News & Legislation

There is a new countrywide push to expand student loan forgiveness for disabled veterans who are totally and permanently disabled. Attorneys General from 52 of the nation’s states and territories …

Push Underway To Expand Veteran Student Loan Forgiveness Read More »

I wanted to wish you all a good Memorial Day as we remember those who’ve gone before us and usher in another summer season. This day, my family will remember …

Memorial Day Commemoration Read More »

Half a mile from the White House, one VA employee was allegedly caught illegally recording women in the bathroom. The employee was charged Wednesday on five counts of misdemeanor voyeurism. …

Alleged Bathroom Bandit Caught In Illicit Voyeurism Plot Read More »

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi held her semi-annual veterans roundtable with various groups to address shortcomings in congressional support yesterday. Each year, Speaker Pelosi holds a roundtable with Democrats on the …

Pelosi Veterans Roundtable Addresses Concerns Of Advocacy Community Read More »

One Army major just lost his ability to retire with a pension because he works for a medical marijuana company in his day job. Citing “values,” a West Point JAG …

Army Strips Iraq War Veteran Of Benefits For Working At Marijuana Company Read More »

The new VA Deputy Secretary nominee brings significant experience as Lockheed’s former counter-intelligence legal chief and head of privacy. What does this mean for internal agency policies and processing veterans’ …

Former Lockheed Counter-Intelligence Chief Nominated VA Deputy Secretary Read More »

The scene of the Austin VA suicide this week turned into “a big clusterf**k” according to one onlooker at the facility. One veteran in crisis walking into the busy lobby of …

Austin VA Veteran Suicide Witness, ‘It Was Just A Big Clusterf**k’ Read More »

Veterans just lost a major voice in journalism now that Tom Philpott of the Military Update column retired last week. After 25 long years on Military Update, Philpott just retired …

Veterans Lose Major Voice As Journalist Retires, ‘Military Update’ Ends Read More »