Rep Wants VA Research Data on Gulf War Illness Rep. Mike Coffman of Colorado told the acting VA under secretary for health that he wants Congress to have VA’s research data...
VA Backs Off Boss' Claim 60 Employees Fired Over Wait-Times Scandal Veterans Affairs has backed away from Secretary Bob McDonald’s claim the agency fired 60 people over data manipulation.
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...
VA Budget Funds Ending Backlog, Homelessness The Department of Veterans Affairs on Tuesday released its proposed 2015 budget of $164 billion, reflecting a 6.5 percent...
POGO Ignores Deadline to Report VA Whistleblowers A whistleblower group that refused to comply with a Veterans Affairs Department subpoena for patient wait-times documents...
VA Chief Warns of Rising Cost of Caring for Younger Veterans Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald told lawmakers that the department is on track to meet two lofty goals set by his...
VA Boosts Budget to Tackle Outstanding Healthcare Claims from Vets The Veterans Affairs Department is requesting a budget of $182 billion next year, a nearly $20 billion funding increase...
VA Wait Times As Good or Better Than Private Sector: Report A study commissioned by the American Legion says VA health care is as good or better than the private sector.
VA Received Backlog Manipulation Warnings in 2012 Allegations that vets died awaiting care comes two years after a former VA official warned of systemic appointment...
Panel Will Help Pick Next VA Health Chief A panel of healthcare and veterans experts has been formed to help selected the next VA Under Secretary for Health.
Trump Gives DoD ‘Secondary’ Name as Department of War, Circumventing Congress President Donald Trump signed an executive order giving the Department of Defense the “secondary name” of the Department of...
Pilot and Influencer Ethan Guo Released from Antarctic Air Base After 2 Months After Ethan Guo landed in Chile's Antarctic territory on June 28, he was detained in a military base amid legal negotiations...
F-35s Will Be Deployed Against Drug Cartels in Caribbean, Marking Latest Escalation by Trump President Donald Trump’s administration is sending multiple F-35 fighter jets to Puerto Rico in operations against drug...
Trump's Veterans Housing Plan in West LA Advances Behind a Wall of Secrecy President Trump's executive order calling for a National Center for Warrior Independence to house thousands of veterans in...
In One DC Neighborhood After Federal Intervention, the Notion of More Authority Is a Mixed Bag People would like more law enforcement resources, but they distrust the motives behind the surge.