Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 11, 2024.
The nation's only joint Veterans Affairs and Defense Department health care center began using a new compatible medical records system on Saturday.
Employees had been instructed to remove the photo because of its portrayal of a nonconsensual sexual act.
The appropriations measure is expected to be approved by Congress later this week.
Lawmakers are pushing for improvements after an inspector general report found limited resources for victims at many VA medical facilities.
A commission studying the problem of post-military incarceration says better support programs could help many veterans.
Advocates say more research and emphasis is needed on the particular mental health challenges facing women veterans.
Leaders from the two departments are discussing allowing VA staff to move into unused space at more than a dozen military hospitals.
Congress has pproved steady annual funding increases for VA opertions for more than 20 years.
The change is expected to affect about 50,000 veterans currently using multiple accounts for their federal stipend payouts.
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