Nation Sep 17 Ex-VA doctor says the Phoenix Veterans hospital report 'minimizes the scandal' Dr. Samuel Foote, a former clinic director for the VA in Phoenix, said a report by the department's inspector general appears designed to "minimize the scandal and protect its perpetrators rather than to provide the truth."…
Politics Sep 09 Watchdog: VA managers lied about delays WASHINGTON -- Managers at more than a dozen Veterans Affairs medical facilities lied to investigators about scheduling practices and other issues, the department's inspector general said Tuesday.
Nation Aug 15 Military gear on Ferguson police piques concern in Washington Images of police outfitted in paramilitary gear clashing with protesters in suburban St. Louis are giving new impetus to efforts to rein in a Pentagon program that provides free machine guns and other surplus military equipment to local law enforcement…
Politics Aug 07 President Obama signs bill allowing new changes in veteran health care FORT BELVOIR, Va. — President Barack Obama says the government must ensure that the Veterans Affairs Department has the resources to keep up with the demands of troops returning from war.
Politics Jul 31 Congress sends VA overhaul to White House Congress has passed a landmark bill to help veterans avoid long waits for health care and fix other problems at the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Senate easily approved the $16.3 billion compromise measure Thursday night, a day after it…
Politics Jul 30 House passes $17B VA bill With a new Veterans Affairs secretary in place and an August recess looming, Congress is likely to move quickly to approve a compromise bill to refurbish the VA and improve veterans' health care.
Nation Jul 29 Senate confirms Robert McDonald as new Veterans Affairs secretary WASHINGTON — The Senate has confirmed former Procter & Gamble CEO Robert McDonald as the new Veterans Affairs secretary. He has the mission to overhaul an agency beleaguered by long veterans' waits for health care and VA workers falsifying records…
Nation Jul 11 Lawmakers seek lower price for bill on vets' care Stung by sticker shock, members of Congress are scrambling to lower the cost of a bill to fix veterans' health care amid a growing uproar over long waits for appointments and falsification of records to cover up the delays at…
Nation Jul 09 Top VA official apologizes for whistleblower retaliation WASHINGTON — A top official at the Veterans Affairs Department says he is sorry that VA employees have suffered retaliation after making complaints about poor patient care, long wait times and other problems.
Nation Jul 03 VA says patient access to medical care improving The Department of Veterans Affairs says it has reached out to nearly 140,000 veterans in the past two months to get them off waiting lists and into clinics for medical appointments.