Trump's Pick for VA Secretary Easily Approved by Senate The Senate voted 77-23 to approve Doug Collins to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, giving the department a Senate...
VA Emails Employees Resignation Buyout Offer as Senator Urges Caution Before Accepting An email, which appeared to have been sent to all VA employees, noted the department can reject resignation requests from...
VA Dismisses Directors of Centers for Women, Minority Veterans A VA official said the work of the Centers for Women Veterans and Minority Veterans would continue at both of the offices.
GOP Chairmen Launch Effort to Expand Veterans' Access to Private Doctors The introduction of the new bill formally kicks off what is expected to be a marquee debate during the Trump administration...
Watchdogs at Pentagon, VA Fired in Purge of Inspectors General Across Federal Government The move by Trump flouts a requirement that the president give Congress 30 days' notice before firing inspectors general.
VA Declares 300,000 Health Care Jobs Exempt from Ordered Freeze on Federal Hiring VA officials said the exemptions to a Jan. 20 executive order are necessary to provide health care and services to veterans.
VA Secretary Nominee Pledges to Modernize Hospital Infrastructure, Promote Community Care Doug Collins, an Air Force Reserve chaplain and former House member from Georgia, faced some tough questions but appeared to...
Homeless Vets Evacuated from VA Shelters to Avoid LA Fires Return to Uncertain Future LA has been gripped by historic wildfires fueled by seasonal winds since last week, with the blazes destroying 4 square miles...
Republicans in Congress Try Again for Rules Allowing Expedited Firings of VA Employees In one of their first concrete actions of the new congressional session, the chairmen of the committees that oversee the...
The Battle over Veterans’ Health Care: How the Republican Majority Hopes to Reshape the VA With the new Congress sworn in and President-elect Trump poised for his second inauguration, Republicans have queued up a...
VA to Give Veterans One-Year Authorizations to Seek Care from Private Providers in 30 Specialties The move allows veterans to get 12 months of private treatment without having to request a reauthorization.
Air Force Investigating After Security Forces Kill Civilian Who Crashed into Arizona Base Gate An airman from the base's Security Forces Squadron "shot and fatally injured" the civilian after several of the troops used...
Broken Altimeter, Ignored Warnings: Hearings Reveal What Went Wrong in DC Crash that Killed 67 Over three days of sometimes contentious hearings this week, the National Transportation Safety Board interrogated Federal...
Senators Seek Answers on Hawaii Veteran Ordered to Self-Deport U.S. Sens. Mazie Hirono and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut have sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem...
Heart’s Ann and Nancy Wilson Rock On: ‘Our Military Upbringing Helped Us in Many Ways’ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart have never served in any branch of the military. But the...
