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Veterans, service members join hundreds including White House and congressional leaders to honor late President
December 05, 2018 and
Pelosi vows Democratic oversight ahead of new veteran caregiver law
December 03, 2018
Report calls on government to track health problems in children of Gulf War, post-9/11 vets
December 03, 2018
Confusion reigns over retroactive payments for underpaid GI Bill recipients
November 30, 2018
GAO agrees to investigate Mar-a-Lago members’ influence on VA
November 27, 2018
VA officials fail to provide answers on when thousands of vets will get overdue GI Bill payments
November 19, 2018
Two House lawmakers launch new effort to make VA motto gender inclusive
November 19, 2018
Marijuana-PTSD study reaches target enrollment of 76 veterans
November 17, 2018
GAO finds VA contractors not meeting timeliness, accuracy standards on exams
November 14, 2018
VA secretary has begun planning budget cuts requested by Trump
November 13, 2018
Democrats gain control of key House military, vet committees
November 09, 2018 and
Readiness of VA emergency stockpile of drugs, medical supplies called into question
November 01, 2018
National Veterans Memorial and Museum opens in Ohio
October 29, 2018
Student veterans, schools frustrated over lack of housing payments from VA
October 09, 2018
Veterans group places thousands of flags on National Mall to draw attention to suicide crisis
October 06, 2018
Trump signs $200 billion VA budget for 2019
September 24, 2018
Students using GI Bill receive incorrect housing payments due to VA technical errors
September 21, 2018
VA cites improvements at five hospitals removed from ‘high-risk’ list
September 20, 2018
In North Carolina, flooding from Florence closes VA clinics, counseling centers, cemeteries
September 19, 2018
VA process to verify veteran-owned small businesses fraught with errors, delays
September 13, 2018
Measure to let VA doctors recommend marijuana was again left out of budget bill
September 12, 2018
Wilkie opposes bill that would extend Agent Orange benefits to ‘Blue Water’ veterans
September 12, 2018
Arlington National Cemetery opens 27-acre expansion with burial of two Civil War veterans
September 09, 2018
Legislation seeks to allow battlefield crosses in national cemeteries
September 08, 2018
Delays in Forever GI Bill implementation could affect veterans’ checks
September 07, 2018
Lawmakers ask VA secretary to research marijuana as an alternative to opioids
September 06, 2018
Leader of VA electronic health record project resigns, prompts concern
August 28, 2018
VA considers ending ban on transgender surgeries for disabled vets
August 24, 2018
Arlington National Cemetery reopens to public after bomb threat
August 23, 2018
IG finds the VA wrongly denies benefits to victims of military sexual trauma
August 23, 2018
IG report: Veteran caregivers face long waits for VA assistance
August 20, 2018
Remains from North Korea in moderate to poor condition, could take years to identify
August 15, 2018
Senate passes measure to extend commissary, exchange privileges to more veterans
August 04, 2018
VA raises opposition to bill extending benefits for Blue Water Navy veterans
August 02, 2018
Memo: VA finds ‘deteriorating’ conditions at DC hospital
August 02, 2018
House approves bill allowing deployed troops to cancel cable, Internet contracts
August 01, 2018
Robert Wilkie officially sworn in as 10th VA secretary
August 01, 2018
Senators introduce bill to extend commissary, exchange privileges to more veterans
July 14, 2018
New congressional subcommittee will oversee VA’s $10 billion deal to overhaul its health records
July 13, 2018
Health care administrators remedy problem for veteran faced with $30,000 medical bill
July 12, 2018
VA secretary nominee Wilkie is approved by Senate committee
July 11, 2018
Veteran using VA Choice program could get stuck with $30,000 medical bill
July 05, 2018
White House reaffirms its commitment to jobs for military spouses
June 29, 2018
VA secretary nominee Robert Wilkie is headed for confirmation
June 28, 2018
Army medical command sends out overdue-bill notices, asks patients to call insurance companies to find out what they owe
June 27, 2018
House approves benefits for Blue Water Navy veterans
June 27, 2018
Vets with bladder cancer could wait years for government to recognize Agent Orange link
June 22, 2018
VA inspector general accuses acting VA secretary of concealing information
June 21, 2018
VA reveals its veteran suicide statistic included active-duty troops
June 21, 2018
VA hospitals across the country have more than 3,000 unwanted jobs
June 15, 2018
VA discloses rankings of 133 nursing homes
June 14, 2018
LinkedIn to give free premium membership to military spouses
June 14, 2018
Tired of inaction, lawmakers, families plead for action on burn pits
June 08, 2018
Signing of VA reform bill prompts questions about how to fund it
June 08, 2018
VA says money for Choice program will last until Trump signs funding bill
June 04, 2018
Retiring VA deputy Bowman says agency is ‘not broken’
June 03, 2018
VA hospital in NC purchased more than $1M in supplies that it didn’t use
June 01, 2018
VA leadership shuffle: Secretary steps down, chief of staff moves up, deputy retires
May 31, 2018
Congress approves sweeping VA reforms to increase private care, expand caregiver benefits
May 24, 2018
VA moving forward with Shulkin’s nationwide restructuring plan
May 23, 2018