2017 PA Farm Show to Highlight Veterans’ Connections to
Agriculture
Donation funds second van for Montgomery County veterans
shuttle
Greencastle dog trainer turns talents to helping veterans
VA Study Finds EEG Can Help Tell Apart PTSD & Mild
Traumatic Brain Injury
Veterans Crisis Line Improves Service with New Call
Center Opening in Atlanta
Veterans' Homes Employment
Employment opportunities within the Department of
Military and Veterans Affairs http://www.dmva.pa.gov/dmvaoffices/Human-Resources/Pages/default.aspx
Viewing the Invisible Wound: Novel Lesions Identified in
Postmortem Brains of U.S. Service Members With Military Blast Exposure
US agrees to pay billions to Marines affected by toxic
water
Camp Lejeune, Water Contamination, and VA Benefits
New chairman outlines priorities for House Committee on
Veterans’ Affairs
Trump selects new VA secretary, reaffirms promise to
improve veterans’ health care http://www.moaa.org/Content/Publications-and-Media/News-Articles/2017-News-Articles/Trump-names-new-VA-secretary,-reaffirms-promise-to-improve-veterans--health-care.aspx?utm_source=legis&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ShulkinNominated
Push for Full Concurrent Receipt is Renewed in the 115th
Congress http://www.moaa.org/Content/Take-Action/Top-Issues/Retirees/Push-for-Full-Concurrent-Receipt-is-Renewed-in-the-115th-Congress.aspx?utm_source=legis&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ConcurrentReceipt
Bevy Of Bills To Boost Vets
New Hypertension Treatment Guidelines Veterans Need To
Know
Baldasaro tells NH1 News he's being 'vetted' for number
two spot at VA
President Obama this week commuted the sentences of two
military prisoners and pardoned a retired general officer. Read more at:
SASC Clears Nominee retired Marine Corps Gen. James
Mattis as defense secretary. Read more at:
VFW National Commander Brian Duffy hosted a reception
Wednesday (01/18/17) evening for nearly three dozen Medal of Honor recipients
who are in town for the inauguration. Also in attendance was the nominee to
become the next Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Dr. David Shulkin, among many
others. For more info, see:
VA to Host Summit for Women Veterans in Dallas from March
17-18. To learn more about the summit
and how to register, visit:
MIA Update: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced
the identification of remains of one American who had been missing in action
from World War II. Returning home for burial with full military honors is Army
Air Forces 2nd Lt. John D. Mumford. Read
more at:
Perpetually aggrieved "Freedom from Religion
Foundation" notches another surrender
Legion backs VA on disability claims on toxic waste
exposure
Battle of Coral Sea veterans to be honored in NYC
Combat veterans to recoup wrongly-taxed severance from
DoD
THORNBERRY RELEASES HASC SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRS FOR 115TH
CONGRESS
PTSD and Marriage: 5 Things Spouses Need to Know
Opt Out Now: Website Lets Anyone See Your Home Address
Applications to be accepted for 2017 National Veterans
Golden Age Games
Back on the Mekong Delta, John Kerry finds a man who once
tried to kill him and exoneration
The Forgotten Power of the
Vietnam Peace Movement: An eloquent call to reclaim our history and honor those
who resisted the war, from a key architect of the opposition.
Flow Health Inc Lays Out Sketchy Profit Plan For Veteran
Genomic Data
Privatizing Veterans' Health Care Isn't The Cure
VA to start offering IVF services to veterans this spring
VA to
Begin Fertility Counseling and Treatment https://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=2854
VA leaving navy veterans adrift in sea of Agent Orange
Days Into Trump Admin, Corrupt Employees Are Already
Being Fired At The VA
Is Trump Intentionally Pissing On Veterans Or Getting Bad
Advice?
One of Trump’s first moves is already hurting a loyal
group of supporters: Veterans
Room Is Running Out For Veteran Burials At Arlington National
Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery Options Getting Clearer
On Dec. 6, 2016, the House of Representatives passed H.R.
6416, the Jeff Miller and Richard Blumenthal Veterans Health Care and Benefits
Improvement Act of 2016. On Dec. 10,
2016, the bill Passed the Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. On Dec. 16, 2016, President Obama signed the
bill and it became Public Law No: 114-315.
UPDATE: Veterans Affairs Gets Partial Hiring Freeze
Exemption After Outcry
Veterans Opioid Prescription Initiative Successful
On Monday, 01/23/2017, President Trump initiated a 90-day
federal hiring freeze until the Office of Management and Budget can develop a
long-term plan to reduce the size of the federal government's workforce through
attrition. Acting VA Secretary Robert Snyder said he would continue to hire
medical staff and other front line personnel, and the VFW fully expects Trump’s
VA nominee, Dr. David Shulkin, and DOD to do likewise. Long time federal
civilian personnel experts have called the temporary freeze a prudent step that
many new administrations exercise in order to assess what they have before
moving forward. Read the full memo here.
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