Veteran News

A former VA clinician told lawmakers that new facilities adopting the new EHR are seeing the “exact same problems” as earlier deployments.

An advocacy group has filed suit against the Trump administration over its decision to reinstate a near-ban on abortions for veterans and their family members.

The funding is also going toward preparing VA medical facilities for the rollout of a new Electronic Health Record system.

"It's, hey, go to the event with your family, your friends, have a good time, relax, de-stress, unplug, and that's it," said Steve Weintraub.

The VA is shuttering underperforming outpatient clinics run by contractors and looking to reduce hiring times.

Agencies are giving their customers the option to get help online, over the phone or in-person.

The VA said it hired dozens of staff to help with the EHR rollout, and is in the process of hiring another 400 employees.

The Trump administration is asking for an increase in technology funding for 12 of 23 civilian CFO Act agencies for next year.

For the first time, the report also broke down suicide numbers by military occupation.

A federal judge in Rhode Island said that the VA’s disregard of her preliminary injunction demonstrated “blatant disrespect" for the court.

VA’s EHR modernization project is one of the largest IT contracts in the federal government. The project has stalled under multiple administrations.

The VA is seeking clarification on what it must do to comply with the preliminary injunction. But a federal court judge says her ruling was unambiguous.

HHS recently required employees to swipe their ID badges when entering and leaving the office, to get "real-time visibility into building occupancy.”

"There's something to be said for walking in the same shoes as someone else," Sara Wilson said.

The VA is likely to appeal the decision, and an appeals court recently found similar retaliation claims unconvincing in a separate case.

"Our mission is to provide the fullest possible accounting for our missing personnel to their families and the nation," Col. Derek Rankin said.

"There are people who believe if you have this advanced prosthetic, you're no longer disabled," Carl Blake said. "That's something we certainly cannot abide."

"From day one, we said we're going to put the veteran first in anything that we do," Doug Collins said. "I think that's made the biggest difference."

"It's a flashing yellow, it's a caution. AI can be a great tool and should be used as a tool and that is what we're advising the department," Cheryl Mason said.

The Veterans Health Administration took 108 days to hire employees in May 2025. But in the following months, time-to-hire fell by more than 50%.

The department said more than 130 use cases are currently being deployed across its operations and many more are still in development.

VA Deputy Secretary Paul Lawrence says the department is staffing up at sites preparing to use the new Electronic Health Record later this year.

More than half of veterans who died by suicide did not receive VA health care in the last year of their life.

Congress directed the VA to make similar changes under the first Trump administration, but blocked it from implementing them under the Biden administration.

A group of lawmakers want private military housing companies to pay for mold remediation, relocation expenses for affected families and property loss.

VA employees expressed outrage over the death of Alex Pretti. Coworkers remembered him as someone who cared deeply for his patients.

VA says the contract will increase oversight and competition in the private sector care it pays for, which now makes up more than 40% of all veterans' care.

A report from Senate Democrats claims the VA lost more than 40,000 employees last year, and that 88% of them worked in health care.

"This screening is important because it can have a major impact on veterans' housing stability and their overall health and wellbeing," Steve Bracci said.