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Report on Virginia VA center finds problems
January 21, 2010 - 5:00 pm
Tags: Agent Orange, Veterans of Virginia
Posted in Agent Orange, News, Veterans Affairs | No comments
By Rick Maze–Military Times
A new report from the Veterans Affairs Department inspector general will help fuel complaints about an error-filled disability claims process in need of a complete overhaul.
Investigators looking at claims processing at the VA regional office in Roanoke, Va., found that 25 percent of the case files they closely studied had serious mistakes. [...]
New Website for Federal Employment Transition for service member, veterans and their families!
January 21, 2010 - 12:45 pm
Tags: Veterans Employment
Posted in Employment, News | No comments
Today, OPM is launching FedsHireVets.gov, a critical component of President Obama’s Veterans Employment Initiative. This website will become the main source for Veterans employment information and resources for both Veterans and Hiring Officials. Today’s launch represents phase one of an ongoing effort to help the men and women who have served our country in the [...]
VA Reaching Out to Students and Schools to Speed Benefit Payments
January 20, 2010 - 2:23 pm
Tags: VA Reaching Out to Students and Schools to Speed Benefit Payments
Posted in GI-Bill, Veterans Affairs | No comments
Just Recieved from VA–WASHINGTON In a coordinated effort to speed up the processing of Post 9/11 GI Bill education benefits this spring, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today that it has been reaching out to student Veterans, servicemembers, university officials and other partners to meet its commitment to an aggressive processing goal by [...]
Secretary Napolitano Announces Streamlined Citizenship Application Process for Members of the Military
January 17, 2010 - 12:10 pm
Posted in News | No comments
Rule Formalizes Longstanding Policy to Expedite Citizenship for Service Men and Women
Press release from DHS–Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced the publication of a rule formalizing DHS’ longstanding policy to expedite and streamline the citizenship process for men and women bravely serving in America’s armed forces.
“The foundation of our national security [...]
Morphine found to help stave off PTSD in wounded troops
January 15, 2010 - 12:09 pm
Posted in Healthcare, OEF, OIF, PTSD | No comments
By David Brown–Washington Post–
More than 200 years after it was isolated from poppies, morphine remains one of medicine’s best painkillers. But that isn’t its only use.
Physicians sometimes include the drug in a cocktail of medications given to people having heart attacks. It can relieve the breathlessness of pulmonary edema. It decreases diarrhea. A famous physician [...]
Increase in suicide rate of veterans noted
January 11, 2010 - 5:12 pm
Tags: Military Suicide
Posted in DoD, PTSD, Veterans Affairs | 2 comments
By Kimberly Hefling, AP–Washington
The suicide rate among 18- to 29-year-old men who’ve left the military has gone up significantly, the government said Monday.
The rate for these veterans went up 26 percent from 2005 to 2007, according to preliminary data from the Veterans Affairs Department. It’s assumed that most of the veterans in this age group [...]
A Limited FREE Offer For Unemployed Veterans
January 7, 2010 - 12:04 pm
Tags: Veterans' Unemployment
Posted in Employment, Just Awesome | 1 comment
The Virginia Veteran recieved this information from Jobcoach–
Every so often, an opportunity comes for veterans that shouldn’t be missed. Unemployed veterans have such an opportunity. Until a week from next Friday, they have access to the most interesting employment software; much of it not otherwise free. Ours is not the only software being tested…. But [...]
GI Bill backlog climbs as new semester looms
January 7, 2010 - 10:03 am
Tags: G.I. Bill
Posted in GI-Bill, Politics, Veterans Affairs | No comments
By Rick Maze – Military Times
With the latest numbers showing a still-rising backlog for Post-9/11 GI Bill claims, a key lawmaker says he doesn’t think the Veterans Affairs Department is ready for a flood of new claims for the spring semester.
Rep. Harry Mitchell, D-Ariz., chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee’s oversight and investigations panel, [...]
Department of Homeland Security Hosting Virtual Job Fair!
December 14, 2009 - 12:58 pm
Tags: Jobs
Posted in Employment | No comments
DHS–The Department is using special hiring authorities to fill up to 1,000 skilled cyber specialist positions over three years across many Department components.
http://www.dhs.gov/xabout/careers/cyberjobfair/
Our workforce is committed to assuring the security, resiliency and reliability of the nation’s information technology and communications infrastructure. Be a part of our team! We need your expertise in:
Cyber Incident Response
Vulnerability Detection [...]
Suicide Rates Increase Across Military Branches in 2009
December 9, 2009 - 2:49 pm
Tags: Military Suicide
Posted in DoD, News | No comments
By John M. Donnelly, CQ Staff
More U.S. military personnel have taken their own lives so far in 2009 than have been killed in either the Afghanistan or Iraq wars this year, according to a Congressional Quarterly compilation of the latest statistics from the armed services.
As of Tuesday, at least 334 members of the military services [...]
