VA: Veterans Claims Backlog Dips Below 100K But Won't Hit Zero The Veterans Affairs Department says it will end the chronic backlog of disability claims but it will not get it to zero.
IG Reports Detail Which VA Facilities Doctored Patient Wait-Times Inspector General investigations into the wait-times scandal offers insight into where and how appointment dates were...
Shinseki Accepts VA Healthcare Chief's Resignation The head of VA health care resigned on Friday amid growing criticism of the department.
Bill to Overhaul VA Passes House, Moves to Senate The legislation is designed to end a crisis in veterans' healthcare by getting vets off waiting lists and into doctor's...
McDonald Says VA Increasingly Taxed by Needs of Vietnam-Era Veterans The latest challenges facing the VA stem in part from a surge in health care needs and claims from Vietnam-era veterans, the...
Lawmakers Expect VA Secretary to Apologize for Disney Wait Time Gaffe The senior members of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee said they expect VA Secretary Bob McDonald to publicly apologize...
Senator Says VA Ignored Wait Times Legislation Sen. Patty Murray says the VA failed to implement legislation she wrote to counter problems with the appointments system.
Congressman Takes VA Oversight on the Road Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Florida, is spending the August recess traveling the country and conducting meetings on VA health care.
IAVA Chief Criticizes Sanders as ‘Apologist’ for Scandal-Riddled VA Paul Rieckhoff said Sen. Bernie Sanders defended the Veterans Affairs Department as the wait-times scandal erupted last year.
VA Access Improves, Work Still Needed: Report A new independent report on Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics found there is still work to do.
Marine Recruiter Who Wrote ‘Memoir’ About Teenage Recruit Sentenced to Prison Nearly a year after then-Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Champagne self-published a memoir about his inappropriate relationship with...
Five Chinese Nationals Charged with Covering Up Midnight Visit to Michigan Military Site U.S. authorities charged five Chinese nationals with lying and trying to cover their tracks, more than a year after they were...
Air Force Has a Problem Recruiting for Special Warfare Jobs, New Report Finds The Rand Corp. released a study detailing the issues the Air Force has faced in getting recruits to join Special Warfare...
1,000 Active-Duty Soldiers Called Up to Assist with Hurricane Helene Response The 1,000 troops, an Infantry Battalion Task Force formed from the XVIII Airborne Corps, are from the 82nd Airborne Division...
Army Testing Robot Dogs Armed with Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Rifles in Middle East The Army was testing at least one armed quadrupedal unmanned ground vehicle at an installation in Saudi Arabia.