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Washington Post | U.S. doubts Ukraine counteroffensive will yield big gains, leaked document says
It’s a marked departure from the Biden administration’s public pronouncements about the vitality of Ukraine’s army and is likely to embolden critics calling for negotiations to end the war.
Washington Post | VA no longer uses Trump-era law allowing officials to fire feds faster
Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, disagreed with McDonough’s decision, arguing “VA still needs this tool.” The House panel, he added, “will continue to hold hearings on this issue to make the Accountability Act abundantly clear so that we can weed out employees who prevent VA from delivering services worthy of our veterans’ sacrifice.”
Military Times | White House releases after-action reviews on Afghanistan withdrawal
The documented lessons learned from the Afghanistan withdrawal became publicly available for the first time on Thursday with the White House’s release of its after action reviews.
Military Times | VA delays rollout of health records system to next scheduled sites
Veterans Affairs officials are delaying the rollout of their new electronic health records system to sites in Michigan amid continued concerns about the safety and reliability of the software, the latest setback for the embattled program.
Wall Street Journal | Ukraine’s NATO future sparks debate as Finland joins alliance
North Atlantic Treaty Organization foreign ministers meeting here Tuesday are looking beyond the battlefield in Ukraine to the country’s future relations with the alliance. The issue is taking priority because when President Biden and NATO’s other national leaders gather for their annual meeting in July, they will face intense pressure from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for progress on Kyiv’s membership bid.
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