VA Boosts Budget to Tackle Outstanding Healthcare Claims from Vets The Veterans Affairs Department is requesting a budget of $182 billion next year, a nearly $20 billion funding increase...
VA Wait Times As Good or Better Than Private Sector: Report A study commissioned by the American Legion says VA health care is as good or better than the private sector.
VA Budget Funds Ending Backlog, Homelessness The Department of Veterans Affairs on Tuesday released its proposed 2015 budget of $164 billion, reflecting a 6.5 percent...
POGO Ignores Deadline to Report VA Whistleblowers A whistleblower group that refused to comply with a Veterans Affairs Department subpoena for patient wait-times documents...
VA Chief Warns of Rising Cost of Caring for Younger Veterans Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald told lawmakers that the department is on track to meet two lofty goals set by his...
After Scandals, VA Proposes Boost to Inspector General Staff The Veterans Affairs Department is seeking to boost its Office of Inspector General to improve accountability across the VA.
VA Received Backlog Manipulation Warnings in 2012 Allegations that vets died awaiting care comes two years after a former VA official warned of systemic appointment...
Panel Will Help Pick Next VA Health Chief A panel of healthcare and veterans experts has been formed to help selected the next VA Under Secretary for Health.
Bonus Returned to Ex-Phoenix VA Hospital Boss Ahead of Obama's Visit While VA is touting progress at its Phoenix hospital, the former director may be able to recoup a bonus improperly awarded to...
Lawmaker: Congress Must Investigate VA Inspector General's Work Lawmaker and disabled vet Tammy Duckworth asked Congress to hold hearings into the work of VA's Office of the Inspector...
Coast Guard Reservist Wins Landmark Supreme Court Case Over Pay Disparities for Federal Workers In a 5-4 decision, the justices said Nick Feliciano, a Coast Guard petty officer who was called to active duty from 2012 to...
Senators Voice 'Deep Concerns' About Trump's Pick for Air Force Under Secretary Democratic senators voiced serious concerns about a former Former Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier's political social media posts...
'This Is Going to Be a Challenge': Service Officials Detail Fallout from Civilian Resignations Pushed by Trump The military services are poised to lose thousands of their civilian employees to the Trump administration's push for them to...
New England Patriots' Charter Plane Flies to Guantanamo Bay A New England Patriots plane made a trip to and from Guantánamo Bay, public flight tracking data shows.
Trump & Co’s Polygraph Pandemonium "Multiple studies over the years have shown not only that polygraphs are hardly foolproof when it comes to vetting ...