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...
VA Says It Performed 88 Abortions in the Past Year, But Congress Again Threatens Subpoenas in Pursuit of More Details While the department gave the committee top-line figures of how many abortions it performed, it declined to provide any more...
The Marines Are Moving Gradually and Sometimes Reluctantly to Integrate Women and Men in Boot Camp Marine leaders say, boot camp is integrated. But from watching the training for several days, it's not that clear-cut.
5 Truly Badass Female Veterans Veterans Day is the perfect time to pause and recognize all who served with honor. But we can’t help using the opportunity to...
Veteran Advocates Sue over 'Discriminatory' Fertility Treatment Policies at DoD, VA Legal services groups, representing service members and veterans, say the government policies discriminate against unmarried...
House Republicans Vote to Block VA from Changing Motto to Include Female Veterans The VA would not be able to "modify or remove any display" of the mission statement it adopted 64 years ago under an...
VA Expands Breast Cancer Screenings, Mammograms for Veterans Who Served Overseas The move is in accordance with legislation passed last year in memory of a Marine Corps veteran who died at age 42 of breast...
VA Unveils Team to Study Racial Disparities in Benefit Payouts to Veterans The new council and office were created in response to a presidential order to address racial disparities and support...
Veterans Can Now Use VA Info Line to Report Sexual Assault, Harassment The call center will be available around the clock, officials said.
No Abortions, Pride Flags or Transgender Care: Republicans Use Spending Bill to Block VA Policies The effort, made by GOP lawmakers in the annual VA spending bill, aims to stop the agency from following policies it sees as...
DoDEA America's Chief of Staff Arrested in Human Trafficking Sting Operation in Georgia Stephen Hovanic, 64, of Sharpsburg, Georgia, was arrested Nov. 15 in a sting that netted 25 additional suspects on charges...
Pentagon's AI Initiatives Accelerate Hard Decisions on Lethal Autonomous Weapons The Pentagon is intent on fielding multiple thousands of relatively inexpensive, expendable AI-enabled autonomous vehicles by...
VA Plans Outreach to Screen 3 Million More Veterans for Toxic Exposures The PACT Act requires the VA to attempt to screen all veterans enrolled in VA health care; to date, 4.8 million veterans have...
Texas Tried to Block an Air Force Spouse's Occupational License. She Sued and Won, Setting a Legal Precedent. A federal judge in Texas ruled that the Texas Education Agency violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act.
Navy Modifies 'Up or Out' Policy by Giving Sailors Who Don't Advance an Option to Fill Critical Jobs The blunting of the sometimes controversial high-year tenure rules is yet another policy change the Navy has taken that aims...