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VA Watchdog Finds $5.6 Million in Overpayments Tied to Errors in Painful Scar Disability Claims

For hundreds of thousands of veterans living with painful scars from combat wounds, burns, and surgeries, the VA's disability compensation system is a lifeline — but a new federal watchdog report reveals that the system handling those claims is riddled with errors. Those mistakes have already cost taxpayers millions of dollars, and without intervention, the tab will keep growing.

U.S. Army Moves Powerful Missiles Into Position Along China’s Doorstep

The U.S. Army is quietly repositioning some of its most powerful weapons systems along the edge of the Pacific — and China is paying close attention. From the southern tip of the Philippines to the northern reaches of Japan, American soldiers have spent the past several years testing, moving, and firing long-range missiles in drills that are growing more ambitious by the year.

Military Spouse Employment Commission Demands Real Data — And the Accountability Question Goes Beyond Jobs

Every few years, military families pack up their lives and move to a new duty station — a cycle that disrupts careers, severs community ties, and, for many spouses, resets the employment clock to zero. Now, a federal commission is examining whether existing government programs can be expanded to give military spouses a more stable professional footing, and members are pressing for real data to prove those programs actually work.