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VA pledges investigation into crisis line after whistleblower concerns
The Government Accountability Office is also expected to launch an investigation into the suicide prevention hotline.
Lawmakers move to block VA’s plans to resume health records rollout
Work on the project is scheduled to restart in June, but members of Congress worry that fixes still need to be made.
VA plans to deploy new health records to more sites in June
The program has been delayed since last fall because of problems with software reliability and staff training.
Democrats scuttle debate over ‘woke’ military policies ... for now
Next year's Republican-controlled House is expected to focus on concerns over diversity policies within the Defense Department.
VA to provide abortions in cases of rape, danger to veteran’s health
Abortions could be conducted at VA medical centers, even in states where the procedure is outlawed.
VA’s $16 billion medical records overhaul could triple in cost
A planned deployment of the system to sites in Idaho this weekend has been delayed in response to lingering problems.
Fewer veterans were in homeless shelters last year. Was COVID the reason?
Federal officials saw a 10 percent decrease in sheltered homeless veterans in January 2021.
Will ‘BRAC for VA’ lead to veterans hospital closures or building more clinics?
Department leaders are expected to announce the names of the new Asset and Infrastructure Review commissioners later this month.
With a half million personnel records backlogged, VA promises vaccines for archive staffers to catch up
A backlog of more than 500,000 requests has accumulated in the last year.
Senate VA committee gets an ‘F’ in oversight
The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee got an “F” grade from on the Lugar Center’s Congressional Oversight Hearing Index.
By Alyk Russell Kenlan
Here’s how much money Congress gave to the modernization pot
After a brief funding scare in the Senate, Congress added to the Technology Modernization Fund's pool of cash.
By Andrew Eversden