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Congress will open next session with more veterans than two years ago
Advocates say the surprise increase in lawmakers with military backgrounds is a positve sign for the veteran community.
Lawmakers urge harsh punishment for national security leaks
The guardsman accused of posting the classified material online faces the possibility of decades in prison.
Lawmakers demand VA fire substandard staff faster
Critics say department leaders have given up on rules designed to help them fire problematic staffers faster.
Lawmakers move to block VA’s plans to resume health records rollout
Work on the project is scheduled to restart in June, but members of Congress worry that fixes still need to be made.
Navy SEAL, Silver Star recipient Mike Day dies
Day suffered 27 gunshots while leading a Naval Special Warfare task unit on a 2007 mission to take down a high-ranking al-Qaida leader in Fallujah, Iraq.
By Diana Stancy
Senate votes to repeal Iraq war authorizations
Some Iraq war veterans have rallied around the bipartisan vote to repeal the 2002 authorization as Congress seeks to reassert its war powers authorities.
Lawmakers move to save VA’s high-tech job training program
The VET TEC program is set to expire this year.
First look — White House says GOP budget plan would harm defense
Administration officials are accusing far-right Republicans of undermining national security with their fiscal goals.
VA leaders aren’t worried about looming budget fights ... yet
Lawmakers are skeptical of the White House's plan for $325 billion in department funding next year.
Boosting enlisted pay to boost recruiting? Nope.
Defense officials say they will look into the idea of targeted pay raises in future department studies.
Republican budget plan will ‘undermine’ US security, warns Biden admin
The Biden administration is portraying plans from Republicans to gut the federal budget as jeopardizing national security.
By Joe Gould