A 2026 Military Homebuyer Readiness Survey was conducted by the mortgage lender NewDay USA. The survey included over 1,200 active-duty service members and veterans. The results? Many are unaware of their VA home loan benefits, but nearly 7 in 10 said buying a home was a major life event. >> Never miss benefits news and… Read more »
The federal government is attempting to implement policy changes and reorganizations that could contribute to job losses for veterans in the civil service and at the Department of Veterans Affairs. One is a proposed overhaul of federal layoff procedures, and the termination of union contracts at major agencies has raised protests from veteran advocacy groups… 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 Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has restarted the rollout of its troubled Oracle Health electronic health record (EHR) system. The restart began in April, 2026, ending a three-year operational pause that began in April 2023 due to difficulties getting the system up and running. VA Resumes Rollout of Troubled Electronic Health Record System This… Read more »
Military medical retirement is a process that transitions service members when a medical condition renders them unfit for military duty. The condition may or may not be combat-related. Military medical retirements can be initiated for injuries, illnesses, or other medical conditions, whether service-connected or not. Unlike a standard retirement based on twenty years of service,… Read more »
The VA and IBM offer the military community a partnership called SkillsBuild to help veterans, transitioning service members, and military families translate their military experience into jobs in high-growth industries. Unlike transition and career-building models that rely on the GI Bill, SkillsBuild operates as a no-cost, high-impact credentialing platform focused on immediate skill acquisition in fields such… Read more »
Thousands of service members are learning the hard way that the Department of Veterans Affairs isn’t putting veterans first when it comes to clawing back VA disability payments over what the VA terms “double-dipping”. What does this mean? According to a Military.com report, nearly 80 thousand veterans had their VA disability pay suspended to recoup… Read more »
The Government Accountability Office, or GAO, released a report in March 2026, evaluating federal programs designed to house homeless veterans. The report specifically examines the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing program and the Tribal HUD-VASH pilot and evaluates their work. According to House.gov, the GAO is “the investigative arm” of Congress and the congressional “watchdog.” According… Read more »
A change in federal law has opened the door for qualifying disabled veterans to open Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) accounts for people with disabilities. These are tax-advantage type accounts formerly restricted to those whose disabilities began before they turned 26. The new disability age threshold has been raised to age 46. >> Stay… Read more »
The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Justice announced a new legal partnership in March 2026. This agreement, established through a memorandum of understanding (MOU), gives the VA the authority to initiate court proceedings to appoint legal guardians for veterans deemed “cognitively impaired.” The policy targets a specific group of veterans who the… Read more »