Obama Signs Suicide Prevention Bill Named for Marine Veteran President Obama on Thursday signed into law the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act.
VA Ordered to Report to Congress on Burn Pits Registry Findings Congress has directed the Veterans Affairs Department to report on its burn pits registry early next year.
Vet Groups Hit Pentagon for Bid to Limit Veterans Preference Benefit Senate lawmakers and the DoD have picked a fight with a group they usually go out of their way not to offend: the nation's...
Lawmaker to Introduce Bill Criminalizing Military 'Revenge Porn' Rep. Speier plans to announce legislation that would make it a crime for service members to share nude photos without consent...
Trump Signs VA Accountability Act, Gives Pen to Double-Amputee President Trump signed the VA Accountability Act on Friday to give the VA more authority to fire poorly performing employees.
Vet Groups Hit Sanders Over Bill Negotiations Three veterans groups are chiding lawmakers for inserting a $17.6 billion supplemental veterans' budget request into...
House Panel Backs Troop Retirement Overhaul Despite Vets' Objections A panel in the House of Representatives voted to overhaul troop retirement benefits despite objections from members who...
Two Republican Congressmen Introduce Bill to 'Draft Our Daughters' Two House Republicans -- both opponents of opening up combat roles to women -- introduced a bill Thursday called "Draft...
Lawmakers Push to Restore Medical Marijuana Language to VA Bill A group of lawmakers are asking the House and Senate to restore the language to the Military Construction and Veterans...
Senators Want Special Visas for Afghans Who Helped US Military Senators from both sides of the aisle are seeking to expand the Special Immigrant Visa program for Afghans who worked for the...
2 New Ford-Class Aircraft Carriers Will Be Named After Former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush While the White House publicized the decision, the responsibility and authority to name ships lies squarely in the hands of...
Hegseth Could Lead Troops Who'd Face Getting Fired for Actions He's Done in the Past If Pete Hegseth were still in uniform, his extramarital affairs and a decision to flatly ignore a combat commander's...
Military Academies Quashed Army-Navy Game Advertisement Featuring Marine Recommended for Medal of Honor The ad, which lauded the life and bravery of retired Marine Maj. James Capers Jr., was sponsored by a group that has backed...
Trump's Pick for Top Pentagon Health Care Job Was Fired by CIA Keith Bass, President-elect Trump’s pick to run the Pentagon’s sprawling health care systems, was effectively fired by the...
An Ex-Green Beret Behind a Failed Venezuela Raid in 2020 Lashes Out at CIA and FBI A former Green Beret accused of plotting an invasion of Venezuela in 2020 to try to overthrow Nicolás Maduro lashed out at...
