The nation's only joint Veterans Affairs and Defense Department health care center began using a new compatible medical records system on Saturday.
The evaluation will look into the Navy's handling and prevention of suicidal behaviors.
The appropriations measure is expected to be approved by Congress later this week.
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 4, 2024.
The U.S. military would have to make sacrifices to exercises around the globe if Congress fails to pass an FY24 budget, officials warn.
Leaders from the two departments are discussing allowing VA staff to move into unused space at more than a dozen military hospitals.
Congress has pproved steady annual funding increases for VA opertions for more than 20 years.
Members want next year's spending plan to include money for junior enlisted pay raises and military housing improvements.
The agency's executive director was found to have used her position to get one of her partners promoted.
Much of DOD housing was developed before 1970 and is either woefully outdated or falling apart.
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