New VA Secretary Wilkie Gives Pep Talk to Much-Criticized Workforce The new secretary started out his tenure by thanking the more than 360,000 VA employees for their work.
Trump Names Controversial Adviser to Head VA Mental Health Commission Jake Leinenkugel is a White House political appointee and adviser on veterans issues.
It's Time for the VA to Approve Service Dogs as a Treatment Option There is physiological evidence that Service Dogs affect and improve the brain chemistry of those suffering through PTSD.
New House Subcommittee's Only Job: Monitor $10 Billion VA Contract A new House subcommittee has the job of overseeing the VA's transition to electronic health records.
Conferees Urged to Reject Senate-Passed TRICARE Fee Increases The Military Coalition is urging House-Senate conferees to reject Senate-passed language that would impose higher TRICARE...
VA Nominee Wilkie's Top Priority: Getting Vets in Front of a Doctor VA Secretary nominee Robert Wilkie said that access to care for veterans was a top priority.
An Interesting News Week for Veterans There were four notable news developments for military veterans in Washington DC this past week, potentially impacting...
Fight Brews as the VA Mission Act Remains Unfunded Vets groups have backed a Senate proposal to fund the VA Mission Act. The White House opposes it.
VA Watchdog Battles Trump's Acting Secretary Over Whistleblowers The faceoff between the VA's inspector general and its acting secretary is getting heated.
4 Soldiers Charged in Alleged Sexual Assault in Barracks at Washington State Base Four soldiers have been charged in an alleged sexual assault that took place in the barracks at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in...
Fire Extinguished After 12-Hour Fight on USS New Orleans Off Okinawa Two sailors received minor injuries in the response, U.S. 7th Fleet officials said.
A Look at Those Trump Has Targeted in Tactic of Revoking Security Clearances The Trump administration's announcement this week that it would rescind the security clearances of 37 current and former...
Major Russian Attack on Western Ukraine Hits an American Factory During US-Led Push for Peace The aerial assault on a part of Ukraine that has largely avoided such focused attacks was one of Russia's biggest this year...
14 with Ties to Washington Deported to ‘Third Countries’ and Guantánamo Bay As the Trump administration lines up ever more countries to accept deported immigrants, a report to be released Thursday...
