Republican lawmakers take aim at VA bonuses amid staffing cuts GOP lawmakers are pushing reforms for a host of department employee financial incentives, but Democrats worry the moves will hurt recruiting efforts. By Leo Shane III8 weeks ago
Suicides among veterans remain unchanged despite federal focusThe figures are the latest available from federal census data and suggest limited progress on the issue of suicide prevention by Veterans Affairs leaders.By Leo Shane III9 months ago
Next year’s Congress will feature the most women vet members everAt least eight women with military backgrounds will serve in the House and Senate in 2025.By Leo Shane III10 months ago
Vet-versus-vet election contests could decide who controls CongressNineteen House and Senate races will feature two veterans facing off against each other to represent their districts in Congress.By Leo Shane III11 months ago
Congress presses VA for fixes to lingering suicide hotline outagesAbout 700 callers were unable to immediately connect with counselors because of crisis line outages over the past 12 months.By Leo Shane III12 months ago
House says no to returning Confederate memorial to ArlingtonAn amendment to the House version of the annual defense bill that would return a Confederate memorial to Arlington National Cemetery failed to pass.By Jonathan Lehrfeld15 months ago
