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Dude, wtf?

Senior White House officials have spoken to Wilkie in the past month about the possibility that he could become defense secretary, NBC reporters Carol E. Lee and Courtney Kube first revealed on Monday.

"We must have a plan to keep vets safe but also keep claims moving forward.”

Vulnerable veterans worry they are at risk when going to VA medical facilities because of coronavirus cases.

Former Veterans Affairs secretary David Shulkin says that the department isn't doing enough to protect its healthcare workers — and that could have dire consequences as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

Advocates demand that the Department of Veterans Affairs act quickly to help veterans protect their benefits and health.

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Friday afternoon that it is prohibiting large burial services and suspending military funeral honors until further notice starting Monday.

"I am dependent upon them for my life, and I really can't depend on them."

The Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Robert Wilkie, just fired his deputy, James Byrne.

''After all that you've given, the last thing you should be doing is fighting the very country that you gave so much to. It makes no sense.'

In the last two years alone, employees at the Atlanta VA Medical Center filed 288 complaints with the VA inspector general, 43 of them alleging whistleblower retaliation, others alleging abuse of authority and regulation violations.

The refunds were the result of a "multi-year internal review of millions of VA-backed home loans spanning almost two decades," the department said in a statement

Kathleen Noftle was arrested and charged on Sept. 18 with diluting morphine meant for her dying veteran patients so she could take it for personal use

Herman "Herk" Streitburger was on his final bombing mission and due to go home when his plane was hit by German fighters over Hungary in 1944. He was captured and held as a prisoner of war, enduring starvation, forced marches and a harrowing escape

The recently introduced "Tally Bill" could allow veterans to hold the Department of Veterans Affairs responsible when medical malpractice occurs at the hands of a contractor.

The VA missed an infection in Brian Tally’s spine, and allegedly waited until the statute of limitations was up on his lawsuit before telling him his doctor was a contractor, which meant he couldn’t sue. Now, there’s a bill in the works to prevent that from happening to other vets.

Three months after what his bosses at the hospital call "the active shooter incident," the 65-year-old Riviera Beach man still feels like a target is on him.

In the wake of a troubling trend of veteran suicides and at least one shooting on the premises of Department of Veterans Affairs facilities in recent weeks, VA leaders are preparing for congressional scrutiny and hearings on the matter.

The Trump administration is looking into offering grants to connect veterans who are not already getting care from the Department of Veterans Affairs with the outside support they need as part a new initiative to tackle veterans suicides

"The White House nominated him for rear admiral upper half (2-star) and re-submitted the nomination to the 116th Congress in Jan. 2019."

The ranking Republican congressman responsible for veterans affairs has once again introduced legislation directing the Department of Veterans Affairs to research the potential applications of medical marijuana to treat issues like post-traumatic stress disorder.

Does privatizing essential human services such as those for military veterans serve the public interest? New research suggests that privatization may come at a social cost.

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Spokane, Washington, will lead the $10 billion effort to revamp the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ medical records system, but...