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NPR – Struggling with long wait times, the Veterans Affairs Health Care System is trying something new: a partnership with the CVS Pharmacy chain to offer urgent care services to more [...]

Associated Press – William Delaney, a former Marine, had already served four years of probation for an alcohol-related offense in Florida and was back in court, this time in Rhode Island, [...]

The Washington Post – Senate legislation ripping due process rights for Department of Veterans Affairs employees is getting battered for being too strong and too weak at the same time. Read [...]

Military.com – A measure approved by the Senate on Thursday will allow military veterans with groin or reproductive injuries to receive fertility treatments through the Veterans Affairs [...]

Stars and Stripes – They endured rape or other forms of sexual assault. And when they reported the abuses, the military pushed the men and women out of the service, many with dishonorable [...]

NextGov – The Veterans Affairs Department may soon be using algorithms to make decisions about veterans benefits. The VA is looking for information about predictive analytics technology and [...]

Stars and Stripes – A group of senators led by New York Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand will make another attempt this week to strip military commanders of the power to decide whether sexual [...]

Military Times – The Veterans Affairs Department opposes efforts to expand the Veterans Choice program and instead wants permission from Congress to roll several private care programs into [...]

Military Times – A new survey of post-9/11 veterans finds an increase over a previous study in the number who contemplated suicide since joining the service and a belief among this [...]

Kare 11 – Responding to disclosures that it used unqualified doctors to diagnose traumatic brain injuries, the Department of Veterans Affairs has announced plans to offer new TBI exams to [...]