The VA Just Got $17 Billion in COVID Relief Money. Here’s How They Plan to Spend It The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 was signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 11.
Five Months In, New VA Health Record System Is 'Next-Level Frustrating' An examination of the system at its first location prompted a need to assess the program and its rollout plan, officials say.
Senate Passes Bill Opening Up VA to Vaccinate Millions More Veterans, Caregivers Right now, the VA is administering vaccines only to employees and its 9 million patients.
House Passes Bill Allowing All Veterans, Caregivers to Get Vaccinated at VA The VA Vaccine Act was unanimously passed by House members Tuesday night and now heads to the Senate.
VA Must Balance Growing Use of Private Care and Maintaining Own Facilities, Secretary Says McDonough said the department is reviewing data to determine the right mix of federal and private care moving forward.
Lawmakers Push VA to Provide Service Dogs to Vets After a Decade of Failed Efforts Service dogs have formal training and credentialing, as opposed to emotional support animals, which do not need either.
Why 2021 Could Be a Game-Changing Year for Veterans Sickened by Burn Pit Exposure Until now, the VA and Congress have done little to provide service-related care and compensation to burn pit victims.
Former VA Nurse Gets 40 Months in Prison for Stealing Morphine from Dying Veterans Kathleen Noftle committed the offenses while working as a nurse in the hospice unit at the VA Medical Center in in Bedford.
Lawmakers Want to Make All Vets, Some Caregivers Eligible for VA COVID-19 Vaccines Members of the House and Senate want to give the VA the authority to vaccinate all veterans regardless of VA enrollment.
VA Expecting Surge of Veterans Needing Care as Pandemic Restrictions Ease Officials argue that COVID relief funding is needed to pay for treatment that has been delayed during the pandemic.
Meink Confirmed as Air Force Secretary in Senate Vote The Senate voted 74-25 to confirm Troy Meink, who has been principal deputy director of the National Reconnaissance Office...
Hegseth's Plan to Cut Senior Military Jobs Could Hit More than 120 High-Ranking Officers Based on the percentages outlined by Hegseth and his senior staff, 20% of the 44 authorized top active duty general and...
Dozens of Air Force Families Disenrolled from Day Care at New Mexico Base as Staffing Woes Grow Dozens of families at a New Mexico Air Force base have been suddenly and unexpectedly warned their children will be...
Navy Subs, Nuclear Secrets and Beer: The Riveting History of Bay Area’s Mare Island Mare Island supported the Navy during both world wars and helped spy efforts during the Cold War by using nuclear submarines...
Tweaks to Army's Physical Fitness Test Are Relatively Modest The Army has approved a series of revisions to its physical fitness test, recalibrating performance benchmarks in a modest...
![Comedian, writer and veterans advocate Jon Stewart (R) gives a hug to Rose Torres](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2021-03/newscred_jon_stewart_and_rose_torres_1800.jpeg.jpg?itok=UAZ_UhcI "Comedian, writer and veterans advocate Jon Stewart (R) gives a hug to Rose Torres, whose husband, Le Roy, suffers from the effects of burn pit exposure, during a press conference on "The Presumptive Benefits for War Fighters Exposed to Burn Pits and Other Toxins Act of 2020" at the House Triangle on September 15, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Paul Morigi/Getty Images)")
