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Critics point out that current and former VA executives contributed to the study.

The head of the Veterans Health Administration said it has cut wait times drastically since 2014.

The VA secretary is calling for an apology after a union official suggested vets might resort to suicide during the shutdown.

Recent reports allege nurses sleeping on the job and instances of abuse.

The VA's system failures have led to GI Bill housing allowance payment delays that are costing veterans thousands of dollars.

About 92 dogs are now involved in medical experiments at VA facilities.

"We don't know what his status was, what his mental condition was," VA Secretary Robert Wilkie said.

The World War I Centennial Commission showed off the site near the White House for the new memorial to the "Great War."

Retired Army Col. Michael Heimall will take charge of the Washington, D.C. Center.

Inspectors have found rusty surgical tools, equipment shortages at the Washington, D.C., VA Medical Center.