VA Sets Up Website, Call Center to Protect Vets from Fraud as More Companies Profit from Benefits Claims Veterans and family members can find educational materials and references on scams and fraud through VSAFE, the Veterans...
The VA Withheld $84M from Eligible Disabled Veterans. Now Nonprofit Legal Clinics Are Stepping In. A new report revealing more than $84 million in underpayments to qualified veterans is a sign the Department of Veterans...
Audit: Connecticut VA Improperly Paid Overtime, Comp Time The audit, which covered fiscal years 2020 and 2021, specifically faulted Connecticut's Department of Veterans Affairs for...
Housing Agency Scraps Catch-22-Type Rule That Kept Disabled Homeless Vets from Receiving Rent Vouchers Homeless veterans who were wounded, injured or became sick during their time in uniform will no longer have their disability...
A Nearly $3 Billion Shortfall in VA Benefits Is Looming. The Senate Has Proposed a Fix, But Time Is Running Out. Seeking to avoid a disruption in veterans benefits payments later this year, a bipartisan group of senators has introduced a...
The Next Deadline for Backdated PACT Act Payments Is Coming Soon. Here’s What You Need to Know Those vets or family members who hadn’t yet filed a PACT Act claim but instead declared their “intent to file” a claim ahead...
VA Warns Congress that Benefits Payments Are at Risk Due to Projected $15 Billion Budget Shortfall The VA said it is working with the White House and Congress to address the budget shortfalls in a way that doesn't harm...
VA's Threat to Withhold Disability Checks over Decades-Old Separation Pay Surprises Vets Some veterans who received bonuses from the Defense Department to leave the service are learning they have to pay back the...
Disabled Veterans to Congress: Move Out on Stalled Bill to Allow Payment of Both Retirement and Disability Benefits Despite wide bipartisan backing, the Major Richard Star Act has languished for years, increasingly frustrating the veterans...
Amphibious Ship Suffers Breakdown, Marking at Least Third Navy Mechanical Issue This Year One of the Navy's amphibious warships suffered a major mechanical failure earlier this week that forced it to return to port...
2 Virginia Guardsmen Are Running a Rural Anti-Government Militia Staff Sgts. Daniel Abbott and Alexandra Griffeth jointly run the Campbell County Militia, which operates in the rural...
Navy Chief Demoted After Installing Unauthorized Satellite Dish on Warship to Access Internet Internet access is restricted while a ship is underway to maintain bandwidth for military operations and to protect against...
Soldiers Set to Get One Shoulder-Fired Round to Replace Multiple Weapons in Move to Ease Loads, Training The XM919 Individual Assault Munition is intended to replace the service’s various anti-tank and anti-structure rounds with a...
Astronauts Stuck on Space Station Will Be Brought Back Home by Space Force Guardian A Space Force officer will command a mission later this month to safely bring home two astronauts who have been unexpectedly...