Buffalo Soldiers Would Get Highest Congressional Honor Under Senate Proposal More than 150 years after the first regiments of Buffalo Soldiers were formed, a bipartisan pair of senators is looking to...
Proposal to Expand Private Health Care for Veterans Advanced by House Panel The legislation stoked strong opposition from Democrats accusing Republicans of trying to privatize the VA as Republicans...
Military Family GI Promise Act Expands Timeframe for Dependents' Benefits The bill seeks to fix a reported outdated Department of Defense policy that prevents service members from transferring their...
Murphy, Tillis Gain Support for Bill on Camp Lejeune Litigation Bipartisan support is building for a bill that would revise a 2022 law allowing victims of contaminated water at Marine Corps...
Senate's VA Spending Bill Seeks Assurance Staff Cuts Won't Hinder Veterans' Care The language in the Senate's version of the fiscal 2026 VA appropriations bill offers a mild, but notable bipartisan rebuke...
The New VA Budget Pushes to Privatize Care, Risking the Veterans Health System "We are watching the slow dismantling of the VA from the inside out, buried in a budget document. If left unchecked, this...
Program to Prevent Veteran Home Foreclosures Has Been Revived The Senate passed a bill to create what's known as a partial claims program that will essentially allow veterans with...
Coast Guard Legislation Demands Accountability on Sexual Assault, Harassment The service's authorization bills include a number of provisions designed to improve reporting and handling of sexual assault...
Troops, Veterans Advocates Want to See the PACT Act Better Track Toxic Exposures The discussion brought together more than a dozen veterans service organizations and other advocacy groups for them to tell...
Lawmakers Want Anti-Drone Systems at US Defense Facilities The mandate is one of several ways the measure manifests deep congressional concerns about whether the U.S. military and...
Fort Stewart Soldiers Who Fought Gunman, Provided Care to Wounded Recognized for Valor The soldiers were awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for what Secretary of the Army Dan Driscol described as a combination...
US Air Force to Deny Retirement Pay to Transgender Service Members Being Separated from the Service The U.S. Air Force has decided to deny early retirement options for transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of...
VA to End Bargaining Agreement Contracts with Most Unions The Department of Veterans Affairs said the move supports an executive order from President Donald Trump that canceled...
Fort Stewart Army Base Shooting Raises Questions About Military Gun Policies A shooting that injured five soldiers at one of the country's largest military bases has resurfaced questions about a long...
A South Carolina War Hero Is the Namesake for the Navy’s Newest Destroyer The U.S. Navy is adding a new battleship, and its namesake will be a South Carolina war hero.