Afghanistan War Commission hears from vets as it tackles troop surge
The commission will hold a multipanel hearing on what for many is a defining point of the war: President Barack Obama’s troop surge in late 2009.
By Hope Hodge Seck
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House panel pushes ahead $453 billion funding plan for VA next year
The appropriations plan would add more than $80 billion to the current VA funding level, giving the department its biggest budget ever.
Congress faces Friday budget deadline to avoid government shutdown
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 10, 2025.
VA secretary insists massive staff cuts needed to refocus department
Secretary Doug Collins confirmed leaders are looking at trimming 80,000 workers to slim down the growing VA bureaucracy.
Vets are speaking out on Trump administration’s plans to cut VA budget
A handful of veterans speaking to The Associated Press are divided over the Trump administration's proposed cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 VA employees, memo says
An internal memo instructs top-level Veterans Affairs staff to prepare for an agency-wide reorganization in August.
Trump lawyer on fired vets: ‘Perhaps they’re not fit to have a job’
"We are going to care for them in the right way," Habba said. "But perhaps they’re not fit to have a job at this moment or not willing to come to work.”
By J.D. Simkins
Nonprofit denies media access to major military medical conference
The decision to bar media from AMSUS' conference "was at the request of speakers who want to be able to speak without attribution," AMSUS personnel said.
By Karen Jowers