Officials blamed the shortage on an inability to set competitive pay and other instances of bureaucratic red tape slowing the onboarding of workers.
A federal program that helps troops and veterans pay for home internet access will run out of funding next month without congressional action.
The Department of Veterans Affairs will start buying veterans' failing mortgages to help them stay in their homes.
A Pentagon evaluation found some services taking too long to process COVID vaccine exemption paperwork.
In one instance, funds were spent to investigate a sinkhole, according to a recent Defense Department Inspector General report.
Individual hospitals may consider mask mandates if they see a surge in COVID-19 cases locally.
A provision in the annual defense bill continues the controversy surrounding the vaccine.
The department is also extending financial help programs to give more support to veterans having trouble making loan payments.
More than 70,000 veterans died by suicide from 2011 to 2001.
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