Voters in three states pass ballot measures aimed at veterans, spouses
Voters in Florida, New Jersey and Virginia on Tuesday all passed ballot measures aimed at increasing benefits for veterans and their families, according to projections from The Associated Press. In...
View ArticleMultiple government agencies warned not to cooperate with Biden: report
President Trump’s administration has instructed senior agency officials to not cooperate with President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team amid the Trump campaign’s legal challenge to election outcomes...
View ArticleTwo killed in explosion at Connecticut veterans hospital
Two people were killed in an explosion at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Connecticut on Friday morning, The Associated Press reported. Brian Foley, a top aide to state Public Safety Commissioner James...
View ArticleBiden selects Susan Rice to lead Domestic Policy Council, McDonough for...
President-elect Joe Biden has selected Susan Rice, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, to lead the White House Domestic Policy Council, and is nominating Denis McDonough as secretary of...
View ArticleTwo major veterans' groups demand Wilkie resign after watchdog report...
Two major veterans’ groups on Friday demanded Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert Wilkie step down following an explosive watchdog report that found he disparaged a congressional aide who said she...
View ArticleTwo headstones with swastikas removed from Texas veterans cemetery
The headstones of two German WWII graves bearing swastikas and other references to the Nazi regime have been removed from a Texas veterans cemetery and replaced with new ones following months of calls...
View ArticleBiden VA pick faces 'steep learning curve' at massive agency
President-elect Joe Biden’s pick to head the Department of Veterans Affairs is expected to face a tough time finding his footing if confirmed to lead the massive agency.Denis McDonough — an unexpected...
View ArticleRethinking federal policy for America's veterans
When President Biden tapped Denis McDonough last month to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the former White House chief of staff promised to “fight like hell to give our veterans and their...
View ArticleHarris and second gentleman hand out cookies to essential workers at DC...
Vice President Harris and second gentleman Douglas Emhoff stopped at a Washington, D.C., veterans hospital on Saturday to hand out cookies to essential workers. The couple stopped at the D.C. Veterans...
View ArticleBiden's infrastructure plan includes $18B in VA hospital upgrades
President Biden’s $2.25 trillion infrastructure plan unveiled Wednesday includes $18 billion in improvements to Veterans Affairs medical facilities.Of the sweeping package meant to invest in domestic...
View ArticleVA moving to cover gender affirmation surgery through department health care
The Department of Veterans Affairs is moving to make gender-affirming surgeries covered by the department's healthcare, Secretary Denis McDonough announced Saturday. While speaking at a Pride Month...
View ArticleSenators propose bill to help tackle cybersecurity workforce shortage
Sens. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) on Friday introduced legislation meant to tackle parts of the government’s cyber workforce shortage.The Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Expansion...
View ArticleVA adds 245K more employees to vaccine mandate
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will expand its COVID-19 vaccination requirement to 245,000 more employees at the agency's health facilities. "A couple of weeks ago, we mandated about 115,000...
View ArticleVA crisis hotline sees uptick in calls after Kabul collapse
The Department of Veterans Affairs hotline has seen an uptick in calls since Kabul fell to the Taliban on Sunday.There was a 9 percent increase in calls on Sunday compared to the same day last year,...
View ArticleWords of advice for my brothers and sisters who served in Afghanistan
Having served in Vietnam in 1968-1969 and had my heart broken by the precipitous fall of the South Vietnamese government in 1975, I have a sense of how our veterans who served in Afghanistan must be...
View ArticleSenators call on VA to help veterans struggling with mental health
A bipartisan group of senators sent a letter to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) urging leaders there to help veterans who are struggling with their mental health following the end of the...
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