Topic: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Pentagon plays catch-up as toll of repeat combat duty rises

A Department of Veterans Affairs study reports a three-fold increase in depression and post-traumatic stress after repeat combat duty, raising questions about the Pentagon’s ability to keep soldiers with combat-related psychological problems away from the front.

What Obama's Afghan war plan will cost you

An extra 30,000 troops for Afghan war will cost each taxpayer $195 next year -- or up to three times that figure.

Once bumped by Barack, Michelle Obama continues gratitude tour

First Lady Michelle Obama today toured Veterans Affairs Department, months after President Barack Obama bumped her from the schedule.

New scam: Get your free stimulus money now!

States are targeting cheats who offer stimulus checks in exchange for bank data or small downpayments.

Town-hall meetings: facing voter wrath on healthcare

Healthcare forums evoked anger, but there was constructive dialogue, too.

Obama vows to bring his reform agenda to the Pentagon, VA

In a speech to veterans Monday, he says he intends to rein in Pentagon spending, as well as improve medical care for veterans.

With new GI Bill, a surge of veterans at colleges

More than 100,000 veterans have already been approved under the bill taking effect Saturday. Are campuses prepared?

Who qualifies under the Post-9/11 GI Bill

How Obama plans to create 600,000 jobs

Stimulus spending this summer will be guided by Vice President Joe Biden's 'Roadmap to recovery,' which he presented to the president Monday.

New GI Bill too popular for the Pentagon's own good?

Veterans are rushing to take advantage of the comprehensive education benefits, raising the question of whether the bill will hurt retention.

Older workers and the road to (un)retirement

Despite layoffs and lost savings, some in the senior workforce find their jobs prospects are not all that gloomy.

Obama's healthcare reforms: First, vets. Next, the nation.

President Obama announces a plan to keep the health records of active-duty troops and veterans electronically – part of an effort to streamline military care. He wants to do the same thing for the American healthcare system at large, too.

Who will fill Obama’s Senate seat?

The Illinois governor has promised to name someone before the end of the year.

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Protests for peace in a military stronghold: Virginia Beach

From mock trials to social-justice salons, an ardent group of activists presses forward.

Veterans groups seek dedicated funding for healthcare

The V.A. has yearly funding crunches because of lag time in Congress's appropriations process, they say.

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How one vet's persistence paid off

Paul Weaver wanted answers from the VA about his disability benefits. In the end, the Iraq war vet helped many others.

Military inventions hit the civilian market

Although built for battle, these inventions are perfect in peacetime.

Older veterans now helping vets of Iraq and Afghanistan

Having 'been there' themselves, Vietnam veterans are better able to listen to and counsel younger vets troubled by their combat experience.

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For an Iraq war veteran, new play is a personal odyssey

When Melissa Steinman was picked as an adviser to a topical play, it aided her postwar recovery – and helped other veterans, too.

A new push to help families of veterans

Recognition is growing in the military that soldiers' injuries put extra hardships on immediate family members.

GI Bill may be updated to help veterans meet rising college costs

Current funding levels don't always cover college tuition.

Vietnam veterans help returning Iraq soldiers deal with shocks of war

Neil Kenny, decorated for his service in Vietnam, plays big brother to Jeremiah Workman, a medal winner in Iraq struggling with the psychological effects of combat.