NPR – The Department of Veterans Affairs is re-evaluating some of the people it dropped from its caregiver program following an NPR report. We have an update on what’s changed and [...]
The Hill – Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin said Wednesday he’s open to expanding the use of medical marijuana to help service members suffering from post-traumatic stress [...]
The Washington Post – Bernie O. Aaberg was an Army private with the 170th Engineer Combat Battalion from Minnesota who went missing in the Philippines during World War II. Frank W. Zywicki [...]
Military Times – Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson told advocates for homeless veterans that planned budget cuts to his department won’t upset efforts to find housing for [...]
ABC 10 News – Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin wants to get the veteran suicide rate down to zero. But a lot of the problem happens outside the reach of his department. Shulkin told [...]
FOX News – This seven-minute video included an interview with Secretary Shulkin where he discusses how the Department is working to improve services for Veterans, the proposed budget, and [...]
CBS News – Federal authorities have launched dozens of new criminal investigations into possible opioid and other drug theft by employees at Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals, a sign [...]
Military.com – The two-million-member American Legion joined other veterans service organizations Friday in ripping a proposed Veterans Affairs Department benefit cut in the budget proposed [...]
The Wall Street Journal – President Donald Trump is proposing more money for the Department of Veterans Affairs, but veterans groups and lawmakers are lining up against some of the [...]
FEDweek – The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee has approved S-1094, the latest in a line of bills targeting appeal rights for VA employees–but which unlike others that have stalled, has [...]