It's One of the VA's Biggest Expansions of Benefits in History. Some Veterans Missed Out. The PACT Act, which was meant to help veterans receive care and benefits after being exposed to toxins and burn pits while...
Pandemic-Related Backlog of 600,000 Veterans Records Requests Finally Cleared Officials were able to eliminate the backlog through a mix of updating technology, adding staff and contractors, and working...
Yearslong Delay in Covering Transgender Surgeries Prompts Lawsuit Against VA A group of transgender veterans is suing the Department of Veterans Affairs over its delay in offering gender-affirming...
Is VA Paying for Migrant Health Care? The Agency Says 'No' Despite Wave of Political Attacks. Lawmakers and some media outlets say that an agreement between the VA and the Department of Homeland Security shortchanges...
Whistleblowers Say VA Managers Made Lewd Sexual Advances. Now, the Agency Has Been Subpoenaed by Congress. The investigation centers on allegations from whistleblowers who approached the committee about what they described as...
VA to Fund Research on Using MDMA, Psilocybin to Address Mental Health Disorders in Veterans The Department of Veterans Affairs is soliciting applications from researchers to study the use of MDMA, psilocybin and other...
Staff Warned About the Lack of Psychiatric Care at a VA Clinic. They Couldn’t Prevent Tragedy. The military has long drawn recruits from remote towns across America, promising them a lifetime of health care. But the VA...
VA Threatened with Subpoena Amid House Investigation into Sexual Harassment Allegations House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Mike Bost accused the VA of so far providing few substantive documents for his...
Firearm-Related Suicides Among Women Veterans Are Rising. We Must Do More on Secure Gun Storage. As gun ownership among women veterans has surged, so, too, have suicides where firearms are used.
Barracks Repairs, Other Military Quality-of-Life Improvements Slam Into Congress' Upcoming Budget Fight Efforts to replace dilapidated housing and improve service members' quality of life could be kneecapped before they can even...
A Veteran Was Detained by Marines. It Highlights Concerns over the Military's Growing Ties to Law Enforcement. Marcos Leao's detention by Marines marks what many legal, defense and policy experts say is an unprecedented violation of the...
Hegseth Cancels Massive Contract for Military Family Moves, Pledges Fixes The company, HomeSafe Alliance, had been struggling to manage the U.S. military's domestic moves this year.
VA Changes Discrimination Policy for Health Care Staff, Denies Doctors Could Withhold Treatment The department said the change was made in order to comply with executive orders and the updates would "have no impact...
Trump Says He'll Decide Whether US Will Directly Attack Iran Within 2 Weeks Trump has been weighing whether to attack Iran by striking its well-defended Fordo uranium enrichment facility, which is...
China Sends Scores of Planes Across Central Line in Taiwan Strait China sent 74 warplanes toward Taiwan, 61 of which crossed the central line in the Taiwan Strait that unofficially divides...
