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VA to resume new electronic health record rollout in mid-2026
The project was scheduled to take 10 years and cost $16 billion. Nearly eight years later, only six of VA’s 170-plus medical sites are using the software.
White House warns of military response to rocket attack on Iraq base hosting US troops
Wednesday’s attack targeted the same base where Iran struck with a barrage of missiles in January last year in retaliation for the killing of Soleimani.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press and Howard Altman
US announces $125 million in military aid for Ukraine
Included in the package are two Mark VI patrol boats.
By Aaron Mehta and Howard Altman
Report: US wasted billions on cars, buildings in Afghanistan
The injection of billions of dollars, largely unmonitored, fueled runaway corruption among both Afghans and international contractors.
Oath Keeper, an Army veteran, charged in Capitol riot renounces militia group
Army veteran Jessica Watkins is one of nine members and associates of the far-right militia group charged with planning and coordinating with one another in the Jan. 6 siege.
US airstrike, first under Biden, kills Iran-backed militiaman — militia reserves ‘right to retaliate’
Two Air Force F-15E aircraft launched seven precision guided munitions at facilities used by Iran-backed militias near Boukamal, on the Syrian side of the Iraq border, along the Euphrates River.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press and Robert Burns, The Associated Press
At pivotal moment in Afghanistan war, Biden weighs a dilemma about future of US troop involvement
Biden faces a tough choice on whether to keep troops in Afghanistan.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Guard response to Capitol riots wasn’t hurt by politics, officials insist
Former Capitol Hill security leaders say they did not see intelligence predicting the need for military assistance ahead of the attack.
To counter extremism, focus on causes, not merely symptoms
As the military stands down to self-examine in the wake of an insurgency that threatened democracy, the Defense Department must do more than punish criminal behavior, says the author of this commentary.
By Tom Kolditz