Guardsmen and Reservists Who Retire Early Could Get Cheaper Health Care Under Senate Bill National Guardsmen and reservists who retire before age 60 would be eligible for low-cost military health care plans under a...
VA Signs New, Tougher Contract with Company Handling Faulty Electronic Health Records Rollout The new contract calls for five renewable one-year terms, rather than another five-year term, to provide the VA more leverage...
Republicans Vow to Boost Veteran Spending Amid Debt Ceiling Fight The GOP bill would give the VA about $153 billion in discretionary funding in 2024, up from $135 billion that the department...
VA Marijuana Research Bill, Other Vets Measures 'May All Be Dead' After Failed Senate Vote, Chairman Says In a procedural vote, the Senate voted 57-42 to advance the marijuana bill -- short of the 60 votes needed to pass.
2 Lawmakers Trying to Expand Access to Outside Doctors for Vets Despite VA Push to Rein in Costs Sen. Jerry Moran, the Veterans Affairs Committee ranking member, and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema are introducing a bill that would...
Toxic Exposure Law Triggers Tsunami of Veteran Disability Claims In addition to the filings, allowed since Congress passed the PACT Act last summer, the department has screened more than 3...
For 1st Time in 2 Years, VA Has a Full-Time Benefits Chief Joshua Jacobs will lead the Veterans Benefits Administration, or VBA, which manages about $135 billion worth of disability...
Free Uber, Lyft Rides for Vets Program Will End in May. The VA Is Pleading with Congress to Extend It. Since the program was authorized in January 2021, the VA has covered the cost of 750,000 rides for veterans.
Veterans Health Care and Benefits Become Flash Points in Debate over Debt Ceiling and Spending Cuts The GOP proposal does not specifically cut VA funding, but it would place a cap on the overall amount of money the government...
Bronze Star Recipient and VA Chief of Staff Nominated for No. 2 Job at VA Tanya Bradsher has extensive experience in military and public service.
Musk, Ramaswamy Proposal to Slash Spending Could Include VA Medical Services Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed that they plan to target "unauthorized" federal spending, a category that includes...
Coast Guard Set to Receive New Icebreaker by Year's End, Bolstering US Presence in Arctic The need for ships with icebreaking capabilities is growing as China and Russia increase their presence in the Arctic...
Marine Corps F-35C Was Used in Combat for First Time to Strike Houthis, Military Confirms Traveling at speeds of 1,200 mph, the F-35C can carry Joint Direct Attack Munitions, or JDAMs, air-to-air missiles and other...
Military Diversity Is Not the Problem "The main reason for concern about the U.S. military and its performance has to do with the variety of U.S. commitments and...
MacDill Airman Gets 5 Years Of Probation in 'Undead Apes' Blockchain Fraud U.S. District Judge William Jung sentenced Devin Rhoden to five years’ probation, a reflection of Rhoden’s substantial...
