Education & Transition

Everything service members and veterans need to know about getting an education, finding a job, starting a business and transitioning out of the military

GOP senator questions VA deputy nominee over whistleblower issue

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, could delay the confirmation of the first woman ever nominated for the VA leadership post.

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VA loans, other vet benefits are top military transition tools

The first thing you need to do is file a claim for your VA benefits. The second thing you need to do is keep following up on it.

25 hours ago

Pentagon & Congress

After debt fight, Congress turns its attention to defense budget

Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of June 5, 2023.

Thrift Savings Plan participants sue over access to funds

The TSP, which has some $800 billion in assets, announced a year ago that it was standing up a new system to improve customer service.

4 days ago

Take advantage of TA: Tips for transitioning into school life

Tuition Assistance offers 100 percent of your tuition paid for while you’re on active duty.

4 days ago

Transitioning out of the military? Here’s your checklist and timeline

Staying proactive and ensuring you arrive at each point when you’re supposed to will keep you from losing your mind as your ETS date approaches.

6 days ago

Advocates struggle to help homeless vets as COVID support disappears

The end of the national pandemic emergency also ended extra support services for homeless veterans.

6 days ago

Veterans Affairs medical sites drop mandatory mask requirements

Visitors and patients will no longer be required to wear masks at all times at the health care sites.

7 days ago

Veterans program funding ends up a winner in debt limit deal

Veterans program funding would see an increase in fiscal 2024, unlike most other non-defense spending.

7 days ago

Army vet turned DC insider now a historic nominee for Veterans Affairs

VA Chief of Staff Tanya Bradsher is in line to be the first woman confirmed to the department's second-highest post.

7 days ago

Vets benefits, VA staff paychecks and more endangered by debt fight

Negotiators will work through Memorial Day weekend in hopes of reaching a compromise on the issue before June 1.

11 days ago

VA move to curb remote work puts all federal workers on notice

Decisions on new federal policies for off-site work could upend the pandemic adjustments made by millions of workers.

11 days ago

Rules still punish military widows for remarrying by slashing benefits

Starting a new relationship after the death of a service member can cost grieving spouses tens of thousands of dollars in support stipends.

12 days ago

VA to scale back remote work rules, require more in-office time

The changes will begin with workers in the Washington, D.C. headquarters starting this fall.

13 days ago

Vets will see a cost-of-living boost in benefit checks next year

Legislation passed by the House and Senate will ensure veterans benefits will get the same cost-of-living increase as Social Security payouts.

13 days ago

Should VA keep spending leftover COVID funds or give them back?

When the national COVID-19 emergency ended earlier this month, about $2.1 billion in extra money for veterans support remained unused.

2 weeks ago

Veterans online registry adds 300K more names ahead of Memorial Day

Nearly 5 million veterans and service members are now included in the online listing.

2 weeks ago

Hopes for debt limit deal as June deadline looms

Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of May 22, 2023.

2 weeks ago

Homeless veterans

Hoax alert: tale of homeless vets booted because of immigrants false

A New York state lawmaker at the center of the controversy called the incident a heartbreaking betrayal and a disservice to the veterans community.

3 weeks ago