Marines draw new policy line: ‘We will not separate families’Marine Corps officials are getting more explicit about a policy that inspired the creation of a coordinator role for dual-military married couples.By Hope Hodge Seck3 hours ago
This week in Congress: Lawmakers rush to pass VA funding Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Sept. 16, 2024.By Leo Shane III19 hours ago
Guard ‘temporarily’ pauses some student loan repayments due to fundingThe Army National Guard has had to halt a key educational benefit due to a funding shortfall.By Davis Winkie14 months ago
Republican senator blocks historic VA leadership nomineeTanya Bradsher is in line to be the first woman confirmed to the Veterans Affairs Deputy Secretary post.By Leo Shane III14 months ago
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 Seck14 months ago
Former Army financial adviser accused of defrauding Gold Star familiesOfficials charged former Army financial counselor Caz Craffy of swindling grieving military families out of survivor and insurance payments.By Jonathan Lehrfeld14 months ago
Unaccredited claims coaches profit off veterans, with little oversightAustin-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 Tribune15 months ago
VA plans new cancer research center with Stanford medical expertsThe new facility would also serve as a major care and training hub for veterans and non-veterans.By Leo Shane III15 months ago
Deadline looms for vets to get retroactive toxic exposure benefitsVeterans Affairs officials plan a public outreach campaign over the next month to get more veterans signed up for the payouts.By Leo Shane III15 months ago
Will federal employees get an extra day off for Independence Day?This year, the Fourth of July falls on a Tuesday.By Molly Weisner15 months ago
Supreme Court to rule on whether vets should get more GI Bill benefitsThe eight-year-old legal fight centers on how the Post-9/11 GI Bill program and Montgomery GI Bill program are administered.By Leo Shane III15 months ago
Lawmakers push to make it easier to discipline, fire VA workersThe move follows years of debate over whether department leaders are doing enough to root out problematic staffersBy Leo Shane III15 months ago