate, VA Is Increasing Contracts With Vet-Owned Businesses The VA is making changes after a 2016 Supreme Court ruling.
After 10 Months, VA Has a Deputy Secretary Nominee The acting deputy secretary at the Department of Veterans Affairs has been nominated to fill the position permanently,
VA Struggles to Curb 'Parking Lot' Suicides at Its Own Facilities The VA's top health official urged Americans to put the VA crisis line on speed-dial in the effort to curb veteran suicides.
Trump Wants a Department of War. A House GOP Amendment Would Give Him One. Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., has filed an amendment to the annual defense policy bill that would formally change the name of the...
F-35 Pilot Was on Phone for Nearly an Hour with Engineers Before Ejection and Fiery Crash The 39-page crash report, released this week, detailed the circumstances of the fiery crash, which completely destroyed the F...
All Services Now Issue Form DD214-1 to Departing Reservists The military's reserve components now issue departing reservists a new record that summarizes their periods of active and...
Veteran Stole $244K in Disability, Then Faked Drowning Death in Maine, Feds Say Gregory P. Heimann Jr. will be returned to Maine, where he will face a charge of making false statements to the government.
US Deportation Flights Hit Record Highs as Carriers Try to Hide the Planes, Advocates Say Immigration advocates gather like clockwork outside Seattle's King County International Airport to witness deportation...
![Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., questions witnesses during a House Committee on Veterans' Affairs hearing on "Scheduling Manipulation and Veteran Deaths in Phoenix: Examination of the OIG's Final Report" on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2018-11/phil_roe_1800.png.jpg?itok=ygncsDa0 "Rep. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., questions witnesses during a House Committee on Veterans' Affairs hearing on "Scheduling Manipulation and Veteran Deaths in Phoenix: Examination of the OIG's Final Report" on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)")
![Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie fired VA deputy secretary James Byrne due to "loss of confidence," just months after the Senate overwhelmingly confirmed Byrne to the job.](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2019-04/james-byrne-1800.jpg?itok=yZdO4hSM "Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie fired VA deputy secretary James Byrne due to "loss of confidence," just months after the Senate overwhelmingly confirmed Byrne to the job.")
