Tag: Veterans

"We've proposed disciplinary action against 300 individuals for manipulating scheduling," the VA secretary said during a luncheon at the National Press Club Friday.Â (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz)

VA secretary exaggerates number of employees fired in wait time scandal

Sarah Bedford · November 6, 2015 10:01 pm

Watch: VA workers act out Hungry Hungry Hippos

Pete Kasperowicz · November 5, 2015 6:49 pm

VA wrongly declares veterans dead, cuts off their benefits

Sarah Bedford · November 5, 2015 5:01 am

Diana Rubens (second left), and Kimberly Graves (third to the right) were accused of manipulating a VA program meant to ease the strain of relocating agency employees. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

Anger at VA grows after employees plead the Fifth

Sarah Bedford · November 3, 2015 10:32 pm

VA executives netted $2 million by abusing the relocation program, an inspector general report found.Â (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

VA officials plead the 5th, refuse to testify

Sarah Bedford · November 3, 2015 1:11 am

Concerned Veterans for America described Trump's plan for reforming the Department of Veterans Affairs as underwhelming and unserious.Â Â (AP Photo/Jason Hirschfeld)

Vets want more specifics on Trump’s VA reform plan

Gabby Morrongiello · November 2, 2015 7:31 am

Concerned Veterans for America described Trump's plan for reforming the Department of Veterans Affairs as underwhelming and unserious.Â Â (AP Photo/Jason Hirschfeld)

Veterans group slams Trump’s ‘unserious’ plan to reform the VA

Ryan Lovelace · November 1, 2015 5:17 pm

Trump's plan would fire VA executives and increase funding for treating PTSD and job training for veterans. (AP Photo/Lance Iversen)

Trump’s plan to reform the VA administration

Ryan Lovelace · October 31, 2015 8:28 pm

"Military families are increasingly doubting if they'd like to wish this same life on their children," said Michael O'Hanlon, a national security analyst at the Brookings Institution. (AP Photo/Erich Schlegel, File)

National Security

Most U.S. troops, vets would steer kids away from service

Jacqueline Klimas · October 29, 2015 9:52 pm

Britain's Prince Harry meets with servicewomen as he tours the USO Warrior and Family Center at the Fort Belvoir military base, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015 in Fort Belvoir, Va.Â (AP Photo/AndrewÂ Harnik)

Prince Harry lays out ‘greatest challenge’ facing U.S., U.K. vets

Anna Giaritelli · October 29, 2015 12:17 am

Sen. JohnÂ McCain praised Sen. Bernie Sanders for his longtime support of veterans.Â (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

McCain: Bernie is better than Hillary on veterans

Sarah Bedford · October 28, 2015 3:48 pm

Jeb Bush'sÂ plan to overhaul the VA includes expanding veterans' access to private care if they choose to leave the VA system.Â (AP Photo/Jim Cole, File)

Jeb Bush blasts Clinton for ‘insulting’ veterans

Sarah Bedford · October 27, 2015 7:45 pm