This week in Congress: More unanswered questions on the Afghanistan exit
Once again, a senior Defense Department official is expected to face tough questioning from lawmakers this week over this summer’s withdrawal of U.S. military forces…
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Watch North Korean soldiers obliterate bricks with their heads
What may have been designed as a North Korean show of force will no doubt be a show of North Korean Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in…
Civilian-owned company that won millions in contracts for disabled veteran-owned businesses will pay back $5 million
After receiving almost $21 million in contracts set aside specifically for service-disabled, veteran-owned businesses, the owners of a contracting company, who never served in the…
Walter Reed National Medical Center still on lockdown after bomb threat
Naval Support Activity Bethesda, Md., remains partially “locked down” due to a bomb threat. According to an update provided by NSA Bethesda at 12:45 p.m.,…
VA relaunches search for top health official after problems surface with previous hiring attempt
Veterans Affairs leaders are relaunching their search for the department’s top health official after problems surfaced with the previous commission assigned to review candidates for…
China, US in talks on military relations amid strained ties
BEIJING (AP) — Defense officials from China and the U.S. have held two days of talks in a small sign of progress amid a continuing…
Quality care, rebuilding trust for all veterans remains top priority for VA health care
The Veterans Health Administration is the largest integrated health system in the nation, serving 9 million veterans at 1,293 health care facilities across the country….
A VA hospital barred a veteran’s service dog. After the vet’s suicide, it changed its policy
In the wake of a veteran’s death by suicide, a tragedy preceded by missed appointments due to the veteran’s service dog being denied entry to…
Afghan refugees ‘particularly vulnerable’ to human trafficking, DoD IG says
Afghan refugees are “particularly vulnerable to human traffickers,” according to a management advisory from the Defense Department’s Inspector General. The combination of an “expeditated evacuation”…
Advocates push for space on National Mall to honor Global War on Terror troops
The U.S. military’s involvement in Afghanistan is now over, but advocates are working to make sure those deployments — and the fights still going on…