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December 20, 2015

VA spends close to $500M on conference room, office makeovers under Obama

President Barack Obama has increased the Department of Veterans Affairs’ budget each year since he took office, claiming the funds would give veterans the health care they deserve. However, an analysis of records show the agency has spent close to $500 million solely on office furniture under the Obama administration.

December 20, 2015

Afghanistan veteran awarded Medal of Honor for heroism during ambush

A former Army sergeant who risked his own life to save a fellow soldier during a 2007 ambush in Afghanistan was awarded the Medal of Honor on Tuesday at the White House, becoming only the seventh living recipient of the top military honor for actions in Iraq or Afghanistan.

December 20, 2015

Lawmaker calls on US to suspend aid to Mexico over jailed Marine

A key lawmaker on Monday called on the United States to suspend military aid to Mexico in light of the jailing of a Marine Corps sergeant who mistakenly entered the country with firearms.

December 20, 2015

2 more VA workers placed on leave over alleged 'inappropriate scheduling practices'

The Department of Veterans Affairs said in a statement the alleged misconduct at the Durham VA Medical Center came to light after Veterans Affairs Secretary Shinseki ordered an audit of scheduling practices.

December 20, 2015

Whistleblower says Veterans Affairs cost-cutting led to denials, delays in life-saving cancer tests

Patients in a Southeast Texas Department of Veterans Affairs medical system faced denials or long delays in getting routine colonoscopies and other medical tests because of bureaucratic cost-cutting, a former top administrator told the Washington Examiner in an exclusive interview.

December 20, 2015

'Gaming the System': Email reveals how Wyo. VA workers were taught to manipulate records

The June email signed by an employee named David Newman, a Telehealth coordinator at the Cheyenne center, describes to the workers methods they can use to fake records in the patient appointment system to comply with a VA policy that requires patients be seen within 14 days of their desired date of appointment.

December 20, 2015

House panel subpoenas VA Secretary Shinseki for Phoenix hospital documents

A House committee voted Thursday to subpoena Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki for emails and documents tied to an alleged secret "waiting list" for sick veterans at a Phoenix VA hospital.

December 20, 2015

Senators call for VA secretary's resignation amid mounting scandals

Two U.S. senators called Tuesday for VA Secretary Eric Shinseki to resign over a string of scandals involving the treatment of U.S. servicemembers, with one demanding an overhaul "from top to bottom" at the agency.

December 20, 2015

American Legion calls on VA secretary to resign amid scandals

The head of the American Legion called Monday for Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki and other top VA officials to resign over a series of scandals that have rocked the agency.

December 20, 2015

3 Phoenix VA officials placed on leave amid scandal

Three officials at the Phoenix Veterans Affairs center where key data allegedly was concealed while dozens of veterans died waiting for care have been placed on leave, the Department of Veterans Affairs said Thursday.