2.1% Pay Raise, BAH Cuts, Tricare Fee Hikes Approved by Senate The Senate's version would cap the amount of housing allowance dual-military couples with dependents can receive.
Lawmaker Proposes VA Recoup Bonus Money from Bad Executives Rep. Jeff Miller has filed legislation that will enable the VA secretary to recover bonuses awarded to executives at...
Pentagon Can Only Hope to Keep Paying Troops, Carter Says Defense Secretary Ashton Carter says he wants to keep paying the troops but can only offer hope on a budget resolution.
Vets Groups Rally Behind Bill to Let VA Provide In Vitro Fertilization Senators will soon vote on an amendment enabling the VA to provide in vitro fertilization treatments to vets and their...
Mattis Faces Hurdles after Trump's SecDef Nod Retired Gen. James Mattis' nomination as defense secretary won much praise, but it is now against the law for him to get the...
Vets Groups Back Bill to Hasten VA Firings Despite Union Opposition A new effort in Congress to ease the process of firing for misconduct at the VA has been denounced by a government union.
Gillibrand Loses Key Support on Sex Assault Bill Two key Senators in the effort to crack down on military sexual assault said on Thursday they would not support a bill that...
Senate Veterans Committee Votes for Clay Hunt Suicide Bill The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on Wednesday voted to send to the floor legislation intended to help tackle suicide...
VA Secretary Criticizes House Lawmakers Over Planned Budget Cuts VA Secretary Bob McDonald said the White House and Senate are showing greater commitment to veterans than the House.
Symbols of Sacrifice Should Not Be for Sale "The buying and selling of Purple Hearts transforms these symbols of our brave service members' sacrifices into commodities."
Watchdog Finds 50% Increase in VA Medical Center Jobs with 'Severe' Shortages This year, Veterans Health Administration facilities reported 4,434 severe occupational staffing shortages in jobs ranging...
4 Out of 5 US Troops Surveyed Understand the Duty to Disobey Illegal Orders With his Aug. 11, 2025, announcement that he was sending the National Guard – along with federal law enforcement – into...
National Guard Rehearsed Show of Force Against Immigration Raid Protesters, General Testifies National Guard troops repeatedly rehearsed their role in an operation at a Los Angeles park intended as a show of force...
San Diego Espionage Trial Begins for Sailor Accused of Spying for His Native China Jinchao “Patrick” Wei, 25, is accused of seven counts of conspiracy, espionage and charges related to unlawfully sending...
Trump and Putin Will Meet at an Alaska Military Base Long Used to Counter Russia The base created by merging Elmendorf Air Force Base and Army Fort Richardson in 2010 has played a key strategic role in...