Marine Corps veteran Sarah Kallassy discusses changes to health assessment forms for service members transitioning to civilian life in this week’s episode of The BLUF, as well as a previous summer’s National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic.

Republican lawmakers blasted Department of Veterans Affairs officials for mistakes in administering the GI Bill that led to delays in rolling out its digital platform and delivering direct deposits to veterans to help pay for books and student housing.

A petition calling for the National Medal of Honor Museum to include a dedicated exhibit for Air Force Master Sgt. John Chapman has revived longstanding criticism that the Navy SEAL community sought to “diminish his contributions.”

The letter urges VA Secretary Collins to instruct Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency to permanently delete any information obtained on veterans’ health services and benefits from the VA and other government agencies.

Employee misconduct, malfunctioning computer systems, confusing policies and program inefficiencies hamper operations at the Department of Veterans Affairs, despite the hard work of most personnel, the VA’s acting inspector general told lawmakers Thursday.

Between 1951 and 1976, women service members were involuntarily separated from the military due to motherhood, leaving without separation benefits, counseling or assistance. New legislation seeks to establish a process to upgrade military records and provide a one-time payment of $25,000 to affected veterans.

Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal urged Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins to exempt VA employees from the federal hiring freeze and to stop tech billionaire Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency from accessing VA data systems that contain veterans’ records.

Marine Corps veteran Sarah Kallassy looks at yoga and meditation training for veterans with WarriorsAtEase and how AI technology is assisting with VA colonoscopies.