November 21, 2015 Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki says he welcomes White House review Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki says he welcomes a White House review of his beleaguered department if it can help ensure veterans have access to timely, quality health care.
November 21, 2015 McCain, McKeon Say Shinseki Should Resign Sen. John McCain and Rep. Buck McKeon have added their voices to those calling for VA Secretary Eric Shinseki to resign.,A new group of lawmakers are calling for the resignation of Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki following the release of a VA report that confirmed the existence of a secret waiting list at the Phoenix, Arizona VA hospital.
November 21, 2015 Triple dippers: 60,000 veterans collect disability benefits, Social Security, retirement pay It's a rare triple play of government benefits.
November 21, 2015 Heiress who pushed for memorial to disabled veterans to speak at dedication this weekend Lois Pope, heiress to the National Enquirer fortune, was a Broadway singer in the 1960s when she vowed to do something to help disabled veterans.
November 21, 2015 Missouri judge orders state to recognize same-sex marriages legally performed in other states A judge struck down part of Missouri's gay marriage ban for the first time on Friday by ordering the state to recognize same-sex marriages legally performed in other states, saying state laws banning the unions single out gay couples "for no logical reason." The order means such couples will be eligible to sign up for a wide range of tax, health insurance, veterans and other benefits now afforded to opposite-sex married couples.
November 21, 2015 MOAA Works to Overturn Military 1% Pay-Raise Cap A group of military officers will meet with representatives from other organizations and seek a united front in opposing a 1 percent cap on 2015 troop pay raises.
November 21, 2015 Shinseki, facing calls for ouster, set to deliver address on ending homelessness for veterans The embattled Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki (shin-SEHK'-ee) is to address a homeless veterans group on Friday.
November 21, 2015 American Legion Appoints First Female Executive Director For the first time in its nearly 100-year history The American Legion has a woman executive director, the Legion confirmed.
November 20, 2015 VA Candidates Cover a Wide Spectrum Career military members and vets-turned-politicians are popular picks to head the Department of Veterans Affairs.,Veterans' advocates and other analysts have offered up names of military officers or veterans-turned-politicians to take over for former Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, who resigned May 30.
November 20, 2015 GAO: Vet Wait Times in Private Care Not Known A GAO official says the VA cannot say whether wait times for veterans going to private doctors or hospitals are any better or worse than those in VA care.
