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House passes Trump megabill with $150 billion in military funding
The bill includes $150 billion for the Pentagon, earmarked for shipbuilding, the Golden Dome and restocking precision weapons, among other priorities.
VA delays Forever GI Bill housing stipend fix. Again.
After blowing through the initial deadline to bring its GI Bill housing stipends in line with the Forever GI Bill law, Veterans Affairs Department officials said Wednesday that they will not be able to implement the fix until December 2019.
By Natalie Gross
GI Bill advice: For student vets, from student vets
We asked your fellow veterans who have used the GI Bill for their best tips, lessons learned and things they wished they’d known when they were in your shoes.
By Natalie Gross
Feds reinstate for-profit college accreditor cut under Obama
ACICS had previously certified now-defunct for-profit chains including Corinthian Colleges and ITT Technical Institute, which educated thousands of student veterans when they closed.
By Collin Binkley, Associated Press
Confirmation of new Veterans Affairs CIO takes new urgency in light of recent GI Bill benefits problems
The department has been without a permanent technology head for almost two years.
Trump statement sticks with Saudis, hyping economic benefits of alliance
President Donald Trump released a lengthy statement justifying the U.S. alliance with Saudi Arabia by focusing on domestic economic benefits and the threat from Iran.
By Joe Gould
Trump shifts blame for Osama bin Laden’s escape from McRaven to Bill Clinton
A day after seeming to blame the former military leader for taking too long to catch the terrorist, Trump took to social media Monday to blame the former president instead.
Lawmakers grill VA over GI Bill ‘debacle'
Nearly four months after the Veterans Affairs Department was supposed to have changed the way it calculates Post-9/11 GI Bill housing stipends, students are still getting the wrong amount each month ― and there’s still no end in sight.
By Natalie Gross
Navy leaders to junior enlisted: Sound off!
As the Pentagon tries to build a 355-ship Navy in an era of great power competition at sea, leaders know they need to recruit, train and retain the best sailors, and part of that means fostering a environment up and down the rank structure where troops want to stay, both for their careers and for their family’s welfare.
By Mark D. Faram
New bill would ease GI Bill transfer rules for vets, military families, like never before
The bill would allow certain veterans to transfer the GI Bill — a perk reserved for troops still in uniform.
By Natalie Gross
Are those Florida ballots that Trump says showed up ‘out of nowhere’ from military absentee voters?
Florida accepts absentee ballots from military and overseas voters through Nov. 16. Will that make a difference in these close elections for Senate and governor?
By Karen Jowers