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Defense

It may be the Defense authorization bill, but veterans watch it closely

Veterans groups keep a close eye on authorization and appropriations for the military. They're please with increases in housing allowances for troops planned for 2023.

Veterans Affairs

What services might Veterans Affairs be hiding behind its website?

Federal Newscast

IG: VA may have to use data better to ensure resources go where they're needed

Veterans Affairs

Biden's choice to lead VA promises to 'unstick' agency's complex challenges

Veterans Affairs

Wilkie says firing of VA deputy secretary was a 'simple business decision'

Veterans Affairs

MISSION Act's new community care program ready for prime time, VA says

Federal Newscast

SSA will need to dip into reserve funds to stay afloat

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Veterans Affairs

Rollout may not be perfect, but VA insists it's ready for the MISSION Act

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Budget

Federal retirement cuts absent from House budget proposal

VA Secretary Robert Wilkie (Dec. 19. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Veterans Affairs

Congress is piling on new initiatives for VA, but IT updates are struggling to keep pace

Rep. Phil Roe (R-Tenn.)/AP Photo

Veterans Affairs

VA's record-high 2020 spending request illustrates future, broader budget battles

USPS

Federal Newscast

USPS exploring idea of self-driving mail trucks

VA Secretary Robert Wilkie (Dec. 19. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Veterans Affairs

VA MISSION Act funding to take center stage in upcoming 2020 budget battles

FILE - In this April 2, 2015, file photo, a visitor leaves the Sacramento Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Rancho Cordova, Calif. A new program that was supposed to get patients off waiting lists at Veterans Affairs medical centers by letting them switch to private-sector doctors is proving to be an even bigger disappointment than initially thought. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Federal Newscast

VA lays out standards for veterans to see private doctors

Jon Tester

Federal Newscast

Lawmakers anxiously await Veterans Affairs' new community care standards

VA Secretary Robert Wilkie (Dec. 19. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Veterans Affairs

Congress questions progress on veterans choice, suicide prevention amid 'constant churn' of VA leadership

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Veterans Affairs

Congress agrees on biggest VA budget yet, but leaves long-term MISSION Act funding unclear

Johnny Isakson, Robert Wilkie

Veterans Affairs

Veterans Affairs nominee vows to fight any effort to privatize VA health care

Richard Shelby

Veterans Affairs

After signing, Trump has concerns about the VA MISSION Act

U.S. President Donald Trump signs S. 2372, the VA Mission Act of 2018, during a ceremony in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, June 6, 2018. The bill is targeted at expanding veterans access to private-sector health care. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Veterans Affairs

Trump signs VA MISSION Act into law, though funding questions remain

Ben Cardin

Federal Newscast

Senate bill calls for small defense contractors getting paid quicker

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Veterans Affairs

Senate sends long-awaited VA community care overhaul to the president's desk

Rep. Phil Roe (R-Tenn.)/AP Photo

Commentary

Letter to the Editor: AFGE responds to Rep. Roe's comments on VA