U.S. Veterans — Benefits
VA funding fee: Who pays and who is exempt?
A VA funding fee can help you benefit from features like no down payment and no monthly private mortgage insurance.
Month: August 2026
U.S. Veterans — Benefits
Veterans may be eligible for TSA PreCheck at no cost
Leave your shoes and belt on and beat the TSA lines at the airport. Veterans may qualify for TSA PreCheck at no cost.
U.S. Veterans — Benefits
VA updates home loan appraisal requirements to help Veterans compete in today’s housing market
Updated home loan appraisal requirements reduce delays, cut outdated rules, and help Veteran homebuyers move faster in a competitive housing market.
U.S. Veterans — Benefits
How you can help to stop elder fraud
The best way to protect against elder fraud is to learn about scammers’ aggressive calls, texts, emails, websites, social media messages and deceptive letters.
U.S. Veterans — Benefits
Ever heard of VA’s Energy Efficient Mortgages?
VA’s Energy Efficient Mortgages are helping Veterans save money and improve their homes.
U.S. Veterans — Benefits
The paths to high-demand careers in the skilled trades
Many skilled-trades careers offer paid apprenticeships and OJT, no 4-year degree required. New VA and DOL partnership shows you how to get started.
U.S. Veterans — Benefits
Level up your transition with a free VA Benefits and Services course
Whether you’re leaving the military soon, just got out, or been out for decades, the free TAP BAS course is your gateway to everything VA.
U.S. Veterans — News
Never giving up: Rocky Fernandez’s path to engineering
After a life-altering injury, Rocky Fernandez overcame years of obstacles, pursued education with determination, and earned his engineering degree.
Science & Space — NASA — Centers & Facilities
Louisiana Students Loft Payloads from NASA Balloon Facility in Texas
Every spring in Palestine, Texas, the wide-open fields around NASA’s Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility fill with students and faculty from across Louisiana. They arrive carrying sensors, laptops, and carefully engineered payloads they have spent months preparing. The goal is to send their experiments to the edge of space and return with meaningful data, while reflecting…
U.S. Government — GAO — Reports & Decisions
Department of Education: Accountability in Higher Education and Access Through Demand-Driven Workforce Pell: Student Tuition and Transparency System (STATS) and Earnings Accountability
GAO reviewed the Department of Education’s (ED) new rule entitled “Accountability in Higher Education and Access Through Demand-Driven Workforce…