VA MISSION Act Fails to Address the Importance of Improving Mental Health Services Timely and effective care matters when veterans are requesting assistance with their mental health concerns.
5 Years After Nationwide Scandal, VA Still Struggles to Track Wait Times The department says a new system due in 2021 will solve many of its issues.
Bill to Increase Adaptive Housing Grants for Wounded Vets Passes House The measure would expand grants to renovate houses and broaden Fry Scholarship eligibility.
Vets Wrongly Charged a VA Home Loan Funding Fee Will Get Their Money Back The Department of Veterans Affairs is sending letters to veterans who erroneously were charged a fee for their home loans.
Group Sues over Delay in Processing Benefit Claims for Blue Water Navy Vets The organization is asking a federal judge to rescind a stay on claims processing.
New Military Suicide Report May Revive Debate Over Gun Restrictions A new DoD report shows that military personnel consistently use their own personal weapons when ending their lives.
Report: VA Abandoned More Than 200,000 Incomplete Vets' Health Care Applications A VA employee, Scott Davis, said the VA Health Eligibility Center in Atlanta continues to struggle.
Bills Would Expand VA House Renovation Program for Disabled Veterans Proposed legislation would give seriously injured or ill veterans housing flexibility.
Defense Department, VA Gear Up to Host Suicide Prevention Conference The biennial suicide prevention conference will be held Aug. 26-29 in Nashville.
VA's Suicide Prevention Director Is Leaving Post Keita Franklin, who once headed the Defense Department’s suicide prevention office, is departing the VA.
Marine Recruiter Who Wrote ‘Memoir’ About Teenage Recruit Sentenced to Prison Nearly a year after then-Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Champagne self-published a memoir about his inappropriate relationship with...
Five Chinese Nationals Charged with Covering Up Midnight Visit to Michigan Military Site U.S. authorities charged five Chinese nationals with lying and trying to cover their tracks, more than a year after they were...
Air Force Has a Problem Recruiting for Special Warfare Jobs, New Report Finds The Rand Corp. released a study detailing the issues the Air Force has faced in getting recruits to join Special Warfare...
1,000 Active-Duty Soldiers Called Up to Assist with Hurricane Helene Response The 1,000 troops, an Infantry Battalion Task Force formed from the XVIII Airborne Corps, are from the 82nd Airborne Division...
Army Testing Robot Dogs Armed with Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Rifles in Middle East The Army was testing at least one armed quadrupedal unmanned ground vehicle at an installation in Saudi Arabia.