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VA to ease authorization rules for some outside care, raising concerns
Officials will extend authorizations for care handled outside the VA system for 30 different medical specialties, a move they say will ease red tape.
VA eyes more focused employment help with future education, benefits efforts
The popularity of short-term, focused job training efforts are making officials reconsider ways to improve other veterans benefits programs.
Coronavirus resurgence could cause major problems for GI Bill users next spring
VA leaders are warning they need congressional help to keep housing stipends moving if students are forced back into online-only classes.
Flawed assumptions led to tragic outcomes in Afghanistan
All planners know that assumptions are warranted when there is a lack of information to continue planning.
By David Maxwell
For US military leaders, Afghan news strikes personal chord
The top two Pentagon leaders made it clear that the scenes unfolding in Afghanistan were tough for them to watch.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
‘Was it all worth it?’: Here’s what the top Marines say about your Afghanistan service
The Corps’ top leadership is encouraging Marines, past and present, to reach out to one another.
By Philip Athey
SECVA: Vaccines are the only way to ‘return to normal life’
More than 500 VA patients have died from COVID-related illnesses since the start of August.
New SECNAV lays out his priorities for the Navy and Marine Corps
In a message to sailors and Marines, Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro laid out the “four C's” that the former Navy officer sees as vital challenges for the department: China, culture, climate and COVID.
Cost of caring for Iraq, Afghanistan vets could top $2.5 trillion: report
The new potential cost for post-war veterans care is about $1 trillion above previous estimates.
Marine Raider to receive Navy Cross for Iraq fight
Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger will present Staff Sgt. Nicholas J. Jones with the nation's second highest award for valor during an Aug. 26 ceremony at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
By Philip Athey