As the government shutdown reached its record-breaking 36th day on Wednesday, most employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs have kept working. But VA policy limits their communication with ...

As the government shutdown continues​, and Medicaid cuts loom​, many veterans on Long Island say they're struggling just to ...

Veterans service organizations told the Senate VA Committee that their ability to help veterans and their families is also impacted by the shutdown.

I’ve been a nuclear medicine technologist at Butler Memorial Hospital for 20 years. I was born here, I’ve lived in Butler all my life, and my daughter was born at Butler Memorial just last year. To ...

Right after setting her out-of-office email on October 1, one furloughed US Department of Agriculture worker filed for unemployment benefits to help her pay for food, rent and other necessities during ...

Federal officials and lawmakers don’t deny that fraud exists due to some service members illegally gaming the system of benefits they receive through the government. But the numbers aren’t as drastic ...

HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — Hampton Police said a sea turtle was rescued Friday after being caught in a fishing line. On October 17, police said the Hampton Animal Response Team (HART) was called to the VA ...

Disabled veterans can soon look forward to a new round of benefit payments for November. As of 2024, roughly 6.5 million veterans receive disability compensation from the Department of Veterans ...

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' services are limited as thousands of its employees have been furloughed during the ongoing government shutdown. The agency, which oversees health care and ...