SecurityCommentary
A Day to Honor All Who Have Served
Our national holiday of Veterans Day did not start with that name. In 1918, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Trump Is Cracking Down on Wasted Time and Money at the VA
Believe it or not, the Department of Veterans Affairs has 430 medical professionals who, instead of performing their duties as nurses or doctors, spend some… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Congress Should Ensure VA Health Care Funding, but Only Within Budget Caps
The appropriations process in Congress came to an unexpected halt July 19 as heated debates over funding the Department of Veterans Affairs could not be… Read More
SocietyNews
Highway Flagpoles Up Again After Veterans Complain About Removal
Flagpoles on a New York highway were restored after hundreds of veterans and other community residents complained about their removal prior to a statewide American… Read More
SecurityNews
6 Things to Know About Trump’s Choice to Run the VA
President Donald Trump’s choice to run the Department of Veterans Affairs, a military reservist with experience at the Pentagon and on Capitol Hill, faces a… Read More
SecurityNews
Trump Talks VA Reforms: ‘Get Out of Here, You’re Fired’
President Donald Trump regaled a large crowd in Minnesota Wednesday with tales of his achievements, a major one being reforms of the Department of Veteran… Read More
SecurityNews
Shulkin Says White House Didn’t Let Him Respond to Allegations of Misusing Taxpayer Dollars
David Shulkin, the ousted secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, said Thursday that the White House didn’t allow him to respond to allegations that… Read More
SecurityNews
Trump Fires Shulkin at VA, Taps White House Physician
President Donald Trump has decided to name his White House physician, Navy Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson, to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs as he… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Keeping an Obama Holdover at VA Is Proving Disastrous
Will the VA scandal never end? While the Department of Veterans Affairs secretary lives high on the hog and his lying chief of staff resigns… Read More
SecurityNews
Veterans Affairs Chief Alleges Hack of Email, but Agency Says No Evidence of It
In an interview, Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin detailed new claims that his agency was hacked or spoofed, but the VA released a statement… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Real Value in Veterans That Hollywood Doesn’t Show You
Nov. 11 is the day we celebrate Veterans Day. For many of us who have served, it is an important day; to large parts of… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Veterans Sacrificed Their Freedom So That We Can Enjoy It
Our veterans deserve more than an official holiday and special sales at Walmart and Kohl’s. They warrant our thanks for putting themselves in harm’s way… Read More
SocietyCommentary
We Hear You: It’s NFL’s Right to Disrespect the Flag. It’s Our Right Not to Watch Games.
Editor’s note: The other day, we asked our audience to email thoughts on the NFL’s treatment of the national anthem. We quickly got on earful…. Read More
SocietyCommentary
I Went to a ‘Remembering Our Fallen’ Memorial in DC. Here’s What I Saw.
In the 16 years that have passed since Islamist terrorists attacked this country on 9/11, thousands of Americans have given their lives in the conflicts… Read More
SecurityNews
Trump Praises Vets for Keeping ‘History and Culture’
President Donald Trump spoke about patriotism and unity Wednesday, in addressing the American Legion’s 99th National Convention, before enacting another reform at the long-troubled Department… Read More
Health CareNews
You’re Fired: Trump’s VA Terminates 548, Suspends 200 for Misconduct
Five hundred and forty-eight Department of Veterans Affairs employees have been terminated since President Donald Trump took office, indicating that his campaign pledge to clean up “probably… Read More
SecurityNews
Flags of Steel: How a Combat Veteran Works to Unite Americans
An Air Force veteran in Utah uses his talent and passion to make, display, and sell images of the one thing he believes can help unite… Read More
Health CareNews
Jeff Flake Says No Pay for VA Union Leaders Who Skip Work While Vets Wait
Veterans have waited months for medical appointments while the Department of Veterans Affairs union said that it needs more employees, but 1,606 employees—including many nurses—let veterans wait… Read More
Health CareNews
VA Secretary Says This Bureaucratic Fix Could Help Prevent Veteran Suicides
The Department of Veterans Affairs and Defense Department soon will have the same medical data, ending a turf battle between the agencies to achieve what Veterans… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Making the VA Accountable Again
In 2014, the public learned from whistleblowers that government employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, kept “secret waiting lists” to… Read More
PoliticsNews
VA Chief Says Senate Must Act So He Can Fire ‘Terrible Managers’
Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin said Wednesday the civil service appeals process prevents the agency from firing “terrible managers,” and that the Senate… Read More
PoliticsNews
Trump Fired a VA Official for Corruption. Then the VA Stepped in and Said Not So Fast.
A Department of Veterans Affairs manager fired for corruption the first day of President Donald Trump’s presidency—to rousing acclaim from veterans who heralded it as… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Dysfunction at DC Veterans Medical Center Shows Rot in Federal Workforce
When the majority of Americans look at Washington, they see a broken, bureaucratic system that far too often fails to defend their interests. We all… Read More
Health CareNews
It’s Really Hard to Fire a VA Employee. This Bill Would Change That.
Veterans groups are backing a Republican bill to make it easier to fire bad employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs, but the legislation faces… Read More
PoliticsNews
VA Hospital Removes Trump Photo Hung by Veterans
A Veterans Affairs hospital in West Palm Beach, Florida, is facing questions today for removing photos of President Donald Trump and VA Secretary David Shulkin. (Update:… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Fixing the VA for Our Veterans: What Will Trump’s Pick Need to Do?
It’s official: President-elect Donald Trump has selected David Shulkin, the Department of Veterans Affairs undersecretary for health, to be the next VA secretary. Shulkin, who… Read More
SecurityFeature
The Healing Power of Fly Fishing for Combat Veterans
On 112 acres off Springhill Road in Belgrade, Montana, sits a six-bedroom, 10,000-square-foot home called Quiet Waters Ranch. The ranch belongs to the Warriors and… Read More
SecurityNews
Remembering World War I: Here’s the Design for the First National Memorial
World War I is one of the most pivotal events in U.S. history, leaving hundreds of thousands of American soldiers dead in a bloody fight to… Read More
SecurityCommentary
1943: A Bloody Thanksgiving in the Pacific
As we celebrate Thanksgiving, take a moment to remember the many Americans who gave their last full measure 72 years ago in the attack on… Read More
SocietyNews
World War II Veteran Born in 1905 Celebrates Milestone Birthday
16.1 million Americans served in the Second World War. Amazingly, some of those veterans are still alive today. Frank Levingston, who is said to be… Read More
