Combat Veterans Support Offering Troops a 401(k)-Style Retirement Plan Organizations that represent combat vets are getting behind a proposal to offer troops a 401(k)-style retirement plan.
Return of VA Execs Accused in Job Scam Isn't Accountability: Legion The American Legion says the Veterans Affairs Department still lacks accountability for its workers.
Group Criticizes VA Commission for Failing to Vote on Recommendations A group is criticizing the work of a commission that concluded VA still has "profound deficiencies" in delivering health care...
Groups Say COLA Bill Will Cost Disabled Vets Five veterans' service organizations have opposed a bill sent to the House floor on Wednesday that would guarantee disabled...
Veteran Groups Sue VA for Ending Informal Disability Claims Process Five national veteran's organizations have filed suit against the VA over its move ending informal claims applications.
Major Donor Calls for Ouster of Wounded Warrior Project Executive A major donor to the Wounded Warrior Project called for the nonprofit's CEO to resign in light of allegations of lavish...
Clinton Defends GI Bill at Veterans Convention, Gets Weak Response Hillary Clinton pledged she would defend the GI Bill benefits against cuts and oppose privatization of veterans' health care.
VFW Questions Firm's Profits from Death Benefits The VFW is intervening in a class-action lawsuit that accuses Prudential of profiting from death benefits.
Combat Action Badge Eligibility Recommendation Expected by July A DoD review panel's recommendation regarding making the Combat Action Badge retroactive to World War II is expected to be...
Veterans Group Identifies Man Seen Shoving Protester at Trump Rally The 75-year-old vet seen shoving a protester at a Donald Trump rally has been identified as Alvin Bamberger of Cincinnati...
The Army Has Officially Deployed Laser Weapons Overseas to Combat Enemy Drones A pair of laser weapons has been deployed by the Army to an undisclosed location overseas to blast incoming enemy drones out...
Fired After 6 Months: Army Sacks Commander of Germany Unit Meant to Bolster NATO Against Russia Lt. Col. Eric Ackles, commander of 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, was relieved of command, the service...
Toxic Exposure Screenings: Vets Report Spotty Follow-Up on Questionnaire Meant to Boost Health Care and Benefits Rolled out with great fanfare in November 2022, toxic exposure screenings for all VA patients were mandated by the PACT Act...
Feds Settle Case for $2 Million After Skydiving Plane Took Out Marine Corps Osprey on Runway Nearly four years after a civilian skydiving aircraft collided with a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey sitting on a San Diego runway...
Reports of Mediocre Disability Exams by VA Contractors Prompts Senator's Demand for Answers A prominent Democratic senator is demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs review the quality of its privatized...