How a $10 billion veterans bill became a $78 billion debate
What changed between the 2023 and 2025 versions of the Richard Star Act to increase the projected cost so dramatically?
By Natalie Oliverio
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‘Our veterans deserve better’: Inside the VA nursing shortage
"Our veterans deserve better": One Department of Veterans Affairs nurse describes how clinical staffing shortages affect employees and patients.
By Natalie Oliverio
Defense startups raid auto and fracking sectors for parts to speed weapons output
Defense tech startups are repurposing automotive chips and pipes used in fracking in an effort to deliver weapons to the Pentagon faster and at lower cost.
By Mike Stone, Reuters
VA to fire employee for alleged abuse of disabled vet at a state-run veterans home
The veteran's wife captured video of the incident that's now gone viral. She told Military Times that she set up a hidden camera after suspecting abuse.
By Patricia Kime
Can the US military preserve decades of wartime experience?
Thousands of post-9/11 veterans are reaching retirement. Whether the lessons they learned during two decades of combat will be retained remains to be seen.
By Natalie Oliverio
Air Force cites DEI ban in cancellation of wreath-laying honoring women vets
An Air Force spokesperson acknowledged that the service “declined participation in compliance with Executive Orders … and DoW guidance.”
By Hope Hodge Seck