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...
America Faces a Tidal Wave of Aging Veterans, Including a 237% Increase in Women over 65 by 2041 How do we best care for those who have served on our behalf as they grow old?
The Only American Female POW in WWII Europe Had to Fight for Her Status Reba Whittle was a flight nurse ferrying wounded soldiers from the battlefields of Europe to safety.
Effort to Repeal VA Abortion Policy Narrowly Fails in Senate Vote The vote closes a chapter of Congress' bid to stop the VA from providing abortions, But the policy is still facing challenges...
How the War in Iraq Changed the Military for Women Some 2,200 active-duty women out of roughly 40,000 are serving in infantry, cavalry, armor and field artillery roles.
IAVA Names New CEO, First Woman to Lead the Post-9/11 Veterans Organization Army veteran Allison Jaslow also is the first LGBTQ leader of a major veterans service organization.
VA Sets Rules for Employees to Opt Out of Providing Abortions over Religious Objections The department specified that employees can ask their supervisor or a "reasonable accommodation coordinator" for a religious...
VA Abortion Policy Faces Congressional, Legal Challenges Challenges are mounting to the VA's recently enacted abortion policy, intended to provide access to abortion services at VA...
VA Staff Providing Abortions May Not Be Protected in Some States, Democratic Lawmakers Warn The Department of Veterans Affairs should do more to clarify legal protections for employees providing abortion care in...
Seven Famous Female Veterans From a computer genius to a popular sitcom star, talented women have made their mark in the U.S. military.
USS George Washington Heads to Japan, Ending Troubled Shipyard Stay That Included String of Suicides The aircraft carrier USS George Washington is finally underway to its new homeport in Japan, following six arduous years in a...
Reports of Mediocre Disability Exams by VA Contractors Prompts Senator's Demand for Answers A prominent Democratic senator is demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs review the quality of its privatized...
New Marine One Helicopters Aren't Allowed to Carry the President Because They Could Scorch the Lawn The VH-92's lawn-scorching problems were first discovered in 2018 during the Trump administration.
Marine Corps Creates Billet to Keep Dual-Military Families Together During Stressful Moves The billet, which is called the dual-military coordinator, will act as a liaison between couples and their career monitors in...
Exposed to Agent Orange at US Bases, Veterans Face Cancer Without VA Compensation The Defense Department has publicly acknowledged that during the Vietnam War era it stored Agent Orange at the Naval...