The Supreme Court issued a ruling that protects the voting rights of military members and their families. On June 29, 2026, the Supreme Court issued a verdict in the case of Watson v. Republican National Committee. The Court upheld state laws permitting election officials to count mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day, provided the… Read more »
The House Armed Services Committee voted to change the names of nine major southern military installations and rename the Department of Defense to the “Department of War”. These changes are not yet law; they were introduced as legislative amendments during a late-night committee session in early June 2026. House Armed Services Committee Votes Against Executive… Read more »
When the Department of Defense downsized its civilian workforce by roughly 10 percent in 2025, it cut more than 78,000 employees through hiring freezes and resignation programs. And according to the nonpartisan federal watchdog agency, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the Defense Department failed to properly analyze how the losses affect military operations. GAO: Defense… Read more »
The Department of Veterans Affairs fails to secure its healthcare facilities from basic physical dangers, according to security tests and a 2026 report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). As part of a security review of VA facilities, federal investigators gained access to multiple medical campuses without detection, including undercover inspectors carrying weapons and contraband,… Read more »
The Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs passed the Love Lives On Act, clearing the way for the bill to go to the full Senate floor for a vote. If signed into law, the Love Lives On Act would make a major change to military education benefits and related options by eliminating a “remarriage penalty” affecting… Read more »
The United States Supreme Court has ruled in favor of a veteran who sued the Department of Veterans Affairs over his GI Bill benefits. James Rusdill is a veteran who joined the Army as an enlisted soldier, served three different times, and signed up for both the Montgomery GI Bill as an enlisted member and… Read more »
3M has agreed to settle a major lawsuit brought by a quarter of a million veterans who claim they received faulty hearing protection gear for use in combat zones in Afghanistan and Iraq. The 3M Lawsuit Settlement: $6 Billion Over Allegedly Defective Hearing Protection CBS News reports approximately a quarter million veterans are set to… Read more »
The Veterans Affairs Schedule for Rating Disabilities, or VASRD, is the VA reference for assigning disability ratings for service-connected medical conditions. It was updated in 2024. Those updates include modified ratings and criteria for some 55 medical conditions, including changes to how the VA rates certain digestive conditions. VA Secretary for Benefits Josh Jacobs, quoted… Read more »
The House and Senate passed the federal budget over the weekend of March 23, 2024. This passage was not easy. Congress narrowly avoided a partial government shutdown earlier in the month under a continuing resolution that partially funded the government until the March 22 deadline. On the 22nd, it avoided that scenario only by an… Read more »
Will the federal government shut down at midnight when the March 22, 2024 deadline arrives? Could military members be forced to work during such a shutdown without pay? At press time, and certainly subject to change, conditions seem ripe for a partial government shutdown unless the House and Senate can agree to pass six legislative… Read more »