The department is also extending financial help programs to give more support to veterans having trouble making loan payments.
More than 70,000 veterans died by suicide from 2011 to 2001.
The Government Accountability Office is also expected to launch an investigation into the suicide prevention hotline.
A government watchdog group has promised to investigate the claims.
Whistleblowers reached out to Congress to report “unwarranted sexually suggestive and aggressive messages" from a senior manager.
Veterans Affairs officials reached more veterans last year than ever before, but the department's leader said there is still more work to be done.
In an interview with Military Times, VA Secretary Denis McDonough said he still thinks his department needs to hire more staffers.
Department workers set new records in medical appointments, claims processing and veteran outreach in fiscal 2023.
More than 40,000 pension recipents could be affected by the latest computer issues.
The 12-year-old program has cultivated a massive database of genetic information for health researchers.
