Restrictions on Transgender Health Care Slipped into Senate's Must-Pass Defense Bill The military would not be able to pay for surgeries for transgender troops under the Senate's version of the must-pass annual...
After Failing to Overturn VA Abortion, LGBTQ+ Policies, House Republicans Try Again with Must-Pass Bill Kicking off the fiscal 2025 appropriations process with controversial policy riders sets the stage for a replay of the...
Veterans Who Are Younger, Female and LGBTQ Are Reporting More Mental Health Issues, Study Finds. The findings come at a time when both the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Defense Department are trying to expand...
Transgender Veterans Sue to Force VA to Cover Gender-Affirmation Surgeries The Transgender American Veterans Association, or TAVA, filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to compel the VA to cover...
Money for 5.2% Troop Pay Raise, Enlisted Hardship Bonuses Included in Last-Minute Government Funding Bill Lawmakers have unveiled an agreement to provide the Pentagon with $825 billion for this fiscal year that eschews...
Yearslong Delay in Covering Transgender Surgeries Prompts Lawsuit Against VA A group of transgender veterans is suing the Department of Veterans Affairs over its delay in offering gender-affirming...
Pentagon Abortion, Transgender Policies Safe, But Diversity Programs Take a Hit in Compromise Defense Bill Negotiations over this year's NDAA turned into a culture-war minefield after the House loaded its version of the defense bill...
Transgender Veterans Group Threatens VA with Lawsuit over Yearslong Delay in Covering Surgeries Lawyers for the Transgender American Veterans Association said not providing the surgeries has "increased risk of physical...
Navy SEAL Under Investigation for Extremist Activity After Fighting Transgender Rights in California In a report released in December 2021, the Pentagon created new guidelines for activities that are banned for all service...
Pentagon Launches New Review of Troop Discharges Under 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' On the 12th anniversary of the policy's repeal, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks announced a new effort to review...
Here's Kamala Harris' Record on Veterans and Military Issues As vice president, Harris has supported Biden's major initiatives on service members and veterans, including the massive...
Pentagon Reviewing 20 Medal of Honor Awards Given to Soldiers at the Wounded Knee Massacre Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has directed a five-person panel to review the 20 Medals of Honor that the Army awarded to...
$450 Million B-1B Lancer Crash Attributed to Crew Failures and 'Degradation of Airman Skills' A B-1B Lancer valued at more than $450 million that crashed in South Dakota at the start of this year missed the runway by...
Navy SEALs, Sailors Who Refused COVID Vaccine Will Have Records Expunged After Legal Settlement The Navy also must correct the records of those who left the service after they weren't granted religious accommodation.
The Army Is Reducing Job Choice for New Recruits in 2 Critical Fields Both the field artillery and air defense fields, as well as surveillance and communications systems, will no longer allow...