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VA Gets Another Massive Funding Increase in Biden s First Budget A man wearing a protective mask walks in front of the Department of Veterans Affairs headquarters building in Washington, D.C., on May 28, 2020. (U.S. Air Force/Master Sgt. Stephen J. Caruso) 1 Jun 2021 The White House has requested nearly $270 billion for the Department of Veterans Affairs budget for fiscal 2022, a 10% increase from 2021 that would fund priorities including the agency s caregiver programs, suicide prevention and GI Bill modernization. Under the fiscal 2022 budget proposal, the VA would receive $113.1 billion in discretionary spending, an 8.2% increase from 2021, not including medical care collections. The dollar figure is the third largest among the Cabinet departments, behind Defense and Health and Human Services. But the percentage increase is smaller than all but two departments Justice, with a 5.3% increase, and the Department of Homeland Security, at zero. ....
The U.S. Navy is preparing to receive F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets from the Air Force as it moves to rid its inventory of legacy F/A-18 Hornet models. ....