Lawmakers Urge VA Secretary to Offer Gender Reassignment Surgery to Vets VA Secretary Robert Wilkie received a petition pushing for him to end the ban on gender reassignment surgery at the agency.
'It Is Your VA:' Amid Skepticism, Wilkie Pledges New Commitment to Female Vets The VA secretary said the department was "on the cusp of great change" in terms of addressing services for women.
VA Secretary Says Department Has New Mission: Customer Service New VA Secretary Robert Wilkie says the government’s second-largest bureaucracy is about to get more user-friendly.
New VA Secretary Wilkie Puts 'Forever GI Bill' Expansion Into Effect The VA has begun implementing new provisions of the "Forever GI Bill."
New VA Secretary Wilkie Gives Pep Talk to Much-Criticized Workforce The new secretary started out his tenure by thanking the more than 360,000 VA employees for their work.
New VA Secretary Faces 400,000-Case Appeals Backlog, IT Delay New VA Secretary Robert Wilkie has pledged to speed up the disability claims appeals process.
VA Nominee Wilkie's Top Priority: Getting Vets in Front of a Doctor VA Secretary nominee Robert Wilkie said that access to care for veterans was a top priority.
Fort Stewart Soldiers Who Fought Gunman, Provided Care to Wounded Recognized for Valor The soldiers were awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for what Secretary of the Army Dan Driscol described as a combination...
US Air Force to Deny Retirement Pay to Transgender Service Members Being Separated from the Service The U.S. Air Force has decided to deny early retirement options for transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of...
VA to End Bargaining Agreement Contracts with Most Unions The Department of Veterans Affairs said the move supports an executive order from President Donald Trump that canceled...
Fort Stewart Army Base Shooting Raises Questions About Military Gun Policies A shooting that injured five soldiers at one of the country's largest military bases has resurfaced questions about a long...
A South Carolina War Hero Is the Namesake for the Navy’s Newest Destroyer The U.S. Navy is adding a new battleship, and its namesake will be a South Carolina war hero.
![President Barack Obama awards retired Marine Cpl. William "Kyle" Carpenter, the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-08/ApNewsroom_Obama.JPEG.jpg?itok=UKIqEhsJ "President Barack Obama awards retired Marine Cpl. William "Kyle" Carpenter, the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry, Thursday, June 19, 2014, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)")