Restrictions on Transgender Health Care Slipped into Senate's Must-Pass Defense Bill The military would not be able to pay for surgeries for transgender troops under the Senate's version of the must-pass annual...
After Failing to Overturn VA Abortion, LGBTQ+ Policies, House Republicans Try Again with Must-Pass Bill Kicking off the fiscal 2025 appropriations process with controversial policy riders sets the stage for a replay of the...
Veterans Who Are Younger, Female and LGBTQ Are Reporting More Mental Health Issues, Study Finds. The findings come at a time when both the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Defense Department are trying to expand...
Transgender Veterans Sue to Force VA to Cover Gender-Affirmation Surgeries The Transgender American Veterans Association, or TAVA, filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to compel the VA to cover...
Money for 5.2% Troop Pay Raise, Enlisted Hardship Bonuses Included in Last-Minute Government Funding Bill Lawmakers have unveiled an agreement to provide the Pentagon with $825 billion for this fiscal year that eschews...
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...
Pentagon Abortion, Transgender Policies Safe, But Diversity Programs Take a Hit in Compromise Defense Bill Negotiations over this year's NDAA turned into a culture-war minefield after the House loaded its version of the defense bill...
Transgender Veterans Group Threatens VA with Lawsuit over Yearslong Delay in Covering Surgeries Lawyers for the Transgender American Veterans Association said not providing the surgeries has "increased risk of physical...
Navy SEAL Under Investigation for Extremist Activity After Fighting Transgender Rights in California In a report released in December 2021, the Pentagon created new guidelines for activities that are banned for all service...
Pentagon Launches New Review of Troop Discharges Under 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' On the 12th anniversary of the policy's repeal, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks announced a new effort to review...
Amphibious Ship Suffers Breakdown, Marking at Least Third Navy Mechanical Issue This Year One of the Navy's amphibious warships suffered a major mechanical failure earlier this week that forced it to return to port...
Newly Trained Air Force Pilots Must Consider Jobs Outside Flying Fighters or Bombers Due to Manning Shortfall A new Air Force policy may require recent T-38 Talon pilot training graduates to fly aircraft other than fighters or bombers...
US Military Warnings of Dire Situation in Afghanistan During Withdrawal Ignored, House GOP Report Finds Warnings from U.S. military officers about the Taliban's swift advances as American troops withdrew from Afghanistan in 2021...
VA Hospitals Earn High Marks in New Federal Ratings Thirty-five VA hospitals received five stars for quality from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, with nearly...
Trump Campaign Violated Rules in Arlington National Cemetery Visit, Cemetery Legal Expert Explains The public furor continues over Donald Trump’s behavior during a visit to Arlington National Cemetery on Aug. 26, 2024.
