GOP lawmakers target diversity training, COVID rules in defense bill
The annual defense authorization bill debate in the House focused mainly on hot-button social issues.
Coronavirus | COVID-19 Updates
Veterans Affairs drops mask requirement for all agency medical offices
Masks will still be mandated for some high-risk areas or facilities with rising virus numbers.
Alaska, Texas governors sue over National Guard vaccine rule
he case dealing with Alaska and Texas guard members is an amended version of the challenge filed by Texas earlier this month.
VA pauses punishment for non-medical staff still unvaccinated against COVID
Staffers in non-medical posts will not face firings while a court battle over the vaccine mandate is pending.
SOCOM boss tests positive for COVID-19
Army Gen. Richard Clarke is working from home, with mild symptoms, after testing positive Sunday.
Military spouse unemployment could change after pandemic
Military spouses have historically faced high rates of unemployment.
No firings yet for VA workers who refuse COVID vaccines, despite continued warnings
Officials had said firings could start this month for staffers who missed vaccination deadlines last fall.
Milley, Berger, test positive for COVID-19
Two members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff have contracted COVID-19.
New $16 billion VA medical records system delayed again. This time by COVID
Plans to deploy the software in Ohio in March are being pushed back almost two months.
Two more Army reservists die of COVID
Roughly half of the military's 88 COVID-19 deaths have been among Army reservists.
Military deployments alone won’t be enough to fight COVID surge, Biden says
About 1,000 military medical specialists will deploy to hard-hit hosptials in coming weeks to ease pressure on health care staff.
