Senators: Use Private Sector Tech Firms to Fix VA Nine senators say IT problems and long patient wait times can be fixed for free with the help of the private sector.
Congress to Press VA on Claims Appeals Process Congress will meet with Veterans Affairs Department officials for answers on how the agency is handling appeals filed by...
VA to Expand Coverage for Vets Exposed to Polluted Water at Lejeune The Veterans Affairs Department announced plans to expand disability benefits for vets exposed to contaminated water at...
VA Disability Claims Backlog Grows Despite Paperless Fix The VA's new electronic system for processing disability claims has faced initial problems in reducing backlogs.
VSOs Working Vet Claims Through Shutdown The country's largest veterans' service organizations are not only continuing to help veterans with disability claims...
Audit: VA Left 100K Veterans Waiting for Care The VA has reached out to 50,000 veterans to get them out of a waiting line for health care and into a VA facility.
New Director: VA Facing Over 100 Investigations VA Secretary Bob McDonald said more than 100 investigations are being carried out at VA facilities across the country.
VA Union Issues, Not Claims Backlog, Dominate Debate at Hearing The debate at a House hearing last week concerned union business on official time at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Shutdown Adding to Vet Appeals Backlog A VA official said the claims backlog was now down 30 percent, but that progress could be lost because of the shutdown.
VA Wants Watchdog Group’s Whistleblower Reports The VA’s Inspector General wants a watchdog group to turn over reports it has from sources blowing the whistle on alleged...
Why Japanese Tanks Were Doomed in the Pacific Theater Today, the Pacific remains a prominent strategic interest for the U.S. military, but the Marine Corps recently deactivated...
Hegseth Says Wounded Knee Soldiers Will Keep Their Medals of Honor Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that he has decided that the 20 soldiers who received the Medal of Honor for...
The Italian WWII Frogmen Who Inspired the U.S. Navy SEALs While uniquely American, SEAL doctrine owes a technical and conceptual debt to Italy’s WWII combat divers, who first combined...
New Mexico's Health Care Crisis Is Forcing Military Personnel to Decline Assignments At New Mexico's three Air Force bases — Kirtland in Albuquerque, Cannon near Clovis and Holloman outside of Alamogordo — the...
Democratic Candidate for Governor of New Jersey Pushes Back After GOP Questions Her Service Record Mikie Sherrill, the Democratic candidate for governor of New Jersey in this year’s high-stakes race, is defending her Navy...
