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VA staff finished 2M disability claims faster than ever this year
The department is about 15% ahead of its claims workload pace from last summer.
Large-scale closures of VA facilities could be coming sooner than expected. Here’s why.
An asset review commission is set for 2022, but VA officials are considering moving quicker on the work.
Veterans want autonomy in health care choices
The VA must be accountable to veterans for rapid, successful treatment, achievable through the offering of more innovative, better treatment options.
By Carl S. Ey
Service chiefs to face tough questions on military housing failures
Civilian and uniformed military leaders will testify on the problems on March 7.
Vets groups vow to pressure Congress into following through on hard-won legislation
With the major battles over, these groups plan to dedicate themselves in 2019 to implementing these hard-fought bills and finding solutions for problems that have arisen with some of their provisions.
By Joshua Axelrod
This week in Congress: National emergency pushback from lawmakers
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Feb. 25.
What Big Navy will do to fix its housing problem
Navy leaders order officers and chiefs to reach out to every sailor in government or public/private partnership housing to find and fix housing problems.
By Mark D. Faram
Congress’ foreign policy flex in Europe
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other lawmakers went to Europe to say there is another branch of government that values alliances.
By Joe Gould
‘Setting us up to fail’ — VA blasted over unfilled health care positions
Almost 12 percent of the department's total jobs are currently unfilled.
How the VA built IT for its appeals modernization effort
The Department of Veterans Affairs' electronic systems needed an upgrade to be able to handle impending requirements.
By Jessie Bur
Would you take this VA spit challenge?
The Department of Veterans Affairs wants you to take the Great American Spit Out challenge on Thursday, Feb. 21.
By Natalie Gross