Over 20 million DOD users to get new online login verification process
The new myAuth system replaces the legacy DS Logon system, which authenticates users onto more than 200 Defense Department and Veterans Affairs websites.
Veterans
Research offers link between burn pit smoke and serious brain injuries
The findings suggest potential new reasons for mental health challenges of veterans exposed to toxic chemicals while in the ranks.
Here are all the veterans running for Congress in 2024
More than 180 candidates with military backgrounds are vying for seats in the House and Senate.
Fewer vets will be on the November ballot for Congress this year
Of the 75 congressional candidates this cycle with a combat zone deployment, 62 of them served in Iraq, Afghanistan or both.
How your military stores will be affected by a looming port strike
How would commissaries, exchanges and overseas shipments of household goods be affected by potentially massive American port strikes?
VA unveils national over-the-phone emergency care option for veterans
Of the more than 61,000 callers so far this year, about 59% had medical questions resolved without having to travel to an urgent care clinic or hospital.
Absentee voting deadlines loom for troops and their families
Here's what you need to know about voting when you're away from home.
Vets benefits to mirror Social Security cost-of-living boost
Veterans will learn on Oct. 10 what their cost-of-living increase for benefits payouts will be in 2025.
Congress OKs three-month budget extension, avoiding October shutdown
Funding for most federal programs had been scheduled to expire after Sept. 30.
Senate confirms new National Guard chief, other command leaders
The top National Guard post has been vacant since the start of August.
VA to research link between PFAS chemicals and kidney cancer
The move could eventually lead to fast-track disability benefits for thousands of veterans.
