You Don’t Lose ‘Til You Quit Trying by Sammy Lee Davis
and Caroline Lambert
Needs Assessment of Pennsylvania Veterans Vol. III:
Summary Report of Findings
Delaware Valley Veterans Consortium
VA Malpractice Settlements Tripled Since 2011
VA Announces Formal Removal of Three Phoenix Health Care
System Officials
V.A. Looks to End Ban on Sex Reassignment Surgery for
Transgender Veterans
Say What? 3 Reasons You Might Need Hearing Help
How to Deal With the Device-Addicted Generation
Schoolchildren Remember Normandy Landings
Obama opposes privatization of VA health care
Commission to propose Tricare-like system for VA
Senator says sex case files show ‘troubling command
culture’
Overnight Defense: Fight over military sexual assaults
heats up
Kirsten Gillibrand military sexual assault bill fails in
Senate
The VA Told Wounded Warrior To ‘Call Back When You’re
Less Irate,
Help Raise PTSD Awareness
Army vet provides garden therapy for living center
Teen creates U.S. flag with 4,466 toy soldiers
A lesson for future generations
'We would not be here if not for them'
Use of Assistive Technology for Cognition Among People
With Traumatic Brain Injury: A Survey Study
On Thursday, June 9, 2016, the VFW director of national
legislative service, Raymond Kelley, testified before the Democratic National
Committee’s Platform Committee. On Monday, June 13, the VFW will present the
same concerns to the Republican National Committee’s Platform Committee. Kelley’s testimony can be viewed, starting at
the 6:37:40 mark, here:
On Tuesday and Wednesday, June 7 and 8, 2016, the
Commission on Care, which was chartered by Congress to recommend changes to the
VA health care system, met to discuss recommendations it intends to send
Congress and the president at the end of the month. To read the agenda and a
summary of possible recommendations, visit:
On Tuesday, June 7, 2016, the House Veterans’ Affairs
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing to discuss the
relationship between VA and its academic affiliates. To view a webcast of the hearing, visit:
Montana VA Director Resigns Over Broken System
Patient Safety At Center Of Montana VA Shakeup
Marine Veteran uses Brazilian jiu-jitsu and VA for recovery
Raising awareness of post-traumatic stress is Alabama
Veteran’s new mission
Reaching out to women Veterans: VA launches partnership
with LeanIn.Org
One Veteran’s courageous journey to recovery
#VeteranOfTheDay Navy Veteran Jess Houghton
The Face of PTSD
An Army Buddy's Call For Help Sends A Scientist On A
Brain Injury Quest
The Most Treacherous Battle of World War I Took Place in
the Italian Mountains: Even amid the carnage of the war, the battle in the
Dolomites was like nothing the world had ever seen—or has seen since
Obama opposes privatization of VA health care
VA Admits 25,000 Veterans Received Improper Brain Injury
Screening
When VA is deciding on Agent Orange benefits, science
sometimes takes backseat to politics and cost
Primary care doctors OK for PTSD, depression in military
members: Study
Underserved: How the VA Wrongfully Excludes Veterans with
Bad Paper
PTSD & Substance Abuse Committee Update May/June 2016
AMRA Legislative Advocacy for Members
American Legion supports unanimous Supreme Court ruling
Supreme Court rules against VA in disabled vets contract
dispute
COURT: Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Beats VA
Supreme Court rules against VA in disabled vets contract
dispute
http://www.militarytimes.com/story/veterans/careers/civilian/entrepreneurs/2016/06/16/supreme-court-veterans-affairs-disabled-small-business/85977620/
SCOTUS Rules for Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses: The
Supreme Court of the United States ruled unanimously against the Department of
Veterans Affairs yesterday for failing to comply with a law aimed at increasing
the number of federal contracts awarded to disabled veteran-owned small
businesses. The eight justices sided with Kingdomware Technologies, a disabled
veteran-owned contractor based in Maryland, which VA did not consider as a
potential contractor when it awarded a contract to a company that did not
qualify as a veteran-owned small business. Federal law requires government
agencies to use a bidding process if two or more disabled veteran-owned
companies can offer service at a fair and reasonable price. A federal appeals
court ruled VA did not have to follow the “Rule of Two” if it otherwise met the
government’s goal of awarding between 7 and 12 percent of all contracts to
veteran-owned small businesses. In overturning the lower court ruling, Supreme
Court Justice Clarence Thomas said meeting annual benchmarks does not allow VA
to ignore a mandatory contracting rule; that it applied to all contract
determinations. Read the 16-page ruling at: http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/15pdf/14-916_6j37.pdf
VA Announces Departure of Acting Under Secretary for
Benefits Danny Pummill
VA says it tried to fire executive for hospital cost
overrun
Twin Veteran sisters continue to serve
Once-homeless Veteran no longer adrift thanks to VA
community life raft
Million Veteran Program (MVP)
Extending VA’s reach to prevent and end homelessness
among Veterans
How you can improve health care access for Vets: VA’s
commitment to providing timely access to health care
10 Facts That Will Challenge What You Know About The
Vietnam War
Tell Your Members of Congress to Improve VA Health Care:
Contact your members of Congress and let them know that VA health care reform
must be based on the needs and preferences of veterans, not political rhetoric:
The House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability
Assistance and Memorial Affairs held a hearing on Wednesday, June 15, 2016, to
discuss the management of paper records within the Veterans Benefits
Administration. The hearing was called after the Department of Veterans Affairs
Office of Inspector General investigated 438,000 documents that regional
offices had been shredding. According to VAOIG, 155 of those documents were
related to veterans’ claims, and 130 of them were inappropriate to shred and
either affected or could have affected someone’s claim. VBA defended itself by
saying the issue was a human error, while VAOIG argued it was a systematic
error. To watch the hearing, visit:
The House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic
Opportunity held a hearing Wednesday, June 15, 2016, to discuss innovative ways
to help veterans seeking employment in the modern world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLsIOr3fzFI
Over 5,000 women gathered on Tuesday and Wednesday, June
14-15, 2016, this week in Washington, D.C., for the first ever White House
Summit on The United State of Women. To learn more about the summit, visit: http://www.theunitedstateofwomen.org/
To watch Gen. Robinson’s remarks, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQpi2Bpvclw
The Women in Military Service for America Memorial
Foundation is reaching out to the public to raise awareness and support for its
memorial, education center and registry. Its 33,000-square-foot building opened
in 1997 at the gateway to Arlington National Cemetery. Its mission is to
recognize all women who served in the armed forces. It is the only major
national memorial to honor all of our nation’s 3 million service women, yet its
registry only lists less than 10 percent of those who have served or are
serving. Register at:
Women veterans: Tell us your story
On Monday, June 13, 2016, the VFW sent a letter to the
members of the conference committee currently deliberating the differences
between Senate and House appropriations bills for military construction and VA.
In the letter, the VFW made clear that it is unacceptable for veterans to incur
debt to start a family or forgo having children altogether simply because VA is
prohibited from treating their service-connected infertility. To read the letter,
visit:
Almost Half Of Female Veterans Suffer From Insomnia &
Are Going Untreated
June is PTSD Awareness month
The American Legion Releases Women Veterans Survey
Aurora VA Facility 70 Percent Done At $1.5 Billion
VA won't use its fast-track firing powers anymore
How to build a better VA: Dr. Richard Stone knows a thing
or two about massive reorganizations of government health care systems.
Is Agent Orange Still Causing Birth Defects?
Researchers call for more study of Agent Orange's effects
on Vietnam veterans and their kids
Veterans and Agent Orange: Previous IOM Reports
VA Might Add More ‘Presumptive’ Illnesses for Vietnam
Vets
Final review of health problems that may be linked to
Agent Orange exposure during Vietnam War
Directory of VA Environmental Health Coordinators by
state and U.S. territory:
Environmental Health Registry Evaluation for Veterans
Veterans Affairs Department Proposes Coverage for Gender
Reassignment Surgery
Local residents, family members pay tribute to a hero
during Springfield Memorial Day festivities
Pennsylvania Military College alumni inaugural hall of
fame members
Radnor High School Wall of Honor unveiled, honors 57 who
made ultimate sacrifice
Vietnam veterans discuss war with Interboro students
Vets, families remember Normandy D-Day landings, 72 years
on
A medic's memory of D-Day: Unimaginable carnage
A veteran's race against time to return WWI Purple Hearts
Memorial Day 2016: Glenolden vet to mark 25th anniversary
of Desert Storm
Voices: Honoring those lost is all we can do on Memorial
Day
From WWII vets, lessons in history – and humility
My uncle leveled Hiroshima. We're not sorry: Voices
Decades Later, Sickness Among Airmen After a Hydrogen
Bomb Accident
No Father’s Day for Some Wounded Veterans: Thank you,
Congress
What is a Veteran Identification Card (VIC) and how do I
get one?
Protect Yourself From Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation!
Red Flags of Abuse
Tricare Catastrophic Cap
PTSD Help with Cognitive Processing Therapy
Coping with traumatic events
National Men’s Health Week
Exercising During Cancer Treatment
Lawmakers Seek to Lift Ban on IVF Treatments for Veterans
VA Gets Third New Benefits Chief in Less Than a Year
Abused Horses Now Rehabbed to Help Veterans With PTSD
Obama Opposes Privatization of the Department of Veterans
Affairs
VA disability rating calculator
Shamrock Reins is a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) Charitable
Organization formed February 10, 2014 to provide Equine Assisted Activities and
Therapies for Veterans, Active Duty & Reserve Service Members, First
Responders, their Families, and the Families of Fallen Heroes.
Talking with Patients about End-of-Life Care: New Poll
Reveals How Physicians Really Feel
VHA needs to fix its inventory management, here’s 10 ways
it can
Hello fellow health care workers! (A fun & popular
guest post by Marguerite Walker)
AFGE Union On Ropes Over Veterans Choice
PTSD: What's working, what's ahead?
She explains depression in a 3-minute poem so
powerful—teachers are sharing it with students
36-Year-Old Mother Possibly Newest ‘Burn Pits’ Victim
First Honor Flight for Vietnam veterans announced
AWARD: Veterans Affairs Most Secretive Agency In 2016
Senators pushing new law for firing VA employees
Resources in Response to the Orlando Tragedy
Veterans Add Voices to the Gun
Control Debate after Orlando Attacks
Vet Groups Hit Pentagon for Bid to Limit Veterans
Preference Benefit
On Monday, July 18, 2016, President Barack Obama will
award Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Charles Kettles, U.S. Army, the Medal of Honor
for conspicuous gallantry.
Read more at
5 Tips to Help Protect Yourself From Medical Errors
The Military Officers Association of America, USAA, the
Elizabeth Dole Foundation and the PsychArmor Institute are pleased to announce
a new program to provide military caregivers of all ranks and services access
to USAA financial advisors who can assist in making important financial
decisions.
VA fires Phoenix execs after 2 years of investigations
GAO Report says Sustained Management Attention Needed to
Address Numerous VA IT Challenges
On Wednesday, June 22, 2016, the Senate Veterans Affairs
Committee held a hearing on VA’s Information Technology (IT) system. VA
provided an update on the current state of the system, to include VA/DOD health
record interoperability, and VA’s plan to meet its future needs. To read VA’s
testimony and to watch the hearing click here:
On Thursday, June 23, 2016, Raymond Kelley, director, VFW
national legislative service, testified before the House Veterans Affairs
Committee on 12 bills under consideration by the Committee. The subjects of the
bills included improvements for hiring and retaining quality doctors, providing
greater access to therapy dogs for veterans with PTSD and TBI, and a key piece
of legislation that will reform the disability appeals process. The second
panel of witnesses, begins at 1:22:00, and includes the deputy secretary of VA,
Sloan Gibson, followed by Kelley and several other veteran service
organizations. To watch this hearing
click here:
On Tuesday, June 21, 2016, the Senate Veterans Affairs
Committee held a nomination hearing for Christopher O’Conner. O’Conner is a
retired Marine and is currently the acting assistant secretary for VA’s Office
of Congressional and Legislative Affairs. Once confirmed, O’Conner’s title as
assistant secretary will be made permanent. To read O’Conner’s written
statement and to watch the hearing, click here:
POW/MIA - Read more at
http://www.dpaa.mil/NewsStories/NewsReleases/tabid/10159/Article/803444/soldier-missing-from-korean-war-accounted-for-grifford.aspx
Secretary Bob McDonald Reaches Out To VA Is Lying
Boston VA helps Veterans address the stigma of mental
health problems
Mark Kelly, David Petraeus, Stanley McChrystal, Michael
Hayden, Thad Allen, Wesley Clark and Other Veteran Leaders Launch New “Veterans
Coalition for Common Sense” to Urge Elected Leaders to Do More to Prevent Gun
Tragedies
Sponsor a Medical Improv Event!
Vet Groups Uniting To Oppose Privatized Care, Defend VA
Sen. Moran Speaks on U.S. Senate Floor About VA
Accountability
Veterans Affairs Integrated Service Network (VISN) 4
Sen. Jerry Moran Introduces Bipartisan Reform to Protect
Veterans from Identity Theft
Forward Observer — Want to Know About Veterans Trust Fund
Grant Distributions?
Not only soldiers, PTSD can affect anyone
Veteran Petitions To Oust VA Agent Orange Denier
Swarthmore vet named state VFW commander
Can the Army tell who's buried at the Carlisle Indian
cemetery
Joint VSO Letter to McMorris Rodgers on VA Health Care
Discussion Draft Legislation
This Day in History… June 27, 1950 - U.S. Troops
Committed to Korean War
On The Run With 69 News: Meet Jerry Farris
Heroes From History- Episode 2- Milton Olive, III,
Vietnam
Agent Orange Denier Thomas Murphy Promoted To VBA Chief
The world’s smartest computer will help treat 10,000
veterans with cancer
IBM Donates Use Of Watson To Veterans Health System As
Part Of Biden's Cancer Moonshot
VA Shares Vision for EHR Interoperability, Modernization
VA medical pot gets booted from budget bill
Body weight of U.S. veterans increased significantly from
2000 to 2014
DOD Pushes Senate Republicans To Gut Veterans Preference
Lawsuit: Physical therapist kept woman veteran from pool
because she has HIV
Olympian Effort to Save the Olympia
Bluejackets vs. Bolsheviks
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