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VA officials say a needed computer system won't be ready until 2020.

The fiscal 2020 Department of Veterans Affairs budget would increase funding to $220 billion.

The VA is trying to confront the ongoing problem of harassment of female veterans at hospitals and clinics.

Veterans advocates have spent the past two weeks visiting lawmakers and testifying.

The Government Accountability Office took issue with VA health care delivery and contracting processes.

"VA continues to miss deadlines and not get it right," said Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash.

The executive order creates a proactive community to address suicide among former troops.

Wilkie said veterans who have earned the Purple Heart will be placed "at the front of the line when it comes to claims."

The VA needs to do better at checking the licenses and credentials of doctors and nurses, a government report said.

Secretary Robert Wilkie says the move is recognition for wounds borne in battle.