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White House Calls on Business Experts to Develop Effective Military Veteran Job Placement Programs
September 10, 2014
MakerSquare | PRNewswire
The White House has invited business leaders to a meeting in Washington to explore ideas to improve employment opportunities for military veterans. The Obama administration wants veterans and their families to be able to access innovative, accelerated learning programs that teach IT skills for growth industries and in-demand occupations. Government agencies involved in the discussions will include The Department of Veterans Affairs, Joining Forces, The Office of Science and Technology, and The Office of the Vice President.
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- Employment
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VA Will Unveil Two Mobile Health Applications, App Store This Fall
September 9, 2014
This fall, the Department of Veterans Affairs plans to release new mobile health applications aimed at helping veterans access and manage their health records, FierceMobileHealthcare reports (Mottl,FierceMobileHealthcare, 9/4).
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- Physical Well-Being
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Best Colleges for Veterans Methodology
September 8, 2014
To provide military veterans and active-duty service members with data on which top-ranked schools offer benefits that can help them pursue a college education, U.S. News has produced the Best Colleges for Veterans rankings for a second year.
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- Education
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VA Director Outlines Plan for Fixing Veterans' Health Care
September 8, 2014
BEN KESLING | The Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON—The new head of the Department of Veterans Affairs said Monday he is working to streamline the VA's sprawling bureaucracy, simplify the process for veterans to receive care and hire thousands of new doctors and nurses.
Robert McDonald , who was confirmed by the Senate in July as VA secretary, said he wants to foster a culture where whistleblowers feel safe to speak out and employees who contributed to delays in care are disciplined.
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- Physical Well-Being
- Mental Health
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We aren’t doing enough to help veterans transition to civilian life
April 2, 2014
Michèle A. Flournoy | The Washington Post
The Washington Post and Kaiser Family Foundation conducted a nationwide poll of veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, revealing the profound and enduring effects of these conflicts on the 2.6 million who have served. Explore what we found.
George Washington once declared that “the willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation.”
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Veterans must learn to connect with American civilians
March 27, 2013
John F. Kirby, RADM, US Navy | The Washington Post
ear Adm. John F. Kirby is the U.S. Navy’s chief of information. This article is adapted from commencement remarks given at the Naval War College last month.
In more than 10 years of war, we in the military have gone to great expense and trouble to listen to the concerns of foreign peoples and cultures. We have learned Dari and Arabic and Pashto. We have sat cross-legged in shura and tribal councils. And yet I worry that we do not pay our fellow Americans the same courtesy.It’s time that we do a better job understanding and relating to the people we serve.
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- DoD
- Transition
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Department of Veterans Affairs: Income Withholding and Veteran's Benefits
March 1, 2012
Office of Child Support Enforcement
How to determine whether a noncustodial parent (NCP) is receiving benefits from the VA.
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