VA Now Posts Wait Times, Private-Care Comparisons Online A new VA website went active Wednesday to give vets wait times nationwide by zip code.
Trump Signs VA Accountability Act, Gives Pen to Double-Amputee President Trump signed the VA Accountability Act on Friday to give the VA more authority to fire poorly performing employees.
Obama Likely to Sign VA Reform Bill Next Week President Barack Obama is expected to sign legislation to overhaul the Veterans Affairs Department next week after the...
Army Denies it Sought to Hide Troops' Chemical Exposure in Iraq The Pentagon denies it deliberately tried to hide the fact that U.S. troops were exposed to chemical agents, including...
Veteran Who Became Face of VA Wait-Times Scandal Dies of Cancer Barry Coates, an Army veteran who detailed his wait for VA healthcare to Congress, died Jan. 23.
VA Drug Prices to Change Feb. 27 Prescription drugs received through the Department of Veterans Affairs could cost many veterans less under a new rule.
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...
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...