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.
December 20, 2015 IG says VA boss pressured subordinates to pay for psychic readings A senior Veterans Affairs official misused her position by encouraging subordinates to pay for psychic readings, federal watchdogs said on Thursday.
December 20, 2015 Top VA official reportedly says agency flouts federal purchasing rules to tune of $6B per year The senior official for procurement at the Veterans Administration has accused his own agency of violating federal contracting rules to the tune of at least $6 billion per year, according to a published report.
December 20, 2015 Lawmakers will not divert money to pay for rest of Denver VA hospital Lawmakers from both parties said Tuesday they will not divert money from a new health care law to pay for a half-finished hospital in Denver that now is expected to cost more than $1.7 billion — nearly triple an estimate the Department of Veterans Affairs gave last year.
December 20, 2015 Michelle Obama defends 'American Sniper' at veterans event First lady Michelle Obama urged Hollywood to give a more accurate portrayal of veterans and defended the Oscar-nominated "American Sniper," which has received criticism for its depiction of war.
December 18, 2015 Not forgotten: Hundreds of strangers honor lonely WWII vet at wake Hundreds of strangers paid tribute at a Kentucky funeral home to a “humble” survivor of World War II’s Normandy Invasion whose caregiver had worried that no one would come to his funeral.
