Officials will extend authorizations for care handled outside the VA system for 30 different medical specialties, a move they say will ease red tape.
Adm. Daryl Caudle, who has been the commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command since 2021, was approved as the next chief of naval operations.
A White House plan would make it easier for local officials to force homeless veterans off the streets and into medical or criminal institutions.
Democrats want promises from department leaders that sensitive medical and financial information is being handled securely.
