Social Welfare
Alliance Expands Social Security, Veterans Lobbying Effort
Alliance for America's Promise Inc. is lobbying on Social Security and disabled veterans legislation through multiple firms, suggesting the organization is...
Senate Hearing Exposes Express Scripts TRICARE Conflict
The Senate Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Personnel held a contentious hearing on the TRICARE pharmacy program on July 15, 2026, zeroing in on...
House Unanimously Passes VA Clinic Naming Bill
The House approved the Take Care of America's Veterans Act on Wednesday with overwhelming support, marking one of the most unified votes of the...
Guide to Locating Military Service Records Online
The National Personnel Records Center maintains decades of military service records for millions of discharged and deceased servicemembers, but navigating...
House Republicans Reject Democratic Motion To Recommit Veterans Bill
The House on July 16 voted down a Motion to Recommit on the Take Care of America's Veterans Act, clearing the way for final passage of legislation that...
Veteran Affairs Pushes AI for Disability Claims Amid Concerns
Why It Matters: The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization held a hearing on PACT Act VA disability claims modernization on...
House Committee to Examine Veteran's Affairs Security Failures
The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations is convening to examine security breakdowns at VA facilities. The hearing focuses...
VA Technology Modernization: Protecting Veterans' Benefits
The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Technology Modernization is examining how the VA's push to modernize disability claims processing through...
Veterans' Burial Access Bill Wins Bipartisan Support
Why it matters: A House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee hearing on veterans bills examined six measures aimed at ensuring dignified burial for unclaimed...
Proposed Medal Honors Pacific Theater POWs from WWII
In a Congress fractured by partisan divides, H.R. 9473 Congressional Gold Medal has achieved something increasingly elusive: genuine bipartisan consensus....
Congressional Gold Medal Honors WWII Pacific POWs
In a striking moment of Capitol Hill consensus, 28 senators from both parties have united behind a single purpose: recognizing the sacrifice of American and...
Committee Advances Bills Reshaping Veteran Benefits
A House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing is set to advance three bills that would reshape how the government handles veteran disability benefits, tracks...
Pentagon's Health System Modernization Stalls
The Pentagon's military health system is under scrutiny. [GAP] A Government Accountability Office report released on June 25, 2026, examines the Defense...
House Committee Tackles VA Healthcare Gaps and Fraud
The House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing scheduled for June 30 will tackle a sprawling agenda of veterans' healthcare gaps, from burial delays to...
House Subcommittee Discusses Protection For Veteran Burials
A House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee hearing on veterans cemetery operations arrives as the Department of Veterans Affairs grapples with contract...
Returning Service Members Face Job Discrimination
The federal government is struggling to protect service members from workplace discrimination and retaliation when they return from military duty. [GAP] A...
After Fatal Shooting, Government Examines VA Security Measures
A deadly shooting at a Veterans Affairs clinic in Georgia this spring exposed systemic security failures that have persisted for years. The VA police...
House Committee Faces Veteran Burial Crisis and Compensation
The House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs is taking up six bills that address immediate financial relief for...