Legislation

Lawmakers on a Senate panel agreed to overhaul the military retirement system and give troops a less-than-expected pay raise...

Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald on Wednesday discussed a budget proposal designed to make it easier to discipline...

Lawmakers are sponsoring legislation aimed at closing a loophole that let employers fire employees who leave their jobs to...

Designated indoor smoking areas at some VHA facilities and outdoor designated areas would be banned under a House bill.

Proposals to have women register for the draft have been dropped from Senate and House committee defense budget markups.

The Senate followed the House of Representatives in passing sweeping legislation to overhaul the Veterans Affairs Department.

Senators have filed legislation to allow the VA secretary to give regional direct authority to demote and fire employees.

Rules remain inconsistent and, in most cases, difficult to navigate, military family experts say.

The VA secretary says the program is still in need of a major fix from Congress.

Troops would get a 2.1 percent pay raise in 2018 under the Senate Armed Services Committee's proposal.