The accuracy rate of the data was supposed to be at least 90 percent, but the IG found errors in 24 of the 25 registry records they reviewed. The amendment to the defense authorization bill would forbid service members from contacting the Military Religious Freedom Foundation or its leadership. The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has frequently fought with Christian groups about the role of religion in the ranks. The annual defense authorization bill debate in the House focused mainly on hot-button social issues. The end of the national pandemic emergency also ended extra support services for homeless veterans. Visitors and patients will no longer be required to wear masks at all times at the health care sites. The changes will begin with workers in the Washington, D.C. headquarters starting this fall. When the national COVID-19 emergency ended earlier this month, about $2.1 billion in extra money for veterans support remained unused. Aid programs for homeless vets will end unless Congress speeds through new legislation. Catholic clergy from Holy Name College had been serving at Walter Reed for nearly two decades before being barred from entry late last month. Load More