House GOP Entertains Scuttling VA's $16B Electronic Health Records Program During a hearing on the Department of Veterans Affairs' medical database systems, VA officials said the current 40-year-old...
VA Drops Mask Requirements for Staff, Patients at Most Medical Facilities The department announced the change nearly three years to the day the VA confirmed its first death from COVID-19 at a VA...
Veterans' Emergency Room Bills Could Get Repaid by VA Thanks to Change VA medical patients who have gone to a non-VA emergency room since 2010 can get their out-of-pocket coinsurance costs...
VA Deputy Secretary to Step Down After Nearly 2 Years The departure of Deputy Secretary Donald Remy leaves a significant hole in the department's leadership, especially regarding...
All Combat-Injured Vets Would Keep Their Full Retirement, Disability Pay Under Proposal The Maj. Richard Star Act would eliminate the dollar-for-dollar offset on retirement pay that combat-disabled vets with less...
VA Dental Insurance Program VA provides comprehensive dental care to Veterans who are eligible; however, the benefit is not available to many Veterans.
VA Police Shortages Leave Medical Center Patients, Staff Vulnerable, Watchdog Finds A new report by the Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General found "multiple security vulnerabilities" across 70 VA...
VA Would Have to Research Medical Marijuana Under Bill Advanced by Senate Panel The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee voted in a closed-door session to advance the VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act.
Former Flight Nurse's Nonprofit Takes Community Approach to Combat Vet Suicide During his 22-year military career, first as an Air Force reservist and then on active duty, Jim Lorraine tended to service...
Off-the-Shelf Games Help Some Veterans With Brain Injuries A DoD-funded study found that a brain training software program helps injured service members improve their cognitive...
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.
![President Barack Obama awards retired Marine Cpl. William "Kyle" Carpenter, the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-08/ApNewsroom_Obama.JPEG.jpg?itok=UKIqEhsJ "President Barack Obama awards retired Marine Cpl. William "Kyle" Carpenter, the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry, Thursday, June 19, 2014, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)")