December 20, 2015 Arizona VA boss accused of covering up veterans' deaths linked to previous scandal The director of the Phoenix Veterans Affairs Health Care system -- where at least 40 U.S. veterans allegedly died while waiting for appointments -- previously oversaw a Washington state VA facility where the number of veteran suicides were undercounted, FoxNews.com has learned.
December 20, 2015 Senators call for probe into VA hospital deaths allegedly tied to delayed care Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake are calling for a Senate investigation and hearings into allegations that up to 40 Arizona veterans died while awaiting medical appointments at the Phoenix VA Medical Center.
December 20, 2015 USO opens new center for wounded warriors, families at Walter Reed The United Service Organizations opened the doors Tuesday to a new state-of-the-art center for wounded servicemembers and their families at the Walter Reed complex -- a center designed as a place where troops can heal physically but also relax and, for moments at a time, escape.
December 20, 2015 Jill Biden promotes Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits website Jill Biden is promoting a new website designed to make it easier for service members, veterans, their spouses and dependents to calculate their Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits at thousands of schools and job training programs.
December 20, 2015 2 VA officials refuse to testify on job-manipulation claims Two high-ranking officials at the Department of Veterans Affairs refused to testify Monday night at a congressional hearing on allegations that they manipulated the agency's hiring system for their own gain.
December 20, 2015 Nearly 900,000 veterans have pending health care requests, watchdog says Nearly 900,000 military veterans have officially pending applications for health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs, the department's inspector general said Wednesday, but "serious" problems with enrollment data make it impossible to determine how many veterans were actively seeking VA health care.
December 20, 2015 VA threatens to close hospitals to shrink $2.5B budget gap The Department of Veterans Affairs may have to shut down some hospitals next month if Congress does not address a $2.5 billion shortfall for the current budget year, VA officials warned Monday.
December 20, 2015 VA Secretary Robert McDonald admits lying about Special Forces service, apologizes Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald has admitted that he lied about serving in the special operations forces in a conversation with a homeless veteran that was caught on camera earlier this year.
December 20, 2015 VA secretary asks Iraq War veteran: 'What have you done?' Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald on Wednesday asked a Republican lawmaker who served in both Iraq wars, "What have you done?" as the two men sparred over huge cost overruns at a troubled Denver VA hospital.
December 20, 2015 Veterans Affairs official resigning amid cost overruns in hospital construction Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet says the VA's top construction official is resigning, one week after the agency announced massive cost overruns at a veterans hospital under construction in the Denver area.
