Advocates lobby for new approaches to preventing veteran suicides The Veteran Alliance for Legislative Outreach and Reform wants more research into psychedelic-assisted therapy and other unconventional treatments. By Leo Shane III4 days ago
VA hospitals pay for AI weapons scanners testers say are error-proneVA continues to award contracts for pricey, "high-tech" weapons detection systems that the FTC and security specialists argue don't perform as advertised.By Aliya Sternstein9 days ago
White House officials to attend funeral of Afghan vet turned advocateAfter Army Sgt. Michael Verardo was injured in Afghanistan in 2010, his family spent years pushing for better care for veterans and caregivers. By Leo Shane III12 days ago
Trump claims big jump in VA trust scores, but data shows modest gainsPatient satisfaction rates have improved steadily at VA in recent years, but Trump insists his changes have reformed the entire department. By Leo Shane III3 weeks ago
VA cancels plans for employee satisfaction survey this yearVA has conducted a poll of federal employees every year since 2006, but won't distrubute one this year amid multiple reforms to the workforce. By Leo Shane III3 weeks ago
VA severs ties with most federal unions, terminating worker contractsAbout 80% of VA's roughly 450,000 employees are union members, but the department will no longer honor its contracts with the bargaining units. By Leo Shane III5 weeks ago
