Business
FBI Joins Investigation Into VA Wait Times
The FBI is reviewing VA records to see if officials committed a crime by lying about wait times for medical care to receive a bonus. By Jordain Carney
Policy
House Bans Bonuses for All VA Employees Through 2016
The House voted Tuesday to stop VA bonuses for the next 3 years. However, a similar bill up for a vote in the Senate doesn't address bonuses. By Eric Katz
Policy
House Targets Firing VA Officials With Second Bill
The House passed a bill that cleared committee last August that makes it easier to fire senior department executives. By Eric Katz
Policy
Who Should Replace Shinseki?
A handy guide to the potential candidates to be the next VA secretary. By Molly O’Toole
Policy
Senate Announces Bipartisan Deal to Fix the VA
The wide-ranging bill clears a path for removing senior officials and grants more money to hire doctors and nurses at backlogged facilities across the nation. By Sarah Mimms
Business
Lessons of the VA Scandal
The VA needs a skilled executive much more than it needs a decorated soldier -- and 9 other takeaways from the recent scandal that rocked the department. By Norm Ornstein
Business
How Pay Incentives Compounded VA's Problems
This is not the first time the Senior Executive Service pay and performance system has been the focus of criticism. By Howard Risher
Business
Are Unions the Big Problem at VA?
Two-thirds of the VA workforce is unionized and critics say too many of them spend their time on union organizing. By Charles S. Clark
Policy
Behind Eric Shinseki's Downfall
The VA secretary was undone by an overwhelmed health system and Washington's hyper-partisan health care politics. By James Kitfield
Business
Before Resigning, Shinseki Announces Several Reforms at VA
VA Secretary Eric Shinseki took a parting shot before quitting Friday as he fired several senior leaders and canceled bonuses. By Sarah Mimms
Business
Here's the Man Who Will Replace Shinseki at the VA
Sloan Gibson, the former head of the USO, will step in as acting secretary of the Veterans Affairs Department. By Marina Koren
Business
Shinseki Resigns
With mounting calls for his resignation and a growing scandal over wait lists at veterans hospitals, VA Secretary Eric Shinseki steps down. By Stephanie Gaskell
Business
Why Did It Take So Long for the VA Scandal to Go Public?
Despite passage of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act, its effects are not being felt in government offices. By Alesh Houdek
Policy
VA Official Says There Are No Secret Wait Lists
During a testy 4-hour hearing on the Hill Wednesday night, a top Veterans Affairs official said the waiting lists were produced automatically by their data system. By Sarah Mimms
Science & Tech
The Military Is Building Brain Chips to Treat PTSD
The Defense Department is developing a new, mood-predicting brain chip to treat PTSD in soldiers. By Patrick Tucker
Business
VA Inspector General Says Wait Lists Are a ‘Systemic Problem'
The IG report confirms that 1,700 veterans waited at least 115 days for care at the VA hospital in Phoenix as the investigation widens to 46 facilities. By Sarah Mimms
Policy
House Bill Shifts Some Nuclear Weapons Funds To Pay for Veterans Care
Refurbishing old nukes can wait. Improving veterans’ healthcare and financial options can't, House lawmakers say. By Douglas P. Guarino
Policy
4 Things Washington Could Do Right Now to Fix the VA
A few common hurdles to VA care could be overcome today to help address the ongoing scandal. Here are four ways to start making some progress. By Jordain Carney and Stacy Kaper
Policy
Keep Him! VA Problems Not On Shinseki, Says Sanders
What VA Secretary Shinseki has done to improve the agency outweighs the hospital scandal that deserves larger context, Sanders argues. By Kevin Baron
Policy