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VA’s Under Secretary of Memorial Affairs to step down in late May
Matthew Quinn, VA's top cemeteries official, will leave the key department leadership post later this month.
Senators push VA to fix problems with vets’ toxic exposure claims
A group of Senate Democrats wants quicker action from VA leaders on solutions to some problematic toxic exposure disability claims.
Supreme Court rules in favor of veteran who sued over GI Bill limits
The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in favor of a veteran who wanted to use both his Post-9/11 GI Bill and Montgomery GI Bill benefits.
Defense, VA budget work begins on Capitol Hill as Congress returns
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of April 8, 2024.
Pentagon won’t say if troop deployment tempo exceeds recommended goal
The Pentagon says its data on whether troops are getting three months home for every month deployed is classified.
Veterans Affairs gets 13% budget boost under White House FY25 request
Veterans Affairs programs would get another significant bump in fiscal 2025 under the budget request released by President Joe Biden on Monday.
VA reverses plan to ban iconic WWII kiss photo from medical sites
Employees had been instructed to remove the photo because of its portrayal of a nonconsensual sexual act.
Opinion
Is the United States overestimating China’s power?
It is time to right-size the American understanding of China’s comprehensive power, writes Dan Murphy of the Harvard Kennedy School.
By Dan Murphy, Harvard Kennedy School