VA backs down from plan to suspend University of Phoenix and other colleges from accessing GI Bill benefits - The Washington Post

The Department of Veterans Affairs on Thursday retreated from plans to bar five schools, including for-profit behemoth the University of Phoenix, from enrolling new students using GI Bill benefits, delivering a blow to veterans groups that wanted the agency to crack down on deceptive recruiting and advertising practices.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2020/07/02/va-backs-down-plan-suspend-university-phoenix-other-colleges-accessing-gi-bill-benefits/

Schumer calls on VA to explain use of unproven drug on vets

The Senate’s top Democrat on Sunday called on the Department of Veterans Affairs to explain why it allowed the use of an unproven drug on veterans for the coronavirus, saying patients may have been put at unnecessary risk. Sen. Charles Schumer of New York said the VA needs to provide Congress more information about a recent bulk order for $208,000 worth of hydroxychloroquine. President Donald Trump has heavily promoted the malaria drug, without evidence, as a treatment for COVID-19.
https://apnews.com/a2830445e55c6ea324e9a23e4c38f7c3

Veterans Affairs struggles to fill 49,000 hospital jobs - The Washington Post

Staffing shortages among the 386,000 VA employees are "a root cause for many of the problems in veterans' care," said Inspector General Michael J. Missal.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/va-struggles-to-fill-hospital-jobs-it-has-49000-openings-across-the-country/2019/11/05/91fbd4fe-ff4f-11e9-9777-5cd51c6fec6f_story.html

'The Bible stays': Pence hypes false conspiracy theory that Obama ordered Christianity out of VA hospitals - Raw Story

Vice President Mike Pence suggested on Wednesday that President Barack Obama is to blame for removing Bibles and other religious symbols from Veterans Affairs hospitals. While speaking to the American Legion National Convention, Pence vowed to "make room for the spiritual needs" of veterans.....
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/08/the-bible-stays-pence-hypes-false-conspiracy-theory-that-obama-ordered-christianity-out-of-va-hospitals/

Emails show Veterans Affairs officials' scorn for 'Mar-a-Lago 3' - POLITICO

In the emails, the staff humored the three Trump friends while ignoring their advice, which they considered potentially disruptive to veteran health care.....
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/08/22/digital-health-platform-mar-a-lago-members-1676335

Exclusive: Did Trump’s Mar-a-Lago ‘Cronies’ Make Illegal Profits From the VA? Elizabeth Warren Seeks Answers - Newsweek

"I am concerned that you may have had the opportunity to profit from your arrangement," Warren said in a letter to three Trump associates and Mar-a-Lago members. ....
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-cronies-mar-lago-illegal-profits-veterans-affairs-va-elizabeth-warren-1321227

VA Shadow Rulers Had Sway Over Contracting and Budgeting - ProPublica

New disclosures and investigations are straining the three Trump associates' relationship with the new VA secretary. ....
https://www.propublica.org/article/va-shadow-rulers-had-sway-over-contracting-and-budgeting

The VA Shadow Rulers’ Signature Program Is “Trending Towards Red” - ProPublica

A $10 billion technology upgrade championed by Jared Kushner and the Mar-a-Lago trio is at risk of failing the VA's 7 million patients. ....
https://www.propublica.org/article/va-shadow-rulers-program-is-trending-towards-red

Senior VA official criticized for displaying portrait of KKK’s first grand wizard - The Hill

A senior official with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is facing allegations of racism for hanging a portrait of the Ku Klux Klan's first grand wizard in his office....
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/412833-senior-va-official-criticized-for-displaying-portrait-of-kkks-first

Veterans Affairs won't hand over documents showing suspected shadow influence of Trump associates - ThinkProgress.org

The Department of Veterans Affairs won't give Congress records that could show the undue influence friends of President Donald Trump have over agency policy, MilitaryTimes reports. ....
https://thinkprogress.org/veterans-affairs-documents-shadow-influence-trump-associates-78ede27ce604/

Trump handed off the VA to three Mar-a-Lago fat cats who have been running it in secret - Daily Kos

As it turns out, there are secret masters of the government, pulling the strings without the benefit of an election, nomination, or appointment. As a Propublica investigation has discovered, Donald Trump handed off control of the Department of Veterans Affairs to three members of his Mar-a-Lago golf resort. ....
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/1786726