Veterans Affairs programs would get another significant bump in fiscal 2025 under the budget request released by President Joe Biden on Monday. Going forward, eligible U.S. troops and veterans can access IVF regardless of their martial status or sexual orientation. Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 11, 2024. The nation's only joint Veterans Affairs and Defense Department health care center began using a new compatible medical records system on Saturday. Employees had been instructed to remove the photo because of its portrayal of a nonconsensual sexual act. The appropriations measure is expected to be approved by Congress later this week. Congress has pproved steady annual funding increases for VA opertions for more than 20 years. The change is expected to affect about 50,000 veterans currently using multiple accounts for their federal stipend payouts. Federal watchdogs warned that nearly 250,000 patients' medication records may contain mistakes because of conflicts with the new records software. Whistleblowers complained that accusations against supervisors in the Office of Resolution Management, Diversity, and Inclusion were ignored. Load More