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Why service members deserve the right to repair
Service members need the tools, parts and authority to make immediate fixes themselves, without having to navigate red tape
By Lt. Col. Cindy Serrano Roberts (ret.)
Lawmakers nearly passed three major VA reform bills this week. Now that plan is dead.
Plans to include three big veterans priorities in the upcoming must-pass omnibus budget bill fell apart during House negotiations.
Lawmakers worry that VA leadership drama could derail plans for department reforms
Rumors that the White House may be looking to replace VA Secretary David Shulkin are influencing ongoing debate over a major overhaul to VA health care programs.
Republicans jeopardizing Pentagon budget boost, lawmaker says
The Pentagon’s two-year budget boost may unravel next year if Republicans fiddle with the domestic side of the deal, the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee has warned.
By Joe Gould
Senators seek budget flexibility for Pentagon
A bipartisan group of senators with authority over military readiness are urging Senate appropriators to grant flexibility in spending its large, but late, budget boost for 2018.
By Joe Gould
VA inspector general finds no evidence of computer hacking in travel scandal
Investigators found only minor security concerns with VA emails unrelated to the travel scandal that took place last July.
Black soldier killed in WWI was denied Medal of Honor. Advocates are now trying to change that
The U.S. soldier was badly wounded, returned to battle and fought to the death. He was recommended for the nation's highest valor award, but the award was downgraded. Some say racism had a role in that.
By Nicole Bauke
Trump administration: Troops can stay in Iraq, Syria indefinitely
President Donald Trump has the legal authority to keep U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria indefinitely, Pentagon and State Department officials said in a pair of letters released this week.
By Joe Gould
Retired Army general, Trump adviser to run for US Senate
A fifth Republican is now running in the June primary for a chance to challenge Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia in November.
Controversies mount as VA officials work to stay focused on health care reforms
After a calm 2017, VA leaders have seen numerous scandals and distractions in the first few weeks of 2018.
For US in Syria, end game gets murkier as ISIS shrinks
The closer the U.S. gets to its original goal in Syria of defeating the Islamic State group, the murkier its end game. New layers of complexity are descending on a shifting battlefield, as demonstrated by a deadly barrage of American air and artillery strikes on a shadowy attacker.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press