Sponsor Message Blumenthal responded that the secretary has failed to explain how he would reach his stated goal of returning the VA to its 2019 size without affecting care. "It simply cannot be done.

According to VA regulations, payments for the current month are issued on the first day of the following month. However, if the 1st of the month happens to fall on a weekend or a federal holiday ...

The Government Accountability Office identified open recommendations from its audits and investigations considered critical for the VA to reduce the risks of mismanagement, fraud and abuse in ...

Backed by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, VA loans are zero-down-payment mortgages available to active-duty service members and veterans. They come with other benefits, too — including ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs office that handles benefits for widows, widowers and dependents of deceased veterans will shift from the VA's benefits administration to the secretary's office ...

The executive order, signed by Trump in an Oval Office ceremony, would also mandate reduced wait times for veterans health care appointments through expanded hours at VA facilities and relaxed ...

The order, “Keeping Promises to Veterans and Establishing a National Center for Warrior Independence,” directs VA Secretary Doug Collins to create a plan within 120 days that would allow the ...

Rather, the point has always been that those who work at agencies such as the VA are there to serve Americans who need assistance, and mass layoffs likely mean fewer services to those who can ill ...

But dozens of internal emails obtained by ProPublica reveal a far different reality. Doctors and others at VA hospitals and clinics across the country have been sending often desperate messages to ...

An overview of budget priorities by the VA for the next fiscal year was revealed in the $1.7 trillion “skinny budget” that the White House released for non-defense agencies. The preliminary ...

Hosting the rally is a union representing VA employees in the Cleveland-area, the American Federation of Government Employees Local 31. The union said their event is took place to raise awareness ...

“In many cases, these people would leave the VA only to go to another government job in another agency,” Franklin said. “Can you give us a commitment that when people do come forward and ...