The VA published a revised rule Jan. 9 allowing payment of hundreds of thousands of pending claims for private-sector emergency care that veterans’ other health insurance covered in part but not in full.

Bulletproof foam, goo, and human hair are among the materials researchers are testing to protect servicemembers.

The new Republican-passed tax law deploys a new method of tracking inflation called the “chained” Consumer Price Index (CPI), a tool that will dampen future adjustments to federal tax brackets and standard deductions, reducing over time the value of touted tax breaks for individuals and companies.