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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People who served in the Canal Zone were left out of a law that made it easier to get care and benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. -
The Marine Corps says the private companies that make military uniforms fell behind because of COVID-related labor shortages and inflation. -
The U.S. military is going to Gaza, hoping to deliver food from a football-field-sized floating dockThe mobile dock can deliver up to two million meals a day, but key questions about the mission remain unanswered. -
The U.S. will bestow Congressional Gold Medals on members of a secret Army unit that carried out what came to be known as psychological operations. -
Each threatened shutdown can lead to stress in the military community about missing paychecks and losing access to federal programs. -
A lack of barracks space - as well as poor living conditions in some barracks buildings - are contributing to complaints about sailors' quality of life. -
Congress is considering whether to override a VA policy that says veterans who need financial fiduciaries may be reported to the FBI’s background check system. -
The Navy stopped short of invoking the extremism rules against Bryce Henson, who has appeared at rallies alongside the Proud Boys and posted threatening messages online. -
The Transgender American Veterans Association is suing the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, two years after the department said it would provide gender affirmation surgery. -
A Pentagon report finds that troops' suicides are often preceded by legal or administrative troublesAbout a quarter of all suicide deaths occur among troops caught up in legal or administrative battles - sometimes for minor infractions.
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.