Government Operations

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...

Congress

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...

Government Operations

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...

Government Operations

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...

Government Operations

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...

Legislation

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...

Veterans Affairs

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....

Congress

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...

Legislation

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...

Veterans Affairs

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...

Health

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...

Government Operations

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...

Labor and Employment

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...

Law and Order

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...

Congress

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...

Congress

Congress Tackles VA Benefits Access Crisis

Veterans face compounding problems accessing benefits and housing, and Congress is moving to address three distinct pain points in a House Veterans Affairs...

Veterans Affairs

Jalen Auer Advances to Veterans and Union Liaison Role

Jalen Auer has taken on a new position as Veteran and Union Liaison/Green & Gold Congressional Aide for the 20th Congressional District of Florida office,...