Watchdog report looks at VA’s ‘fake’ shortfall that stirred benefit fears among veterans
Veterans Affairs officials spent last summer ringing alarm bells over an anticipated budget shortfall that didn’t happen, ...
‘A betrayal of the government’: Congressional leaders say VA needs to better serve families of veterans who die by suicide
The leading Democrat on the Senate Veterans Affairs’ Committee vowed to fix the system for approving benefits to the families ...
Military.com3d
VA's Top Watchdog Agency Blames Poor Accounting Practices for Last Year's Budget Scare
The VA had requested an extra $15 billion from Congress to cover health care and benefits last year but later said most of ...
Military Times on MSN4d
Watchdog blasts VA leaders for exaggerating budget shortfall last year
Investigators said that VA officials had enough budget flexibility all of last year despite repeated warnings of a possible ...
Insulting, exhausting, traumatic: the death benefits battle between the VA and families of vets who die by suicide
A CNN investigation found that even as the VA has invested hundreds of millions of dollars addressing the veteran suicide ...
VA mistakenly declared San Diego veteran dead, cut off disability payments
A San Diego Navy fought with the Department of Veterans Affairs for five months after he received a letter mistakenly ...
Army Times on MSN5d
Some VA employees’ overtime pay will be delayed by software problems
Software handling timecards for VA employees has been malfunctioning for nearly a week, prompting concerns about paycheck ...
Marine Corps Times on MSN4d
Senate confirms former VA benefits chief as new deputy secretary
Senate lawmakers confirmed Paul Lawrence as the next Veterans Affairs deputy secretary Thursday, putting in place another key leader at the department as administration officials plan massive reforms ...
Rachel Reeves's benefit cuts will hit UK armed forces veterans who served their country
British veterans who served in conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan face losing essential financial support because of the ...
Anger simmers among veterans during a town hall with Sen. Ruben Gallego
Gallego addressed veterans at the James R. “Bob” Currieo VFW Post 9972 in Sierra Vista on Tuesday as part of a southern ...
2paragraphs on MSN3d
VA Secretary Accuses Democrat Senator “Scaring” Veterans, “A Whipping Post For All Your Issues”
President Trump's U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins said he plans to cut nearly 80,000 jobs in the agency -- about 15 percent of the workforce -- and has accused Virginia Democrats Sena ...