VA gives deadline to veterans who have applied for health care

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GOP senators eye legislative guardrails as VA prepares mass job cuts

GOP Senate leaders said they are working with VA officials on ways to ensure that plans to cut 80,000 jobs don’t dismantle department services.
DOD civilian employees given $1 spending limit for travel cards

The Pentagon is freezing travel and government credit cards for civilian employees to comply with DOGE’s cost-savings initiatives.
Stopgap budget bill includes extra funds for military, VA programs

The six-month budget bill must be approved by lawmakers before Friday night to avoid a partial government shutdown.
Congress readies troop pay protections as federal shutdown looms again

If lawmakers do not pass a new budget bill by March 14, funding for most federal programs and serives will run out.