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VA rushes fix for payment problem before the rent is due

Roughly 280,000 student veterans and dependents could have faced a delay in benefits.

19 hours ago

Departing VA deputy sees progress, success in department changes

Donald Remy is set to step down from his leadership post at VA on April 1.

34 hours ago

Education and Transition

Error delays monthly housing payments for GI Bill students

Stipends expected to reach students' bank accounts on Friday will instead take several more days to process, officials warned.

Transgender vets call for more protections from Congress, VA

Advocates want VA to move ahead with plans to provide gender-affirming surgery to transgender veterans, a policy change first promised in summer 2021.

3 days ago

Vet agency chief calls onboarding times for new hires ‘indefensible’

Physicians can wait as long as a year to start working even after they've been hired, department officials acknowledged.

3 days ago

Senate votes to repeal Iraq war authorizations

Some Iraq war veterans have rallied around the bipartisan vote to repeal the 2002 authorization as Congress seeks to reassert its war powers authorities.

3 days ago

Vet Agency hopes for more state-run cemeteries for burial options

Nearly 17 million veterans live within 75 miles of a national or state cemetery they can choose for burial.

4 days ago

Lawmakers move to save VA’s high-tech job training program

The VET TEC program is set to expire this year.

5 days ago

This week in Congress: Top military leaders head to Capitol Hill

Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 27, 2023.

6 days ago

Army Reserve Chief Warrant Officer 3 Larry A. Zich, killed during the Vietnam War, was accounted for Oct. 25, 2022, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.

Soldier killed during support mission in Vietnam War identified

Army Reserve Chief Warrant Officer 3 Larry A. Zich will be buried in Lincoln, Nebraska.

8 days ago

VA leaders aren’t worried about looming budget fights ... yet

Lawmakers are skeptical of the White House's plan for $325 billion in department funding next year.

9 days ago

Army Sgt. Gregory V. Knoll, killed during World War II, was accounted for Jan. 3, 2023, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.

Remains of soldier killed in WWII identified

Army Sgt. Gregory V. Knoll was reported killed in action on Nov. 7, 1944.

9 days ago

VA change will lower home loan rates for some Native American vets

Changes to the VA Native American Direct Loan program would drop interest rates from 6% to 2.5% for some home purchases.

10 days ago

Transgender troops warn GOP bill could upend lives, weaken military

Senior military leaders to face questioning on transgender, diversity issues.

10 days ago

Dept. of Veterans Affairs, union spar over staffing

VA officials said hiring and retention levels are at record highs, but workers groups say even more staff is needed to keep up.

11 days ago

Army Pfc. Harry J. Hartmann, Jr., who died as a prisoner of war during the Korean War, was accounted for July 13, 2022, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.

Remains of soldier held captive in Korean War identified

Army Pfc. Harry J. Hartmann was reported missing in action on Nov. 2, 1950 during fighting near Unsan, North Korea.

11 days ago

Which college majors are student veterans pursuing and why?

Many of the veterans who pursue a four-year degree are choosing majors similar to non-veteran students.

12 days ago

Army Tech Sgt. Matthew L. McKeon, killed during World War II, was accounted for Jan. 12, 2023, according to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.

Remains of WWII soldier killed in Germany identified

Army Tech Sgt. Matthew L. McKeon will be buried in San Diego, California.

12 days ago

This week in Congress: SecDef defends the White House budget

Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 20, 2023.

2 weeks ago

VA to change its motto, dropping male-only language

The new statement will note VA's goal is "to care for those who have served in our nation’s military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors.”

2 weeks ago

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Roughly 280,000 student veterans and dependents could have faced a delay in benefits.

Donald Remy is set to step down from his leadership post at VA on April 1.

Stipends expected to reach students' bank accounts on Friday will instead take several more days to process, officials warned.

Advocates want VA to move ahead with plans to provide gender-affirming surgery to transgender veterans, a policy change first promised in summer 2021.

Physicians can wait as long as a year to start working even after they've been hired, department officials acknowledged.

Some Iraq war veterans have rallied around the bipartisan vote to repeal the 2002 authorization as Congress seeks to reassert its war powers authorities.

Nearly 17 million veterans live within 75 miles of a national or state cemetery they can choose for burial.

The VET TEC program is set to expire this year.

Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 27, 2023.

Army Reserve Chief Warrant Officer 3 Larry A. Zich will be buried in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Lawmakers are skeptical of the White House's plan for $325 billion in department funding next year.

Army Sgt. Gregory V. Knoll was reported killed in action on Nov. 7, 1944.

Changes to the VA Native American Direct Loan program would drop interest rates from 6% to 2.5% for some home purchases.

Senior military leaders to face questioning on transgender, diversity issues.

VA officials said hiring and retention levels are at record highs, but workers groups say even more staff is needed to keep up.

Army Pfc. Harry J. Hartmann was reported missing in action on Nov. 2, 1950 during fighting near Unsan, North Korea.

Many of the veterans who pursue a four-year degree are choosing majors similar to non-veteran students.

Army Tech Sgt. Matthew L. McKeon will be buried in San Diego, California.

Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 20, 2023.

The new statement will note VA's goal is "to care for those who have served in our nation’s military and for their families, caregivers, and survivors.”