VA Secretary to Senate: New Health Care Access Standards Won't Mean Outsourcing In a budget hearing, VA Secretary Robert Wilkie sought to quell concerns over outsourcing medical care.
VA to Drop Fight Against Blue Water Navy Veterans The VA secretary says he will recommend DoJ not appeal a court ruling, adding that 51,000 veterans are receiving treatment.
Controversial Military Malpractice Policy May Be Closer to Overturn Than Ever Feres ruling continues to bar military personnel from suing the government for malpractice.
VA to Offer New Ketamine-Based Nasal Spray for Depression The newest FDA-approved medication to treat severe depression will soon be available to veterans treated within the VA.
VA Receives $25 Million Donation to Provide Genetic Testing for Veterans Billionaire and former Air Force reservist Denny Sanford plans to give his fortune away.
DoD and VA to Host Closed-Door Conference on Burn Pits A private symposium on military airborne pollutants has been held regularly since 2012.
Proposed VA Budget Will Not Expand Private Care Funding, Officials Say The fiscal 2020 budget proposal sustains an expected 80-20 demand, VA officials said.
Tech Problems Delay Rollout of Expanded VA Caregiver Program VA officials say a needed computer system won't be ready until 2020.
VA Budget Poised to Grow for 3rd Straight Year The fiscal 2020 Department of Veterans Affairs budget would increase funding to $220 billion.
Veterans Receive Golden 'Tickets' Canceling Their Medical Debt RIP Medical Debt has erased $65 million worth of medical debt for vets, family members, National Guard and reserve members.
Trump Wants a Department of War. A House GOP Amendment Would Give Him One. Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., has filed an amendment to the annual defense policy bill that would formally change the name of the...
F-35 Pilot Was on Phone for Nearly an Hour with Engineers Before Ejection and Fiery Crash The 39-page crash report, released this week, detailed the circumstances of the fiery crash, which completely destroyed the F...
All Services Now Issue Form DD214-1 to Departing Reservists The military's reserve components now issue departing reservists a new record that summarizes their periods of active and...
Veteran Stole $244K in Disability, Then Faked Drowning Death in Maine, Feds Say Gregory P. Heimann Jr. will be returned to Maine, where he will face a charge of making false statements to the government.
US Deportation Flights Hit Record Highs as Carriers Try to Hide the Planes, Advocates Say Immigration advocates gather like clockwork outside Seattle's King County International Airport to witness deportation...
