Officials will extend authorizations for care handled outside the VA system for 30 different medical specialties, a move they say will ease red tape.
A White House plan would make it easier for local officials to force homeless veterans off the streets and into medical or criminal institutions.
The American Service Fellowship will provide 50 students with free tuition for a one-year master's degree program.
Democrats want promises from department leaders that sensitive medical and financial information is being handled securely.
