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VA needs more oversight of health care options to prevent waste: Study

Department leaders last month uncovered more than $100 million in duplicate government payments for medical services.

By Leo Shane III

7 weeks ago

VA errors in benefits payouts down, but still total more than $1.3B

Recurring errors in VA benefits processing amounted to hundreds of millions in losses for U.S. taxpayers in fiscal 2024.

By Leo Shane III

5 months ago

Soldiers will get $240 a month for operational deployments

The benefit is the new standard for operational deployment pay moving forward for the service, said Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth.

12 months ago

Improper storage damaging $1.8 billion in Army ground combat equipment

Pentagon investigators found that $1.8 billion of the inspected equipment was crumbling or at “increased risk” of falling apart because of poor storage

By Jaime Moore-Carrillo

24 months ago

Should VA keep spending leftover COVID funds or give them back?

When the national COVID-19 emergency ended earlier this month, about $2.1 billion in extra money for veterans support remained unused.

By Leo Shane III

2 years ago

Military commands spent pandemic money on space analytics, IT upgrades

The U.S. military commands responsible for North America misused at least $19 million in COVID-19 relief money on space-related data analytics connected to the Pentagon’s JADC2 endeavor, as well as office information technology upgrades, investigators said.

By Joe Gould and Colin Demarest

3 years ago