VA Asks for Historic $4.1 Billion for Construction as Agency Weighs Closing Some Aging Medical Facilities After the Senate scuttled the department's recommendations on medical facility upgrades and closures, the VA launched a new...
House GOP Entertains Scuttling VA's $16B Electronic Health Records Program During a hearing on the Department of Veterans Affairs' medical database systems, VA officials said the current 40-year-old...
VA Drops Mask Requirements for Staff, Patients at Most Medical Facilities The department announced the change nearly three years to the day the VA confirmed its first death from COVID-19 at a VA...
Veterans' Emergency Room Bills Could Get Repaid by VA Thanks to Change VA medical patients who have gone to a non-VA emergency room since 2010 can get their out-of-pocket coinsurance costs...
VA Deputy Secretary to Step Down After Nearly 2 Years The departure of Deputy Secretary Donald Remy leaves a significant hole in the department's leadership, especially regarding...
All Combat-Injured Vets Would Keep Their Full Retirement, Disability Pay Under Proposal The Maj. Richard Star Act would eliminate the dollar-for-dollar offset on retirement pay that combat-disabled vets with less...
VA Dental Insurance Program VA provides comprehensive dental care to Veterans who are eligible; however, the benefit is not available to many Veterans.
VA Police Shortages Leave Medical Center Patients, Staff Vulnerable, Watchdog Finds A new report by the Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General found "multiple security vulnerabilities" across 70 VA...
VA Would Have to Research Medical Marijuana Under Bill Advanced by Senate Panel The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee voted in a closed-door session to advance the VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act.
Former Flight Nurse's Nonprofit Takes Community Approach to Combat Vet Suicide During his 22-year military career, first as an Air Force reservist and then on active duty, Jim Lorraine tended to service...
Did Sherrill Violate Naval Academy’s Honor Code? Classmates Speak out About Notorious Cheating Scandal Mikie Sherrill, a New Jersey Democratic congresswoman running for governor, says she did not cheat but was penalized because...
Trump Calls for Using US Cities as 'Training Ground' for Armed Forces in Unusual Speech to Generals President Donald Trump proposed using American cities as training grounds for the armed forces, with U.S. military might...
Marines Say They Hit Recruiting Goals and Point to 'Unapologetic' Standards Data provided by the Corps shows that it has recruited 30,536 active-duty and reserve enlisted Marines — just one person over...
Bill Would Allow Noncitizen US Military Members to Become Naturalized Democratic lawmakers in the U.S. House have reintroduced a bill that would protect noncitizen military members from being...
5 Unsung Vehicles from ‘Band of Brothers’ HBO’s legendary World War II series featured inspiring characters, unforgettable story lines and several vehicles worth...