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Price tag for VA’s new GI Bill online platform has jumped nearly $500M
VA officials said the original $453 million contract for the work has now been updated 25 times. The new price tag for the project is $932 million.
US troops in Ukraine can now earn hazard pay
The Pentagon says a small number of U.S. troops are stationed at the American embassy in Kyiv, but are not conducting combat operations in the country.
VA funding plan passes House with more controversial provisions
House GOP lawmakers doubled down on anti-diversity measures despite a White House veto threat.
Scammers who target veterans could face extra prison time
Legislation would add 10 years to fraud convictions when the victim is targeted because of their veteran status.
Biden threatens VA budget bill veto over limits on abortion, LGBT care
The plan calls for roughly $320 billion in veterans program and benefits spending next fiscal year.
Guard ‘temporarily’ pauses some student loan repayments due to funding
The Army National Guard has had to halt a key educational benefit due to a funding shortfall.
By Davis Winkie
Republican senator blocks historic VA leadership nominee
Tanya Bradsher is in line to be the first woman confirmed to the Veterans Affairs Deputy Secretary post.
VA lays groundwork for first major survey of moral injury in veterans
The VA is undertaking the first-ever large-scale population study of moral injury to be conducted among veterans of the post-9/11 wars.
By Hope Hodge Seck
Former Army financial adviser accused of defrauding Gold Star families
Officials charged former Army financial counselor Caz Craffy of swindling grieving military families out of survivor and insurance payments.
Unaccredited claims coaches profit off veterans, with little oversight
Austin-based VA Claims Insider says it has helped hundreds of thousands of clients. It has also touched off complaints and investigations.
By Jasper Craven, The Texas Tribune