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Congressional appropriators criticize VA’s unapproved funding moves
Department leaders shifted about $340 million in budget savings to outside health care accounts without lawmakers' OK.
VA to begin pilot programs to get COVID vaccines to all vets, spouses, caregivers
More than 33 million veterans and family members are now eligible to get the vaccine through VA.
Skepticism surrounds VA promise to draw down backlog of compensation and pension exams
Department officials have nearly 360,000 unfinished medical exams right now, about three times the pre-pandemic total.
This week in Congress: VA’s ongoing coronavirus response
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 22.
All veterans, their spouses and caregivers eligible to get COVID vaccine through VA under newly-passed bill
The new bill would make more than 20 million individuals eligible to get doses through VA.
VA to launch full review of electronic medical records overhaul amid concerns over project’s progress
The 12-week review will look at issues with the new system but will not consider abandoning the project.
Coronavirus rates at VA medical centers fall to five-month low
Active cases of the virus among patients are down almost 80 percent in the last two months.
A brief history of the GI Bill
The GI bill has had a number of iterations dating back to World War II.
By Caitlin O'Brien