How the government shutdown is affecting troops, families The current effects of the shutdown on installation programs and services vary from base to base. By Karen Jowers4 hours ago
Here’s how a government shutdown would affect VA servicesVeterans' health care and benefits processing won't be affected, but other services would stop during a government shutdown.By Karen Jowers30 hours ago
VA staffer accused of blindly approving over 85,000 disability claimsThe employee was found to have authorized about 85,300 claims — 19 times the national average, and at an 84% error rate. By Zita Ballinger Fletcher2 days ago
Here’s how looming government shutdown could affect troops, familiesLawmakers are pushing for military pay to continue. Some operations, like child care, may vary from base to base. By Karen Jowers7 days ago
Some Navy families see delays in child care assistance paymentsPayments, normally made within 10 days, are taking up to 45 days in some cases.By Karen Jowers9 days ago
The heartbreakingly common story of my military suicide attempt"Maybe that’s what makes this story different. Not that it’s mine, but exactly because it isn’t," a Marine veteran writes in this War Horse reflection.By Evan Slusser, The War Horse2 weeks ago