US pockets of protest persist after years of war
The protesters gather at noon every Friday in front of the Montpelier post office, sharing signs made up years ago to tell their little part of the ...
AP: Costs of US wars linger for over 100 years
If history is any judge, the U.S. government will be paying for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars for the next century as service members and their ...
Fla. gambling arrests may close veterans shelter
A former Army cook who fell on hard times, Debbie Bowman has been living at the Allied Veterans Center, a shelter for homeless veterans, since August.
UK study: Violence more likely among vets, troops
Young men who have served in the British military are about three times more likely than civilians to have committed a violent offense, researchers ...
Pentagon spends nearly $1B a year on unemployment
Even as it faces budget cuts and forced employee furloughs, the Pentagon is spending nearly a $1 billion a year on a program that sends unemployment ...
Michelle Obama urges CEOs to hire more veterans
Michelle Obama challenged America's top CEOs on Wednesday to "think outside the box" and hire more veterans. The first lady said that, while declines ...
Lawmakers question progress on disability claims
The Veterans Affairs Department is hoping the installation of a new computer system will eliminate the growing backlog of disability claims, but when ...
New cyber medal production stopped, being reviewed
The military has stopped production of a new medal for remote warfare troops — drone operators and cyber warfighters — as it considers complaints from ...
Senate Democrats unveil government funding bill
Top Senate Democrats and Republicans Monday night released a catchall government funding bill that denies President Barack Obama new money for ...
VA says it won't follow New York gun law
The federal Department of Veterans Affairs said Monday its mental health professionals won't comply with a new gun law in New York that requires ...
Report: VA sent data over unsecured networks
A government watchdog says the Veterans Affairs Department has been sending sensitive data — including electronic health records — over unencrypted ...
Republicans unveil government funding measure
Republicans controlling the House moved Monday to ease a crunch in Pentagon readiness while limiting the pain felt by such agencies as the FBI and the ...
As budget cuts loom, is government shutdown next?
With big, automatic budget cuts about to kick in, House Republicans are turning to mapping strategy for the next showdown just a month away, when a ...
Lawmakers, vet groups panning Pentagon's new medal
The military's new medal for cyber warriors should get a demotion, according to veterans groups and lawmakers who say it shouldn't outrank such ...
Hagel: Time to 'turn the page' on decade of war
Chuck Hagel was sworn in Wednesday as defense secretary — President Barack Obama's third in just over four years and the first who really wanted one ...
Senate confirms Hagel for defense secretary
A deeply divided Senate voted on Tuesday to confirm Republican Chuck Hagel to be the nation's next defense secretary, handing President Barack Obama's ...
New VA clinics, expansions left in limbo
A veterans' health clinic in Brick, N.J. is in such disrepair that when the snow gets heavy, patients have to go elsewhere for fear the roof might ...
'I'm a monster': Veterans 'alone' in their guilt
A veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, former Marine Capt. Timothy Kudo thinks of himself as a killer — and he carries the guilt every day.
Hagel has enough support for defense secretary
Barring any new, damaging information, Chuck Hagel has secured the necessary votes for the Senate to confirm him to be the nation's next defense ...
Budget cut warnings may prove harsher than reality
Get ready for two weeks of intensifying warnings about how crucial, popular government services are about to wither — including many threats that ...
VA decision on burial rights departs from past
The government has cleared the first burial of a same-sex spouse of a veteran in a national cemetery, but it's far from certain how easy it will be ...
Hagel delay gives opposition time to hone attack
The weeklong Senate recess gives outside interest groups opposed to Chuck Hagel's nomination to become defense secretary more time to sharpen their ...
Turkey: 8 retired military officers arrested
Turkey's state-run news agency says authorities have arrested eight more retired officers over their alleged involvement in the ousting of an ...
VA grants burial rights for same-sex Ore. couple
The Department of Veterans Affairs has decided to allow the same-sex spouse of a member of the military to be buried in a U.S. national cemetery.
Senate GOP blocks Hagel vote for now
Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked the nomination of former GOP senator Chuck Hagel as the nation's next defense secretary over unrelated ...
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