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VA support program to buy up veterans’ defaulted home loans
The Department of Veterans Affairs will start buying veterans' failing mortgages to help them stay in their homes.
VA to get new authority over education benefits for future emergencies
The move comes in response to problems that surfaced at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in America.
Justice demands correction of military records for vaccine refusers
Troops who exercised their legally protected medical rights must be made whole.
By James D. Muhammad and Thomas L. Rempfer
VA secretary makes promise: ‘We will be vets’ best advocates’
In an exclusive interview, Denis McDonough outlined the challenges facing his department and how he hopes to fix them.
VA study finds Paxlovid may help prevent long COVID-19 problems
The medication helped reduce the chance of long-term health complications by 25%.
Air Force’s unvaccinated instructor pilots allowed to resume flying
It is “in the best interest of the Air Force” for instructors to resume their regular flight duties, Maj. Gen. Phillip Stewart said in an Oct. 25 memo.
New biodefense plan seeks more research, tech to fend off outbreaks
One of the strategy’s goals is to be able develop vaccines within 100 days of an outbreak, whether naturally occurring, accidental or deliberate in origin.
VA plans ‘onboarding surge’ in November to clear backlog of new hires
The event will bring together hiring managers and senior medical center staff to find ways to improve the process.
Smaller firms at Army trade show say they’re hard-hit by market shocks
Defense firms are grappling with the economic fallout from the pandemic, but small businesses say their pain is acute.
Air Force vaccine case will remain a class-action, appeals court rules
Oral arguments in the appellate case are scheduled for Oct. 19.
Defense industry to launch inflation relief push in Congress
“Deterrence doesn’t work when we handcuff the Department of Defense’s hands," said one industry representative.
By Joe Gould