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US military pier in Gaza to cost $320 million, Pentagon estimates
The U.S. and Israel have said they hope to have the mobile pier in place and operations underway by early May.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Fixes could cut months off wait for vets’ fire-damaged service records
An inspector general report said frequent procedural mistakes are adding months to elderly veterans' wait for military records.
Defense Department’s COVID-19 data is unreliable, watchdog says
The accuracy rate of the data was supposed to be at least 90 percent, but the IG found errors in 24 of the 25 registry records they reviewed.
NATO members have tentative agreement to extend Stoltenberg’s tenure
NATO members have reached a tentative agreement to ask Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg to remain head of the alliance for another year.
VA’s opioid treatment program is failing veterans, IG reports
VA officials routinely missed opioid use disorder diagnoses when developing treatment plans for personnel leaving the military.
Trump Pentagon official created toxic work environment, watchdog says
The report alleged that Cutrone made multiple employees cry.
By Zamone Perez
Should VA keep spending leftover COVID funds or give them back?
When the national COVID-19 emergency ended earlier this month, about $2.1 billion in extra money for veterans support remained unused.
US Navy may accelerate investments to extend some Ohio subs’ lives
The Navy is considering extending the lives of a few Ohio-class submarines in fiscal 2025 to hedge against any delays as the Columbia class is built.
Feds wrote duplicate checks to doctors who cared for vets
In nearly 300,000 cases, private doctors were paid twice for the same care provided to veterans from 2017 to 2021, according to a new watchdog report.
By Amanda Seitz, AP