Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) says he will put a hold on President Trump’s nominees to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs ...
In an internal VA memo seen by NPR Friday, the VA says it's rescinding Directive 1341, which contains detailed guidance on the kinds of care transgender veterans can receive at VA facilities.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) paid hundreds of thousands of dollars a month for website changes before canceling the contract and having an internal staffer take over, according to the ...
There's a new cliche being parroted at congressional hearings on veterans' affairs these days: "Community care is VA care." Republican policymakers are intimating that private health care provided ...
Congress is considering modifying the concurrent receipt rule that adversely affects the compensation of medically retired veterans. Currently, medically retired servicemembers with fewer than 20 ...
Democratic lawmakers and veterans’ groups are fuming over the Department of Veterans Affairs’s (VA) plans to cut roughly 80,000 employees in the coming months, decrying the lack of ...
Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) loans come with significant benefits, especially if you don’t have a large down payment ...
“We regret when anyone loses their job, and it’s extraordinarily difficult for department leaders to make those types of decisions,” said VA press secretary Pete Kasperowicz. “But the ...
“We’re not going to stand quietly by while the VA is dismantled, and benefits are taken away due to costs,” Wellman said. “We made a commitment to our veterans when they signed the dotted ...
In a statement, VA Secretary Doug Collins said that “VA should not be focused on helping veterans attempt to change their sex” and claimed most Americans and veterans would support the decision.
Cortez was fired last month from his human resources job at the agency – one of about 2,400 employees who lost their jobs at Veterans’ Affairs (VA) in the first wave of President Donald Trump ...
Backed by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, VA loans are zero-down-payment mortgages available to active-duty service members and veterans. They come with other benefits, too — including ...