Veterans

McDonald criticized during hearing on VA bonuses bill

In a sign that some lawmakers may be losing patience with the man brought in to clean up the VA, agency chief Bob McDonald came under criticism during a hearing on a bill that would give him powers to rescind bonuses and reduce pensions.

VA chief assigns top official to lead probe of Tomah drug allegations

U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald on Monday announced he was sending one of his top lieutenants to conduct a full review of medication practices at the Tomah VA medical center in Wisconsin in response to allegations of over-prescription of opiates and retaliation against whistleblowers.

Fraternal, veterans groups in Ohio still cashing in with video raffles

More than a year after Ohio officials temporarily pulled the plug on video raffle machines at veterans posts and fraternal lodges, the wheels are still spinning, and money is flowing.

Texas clause limiting veterans' tuition benefits struck down

U.S. District Judge Ewing Werlein Jr. ordered the University of Houston not to exclude the plaintiff, Keith Harris, from benefits under the Texas Hazlewood Act solely because he enlisted in the Army while living outside Texas.

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McDonald criticized during hearing on VA bonuses bill

In a sign that some lawmakers may be losing patience with the man brought in to clean up the VA, agency chief Bob McDonald came under criticism during a hearing on a bill that would give him powers to rescind bonuses and reduce pensions.
VA: Major restructuring will streamline services, set standard regional boundaries

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced a major restructuring effort Monday to streamline its often disjointed bureaucracy by standardizing service regions in the country and increasing coordination between them.
House anti-corruption bill would cut benefits, leave for VA executives January 22, 2015
Veterans advocates: Stop the VA 'hamster wheel' disability appeals process January 22, 2015
‘FUBAR on steroids’: Congressmen blast VA about construction debacles January 21, 2015
Vet suicide prevention bill moves forward in Senate January 21, 2015
WWII vet who escaped from Bataan Death March finally gets his Purple Heart January 20, 2015
Veterans groups release annual priorities report January 15, 2015
Highlights: Veterans groups' 2015 priorities for the VA and Congress January 15, 2015
House considers bill to reclaim implicated VA managers' bonuses January 13, 2015

More veterans news

Pa. county to honor military families, POWs

Two separate plaques will be unveiled at the Cambria County War Memorial Arena. One will list the names of prisoners of war from Cambria County, Pa. The other will honor families who have had five or more siblings serve in active duty.
NC veteran grateful for the hand up from Helping a Hero

Army veteran Jonathan Rivenbark and his wife, Yulia, aided by several dignitaries, participated in a ceremonial ground-breaking for their new home, which is being awarded them at a low cost through the nonprofit group Helping a Hero.
Veterans train wreck jury trial gets underway in Texas

Union Pacific and veterans involved in the deadly parade train crash on Nov. 15, 2012, will take their legal matter in front of a jury starting on Monday.
Amid Libya turmoil, a renewed call to return early US sailors' remains home January 26, 2015
NY man is lone combat vet returning to scene of WWII battle January 26, 2015
Oklahoma woman charged in scam of veteran January 26, 2015
Nazi flag heirloom missing from Pickaway County veterans office January 26, 2015
Wendell Young recalls days of Gen. George Patton's Army January 25, 2015
Company will restore long-forgotten veteran plaques January 22, 2015
WWII Army vet gets service medals 70 years after risking life January 24, 2015

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A nation honors valor in the war on terrorism

In an annual special section, Stars and Stripes looks at the deeds that have earned medals of valor for the servicemembers.

Jane Fonda on Vietnam War comments: 'I made a huge, huge mistake'

Jane Fonda said she hoped for an open dialogue with veterans after about 50 former military members and supporters protested the actress’s appearance Friday evening at the Weinberg Center for the Arts.
Vets get zapped to ease PTSD, and no one really knows why it works

Magnetic resonance therapy, a procedure that pulses energy from magnetic coils into the cerebral cortex, is a new treatment that scores of combat vets have been drawn to at private clinic in Orange County, Calif. Some of them simply call it "brain zapping."
Female veterans battling PTSD from sexual trauma fight for redress

Thousands of female veterans are struggling to get health-care treatment and compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs on the grounds they suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder caused by sexual trauma in the military. The veterans and their advocates call it "the second battle" — with a bureaucracy they say is stuck in the past.
In death, two Tuskegee Airmen, lifelong friends, share final journey

Clarence Huntley Jr. and Joseph Shambrey were old friends, children of Los Angeles who made history when they joined the Tuskegee Airmen. Like many who enlisted in the military during World War II, they signed up out of a fervent desire to serve their country. As black men, they did so even as they faced discrimination and segregation back home.