The VA and DoD Don't Have a Funding Problem. They Have a Mismanagement Crisis. The $328.1 billion 2024 budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs is the largest in agency history. President Joe Biden's...
2 Years After Russia's Invasion, Ukraine Needs More Than Just Our Aid. It Needs Our Attention. Saturday, Feb. 24, marked the second anniversary of Russia's unprovoked and illegal invasion of Ukraine.
The Crisis of COVID-19 for Military Caregivers During the COVID-19 crisis, the limited in-person assistance that some caregivers depend upon is gone.
Veterans Care in the Community Is Pushing the VA to the Brink In recent weeks, members of the House and Senate Committees of Veterans' Affairs have been in intense negotiations hammering...
The US Cannot Afford to Risk Another Endless War by Exerting Max Pressure on Iran The reality is that Iran, at best, is a middling power with an aging military checked by other regional powers.
Why Taiwan Will Be at the Center of the China-US Rivalry "Taiwan may well play a role in the growing Sino-American rivalry similar to Europe's during the Soviet-American Cold War."
Companies and Universities Can Help Reverse Military Recruiting Shortfalls Threatening America's National Security Military recruiting shortfalls threaten our national security during a critical time as two wars that could quickly escalate...
Is the Marine Corps Becoming 'Animal House'? "Back in the days when the Marine Corps was still the Marine Corps, quality of life was considered a basic leadership...
The Defense Secretary and the Chain of Command: Why Critics Are Wrong About Austin's Emergency "Public officials should be careful not to convey to the world the mistaken impression that the United States is a helpless...
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.
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...