Tag: Veterans

FBI director: FBI probing VA after scathing report

Eric Tucker · June 11, 2014 7:48 pm

Don’t Tell Congress

Geoffrey Norman · June 11, 2014 5:47 pm

The Justice Department has formally asked the FBI to review materials provided by the Veterans Affairs inspector general, a U.S. law enforcement official said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Official: FBI asked to investigate Veterans Affairs health care

Eric Tucker · June 11, 2014 4:20 pm

VIDEO: The Phoenix VA’s problems just got a lot more serious — here’s why

Steve Doty · June 11, 2014 4:00 am

David and Marianne Trujillo exit the Vetaran Affairs facility in El Paso, Texas, Monday, June 9, 2014. Some Veterans Affairs facilities in Texas have among the longest wait-times in the nation for those trying to see a doctor for the first time, according to federal data released Monday. (AP Photo/Juan Carlos Llorca)

Texas veterans struggle to get appointments

juan-carlos, llorcachristopher-sherman · June 11, 2014 2:13 am

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, joined by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., center, and Rep. Pat Tiberi, R-Ohio, talks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 10, 2014, after a Republican Conference meeting. Commenting on problems with the troubled health care system in the Department of Veterans Affairs, Boehner said, "We have a systemic failure of an entire department of our government." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Congress moving to ensure speedier care for vets

Washington Examiner · June 10, 2014 10:05 pm

President Obama speaks in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex. (AP/Susan Walsh)

Obama’s being pretty stupid for a smart guy

Noemie Emery · June 10, 2014 9:19 pm

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House votes to ensure speedier care for veterans

Alan Fram · June 10, 2014 5:57 pm

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki and Veterans Affairs Undersecretary for Health Robert Petzel are sworn in before testifying to the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee about wait times veterans face to get medical care May 15, 2014 in Washington. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Faces of scandal at the Department of Veterans Affairs

Mark Flatten · June 10, 2014 3:00 pm

Va. signs plan to end veteran homelessness

Washington Examiner · June 10, 2014 7:01 am

This Monday, June 9, 2014 photo shows the VA Health Care Center in Harlingen, Texas. The medical center ranks high on the list of the facilities with the longest average waits as of May 15, 2014 for new patients seeking primary care, specialist care and mental health care, according to audit results released Monday. (AP Photo/Valley Morning Star, David Pike)

Audit: More than 57,000 await first VA appointment

Matthew Daly · June 10, 2014 2:55 am

Visitors leave the Richard L. Roudebush Veterans Administration Medical Center in Indianapolis on Monday. An audit of VA hospitals and clinics nationwide has found that nearly 275 Indiana patients are still waiting for initial appointments at facilities in Indianapolis and northern Indiana 90 days or more after requesting them. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Prosecutions, firings needed to root out corruption at Department of Veterans Affairs, IG testifies

Mark Flatten · June 10, 2014 1:46 am