Hillel D. Steinberg
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The federal firings have affected an estimated 6000 veterans, who make up a disproportionate share of the government workforce.
Gene Russell
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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
As former VA workers lament their sudden firings, the agency says thousands more job cuts are coming
David Loeffler
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California National Guard
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Cost are increasing sharply as post-911 veterans begin to qualify for state benefits. But cutting the programs is politically difficult. -
Phillip Stewart is the first Air Force general to ever face a sexual assault jury court-martial. He was found not guilty of sexual assault, but guilty of other charges. -
Since 2022, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has been hosting entrepreneurship fairs at military bases to encourage troops to start businesses. -
Four years after Vanessa Guillen's death, advocates are cautiously optimistic about military reformsThe military has a new system to investigate sexual harassment complaints, after Guillen's family said her complaints weren't taken seriously. -
Scientific advances have allowed the Army to identify about 200 sets of remains each year - dating back to World War II. But the passage of time has complicated the process of finding families to accept the remains. -
While the national memorial goes through a lengthy planning and fundraising process, veterans are working with state and local governments to build smaller monuments around the country. -
Hamas' elaborate tunnels in Gaza have brought attention to underground warfare, but it's a tactic used by many other potential U.S. adversaries. -
Military contractor Leonard Glenn Francis bribed more than thirty Navy officials in one of the biggest military corruption cases in U.S. history. -
The VA now pays for IVF treatment for unmarried and LGBTQ veterans. But they still must prove their fertility problems are service-related. -
Shipbuilders are pursuing a variety of measures to find more workers, including a marketing partnership with Major League Baseball.
The American Homefront Project collaborated with the PBS documentary series American Veteran to profile men and women who have served in the U.S. military.