5 Things to Start Your Week Here are five news stories and events to start your week, from the editors at Military.com:
VA Silent on Exec Bonuses for Manipulated Data A year after testifying that some executives received bonuses by manipulating appointment data for veterans needing mental...
VA Mum on Bill That Offered Shutdown Protection The VA still cannot say if it backs legislation that would provide the agency full funding a year in advance.
DoD, VA Back UN Disability Treaty Chuck Hagel and Eric Shinseki said a UN treaty to improve services and accessibility to the disabled is good for disabled...
VA Hospital Backs Down After $525 Fine Over Soda The VA hospital that slapped a $525 fine on a man after he refilled his 89-cent drink without paying has backed down...
House Would Give Shinseki Increased Firing Power Representatives are set to vote on a bill to give the VA Secretary more power to fire employees, including members of the...
VA Candidates Cover a Wide Spectrum Career military members and vets-turned-politicians are popular picks to head the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Lawmakers Question VA Data Showing Progress Lawmakers expressed doubts that the Department of Veterans Affairs can restore faith in its health care system.
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...
