Navy hits historic recruiting numbers with more ads, tattoo approvalsFiscal 2025 was the best recruiting year for the Navy since 2002. The head of Navy recruiting credited the feat, in part, to streamlining tattoo approvals.By Hope Hodge Seck2 weeks ago
Here’s how a government shutdown would affect VA servicesVeterans' health care and benefits processing won't be affected, but other services would stop during a government shutdown.By Karen Jowers2 weeks ago
VA staffer accused of blindly approving over 85,000 disability claimsThe employee was found to have authorized about 85,300 claims — 19 times the national average, and at an 84% error rate. By Zita Ballinger Fletcher2 weeks ago
Some Navy families see delays in child care assistance paymentsPayments, normally made within 10 days, are taking up to 45 days in some cases.By Karen Jowers3 weeks ago
Experts debunk DOD claim about autism therapy, demand its availabilityA new report urges the DOD to provide Applied Behavior Analysis as a basic benefit for the one in 28 military children diagnosed with autism.By Karen Jowers4 weeks ago
Pick to lead VA benefits work faces criticism over reform proposalsSeveral Democratic lawmakers argued nominee Karen Brazell’s non-answers about the potential for benefits eligibility changes should be disqualifying. By Leo Shane III5 weeks ago