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Should VA keep spending leftover COVID funds or give them back?
When the national COVID-19 emergency ended earlier this month, about $2.1 billion in extra money for veterans support remained unused.
Why the VA may be getting too much money
Throwing more resources into the VA without reducing waste is a disservice to veterans and taxpayers.
By Dan Caldwell
Despite objections, VA secretary backs continuing canine medical testing
Wilkie defended the practice as necessary research to help veterans.
Toxic waste sites, military bases in Florence’s path under close EPA watch
As Tropical Storm Florence spins inland, environmental regulators are monitoring more than three dozen toxic waste sites in the storm's path, as well as scores of low-lying water- and sewage-treatment plants at risk of flooding.
Pentagon finally plans Defense Travel System reforms
The Defense Department has fleshed out a plan to replace “the aging and inefficient Defense Travel System.”
By Kyle Rempfer
Report: VA paid for thousands of unneeded medical exams for disabled veterans
If the issue isn't fixed, investigators warn, it could cost taxpayers more than $100 million in the next five years.
Senator wants to cut down on veterans website confusion
The sites vets.gov and veterans.gov are both owned by the government, but are operated completely separately.
Key Democrat fighting plan to slash Pentagon agencies
The House Armed Services Committee’s top Democrat is pushing back on a proposal to shutter seven Pentagon support agencies and slash 25 percent from the budgets of most of the others.
By Joe Gould
Major bill aims to slash Pentagon bureaucracy
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee has targeted most Pentagon support agencies for a 25 percent cut, proposing seven be shuttered entirely.
By Joe Gould
‘How in the world are taxpayers paying for Alfa Romeos and Bentleys?’ Senator pushes Army leaders on Afghan contracts
More than $50 million in questionable costs was billed to taxpayers — including seven luxury cars and $400,000 salaries for significant others — under a federal contract meant to train Afghan security forces.
By Kyle Rempfer
DoD IG: $3.1 billion in funding to Afghanistan improperly managed
U.S. officials did not effectively manage $3.1 billion of U.S. funds provided to the Afghan government, according to the Department of Defense Inspector General.
By Kyle Rempfer