VA Medical Center in DC Put Patients at Risk: IG A scathing report detailed major risks to patient safety and a clueless management at the Washington, D.C., VA Medical Center...
US Vets Offered Free Mental Health Care Through Burgeoning Nonprofit The Cohen network, started by hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen, offers free clinics that are funded through private...
Army Seeks to Identify Troops, Veterans Exposed to Chemical Weapons The Army is using news reports, documents and a hotline to identify troops and vets exposed to chemical warfare agents in...
Surviving Resignation Calls, VA Official Says 'My Faith Kept Me Here' More than a year after a veterans’ group and the chair of a congressional committee demanded her ouster, Allison Hickey is...
VA E-Claim System Melts Backlog, But Costs Alarm Congress As the backlog fell, lawmakers now are learning, they should have paid more attention to how much VA was spending on its...
Legion Slams 'Mouthpiece' Vet Groups over VA Health Care Plans Some leading veterans' organizations are pressing lawmakers to defy lobbying efforts they say will damage veterans' health...
Nurse Practitioners to Treat Vets Without Doctor Supervision The VA will soon allow certain nurse practitioners to treat veterans without the supervision of doctors across the agency.
Trump to Sign Bill Extending VA Choice Program The VA secretary says the program is still in need of a major fix from Congress.
Scramble on to Fund, Fix VA Choice Program The VA's Choice program is cratering and will go broke next month unless Congress comes up with a fix.
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.
Here Is the 2025 Pay Raise for Disabled Veterans and Military Retirees Military retirees and disabled veterans will receive 2.5% increases to their monthly paychecks for 2025, thanks to the annual...
Army Says Soldiers Should Avoid Poppy Seeds in Updated Regulation over Drug-Testing Concerns While poppy seeds are often an ingredient in baked goods and pastries, they also -- depending on how they are harvested and...
'Like Freeing a Ghost': A Sailor's Strange and Wondrous Journey Back from Pearl Harbor Some service members killed aboard the Oklahoma were identified, but most, like Titterington, were laid in mass graves...
Military Board Substantiates Misconduct But Declines to Fire Marine Who Adopted Afghan Orphan A U.S. Marine whose adoption of an Afghan war orphan has spurred a yearslong legal battle and raised alarms at the highest...
The Tactical Knife that Saved a Medal of Honor Recipient’s Life During Intense Hand-to-Hand Combat in Iraq Army Staff Sgt. David Bellavia received the Medal of Honor in recognition of his heroic actions during the Second Battle of...