VA sets all-time records for care and benefits delivered to Veterans in fiscal year 2023
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it delivered more care and more benefits to more Veterans than ever before in fiscal year 2023.
Federal Reserve leaves its key rate unchanged but keeps open possibility of a future hike
The Federal Reserve kept its key short-term interest rate unchanged Wednesday for a second straight time but left the door open to further rate hikes if inflation pressures should accelerate in the months ahead.
VA launches $1 million AI tech competition to reduce health care worker burnout
The Department of Veterans Affairs launched an Artificial Intelligence Tech Sprint encouraging innovators across America to create AI-enabled tools to reduce burnout among health care workers.
Food insecurity shot up last year with inflation and the end of pandemic-era aid, a new report says
An estimated 17 million households reported problems finding enough food in 2022 — a sharp jump from 2021 when boosted government aid helped ease the pandemic-induced economic shutdown.
US developing contingency plans to evacuate Americans from Mideast in case Israel-Hamas war spreads
The White House said Tuesday that “prudent contingency planning” is underway to evacuate Americans from the Middle East in case the Israel-Hamas war spreads into a broad regional conflict.
