Veteran Supporters Finally Get Vote on Bill to Help Afghan Allies, But Its Future Remains Bleak Veterans have been pushing to get a vote on the Afghan Adjustment Act, which would create a process for those evacuated to...
Pentagon Would Have to Study Difficulties of Troops and Spouses Getting Maternity Care Under New Bill Lawmakers hope the bills will ultimately improve access to prenatal, birthing and postpartum care for those covered by...
Pregnant Troops and New Military Moms Would Get Expanded Mental Health Care Under Lawmakers’ Proposal The bill comes after a Government Accountability Office report in 2022 found service members face mental health conditions...
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...
House Approves $14.5 Billion in Assistance for Israel as Biden Vows to Veto the GOP's Approach The first substantial legislative effort in Congress to support Israel in the war falls far short of Biden's request for...
Here's How New House Speaker Mike Johnson Voted on Veteran and Military Issues Last year Johnson voted against the PACT Act, considered the biggest increase of veterans benefits in a generation.
VA Moves to Educate Vets on Fraud, Scams Amid PACT Act Filings and Camp Lejeune Water Litigation The department rolled out a new website and is weaving prevention messages into veteran outreach, according to officials.
Republican Hardliners Again Deliver Defeat to Defense Spending Bill, as Shutdown Looms House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's latest attempt to move ahead with a defense funding bill as a first step toward keeping the...
Republican Bill with Massive Boost to Junior Enlisted Pay Sparks Veto Threat from Biden The White House is taking issue with a House Republican proposal to give junior enlisted troops a more than 30% pay bump next...
Army Sparks Outrage with Delay of 'Brandon Act' Implementation More than two months late in implementing a policy that would give soldiers quicker access to a mental health screening, the...
The Army Has Officially Deployed Laser Weapons Overseas to Combat Enemy Drones A pair of laser weapons has been deployed by the Army to an undisclosed location overseas to blast incoming enemy drones out...
Fired After 6 Months: Army Sacks Commander of Germany Unit Meant to Bolster NATO Against Russia Lt. Col. Eric Ackles, commander of 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, was relieved of command, the service...
Toxic Exposure Screenings: Vets Report Spotty Follow-Up on Questionnaire Meant to Boost Health Care and Benefits Rolled out with great fanfare in November 2022, toxic exposure screenings for all VA patients were mandated by the PACT Act...
Feds Settle Case for $2 Million After Skydiving Plane Took Out Marine Corps Osprey on Runway Nearly four years after a civilian skydiving aircraft collided with a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey sitting on a San Diego runway...
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...