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  • VA explains upcoming changes to GI Bill

    The Department of Veterans Affairs is reaching out to inform veterans of recent changes made by Congress to the Post-9/11 GI Bill that take effect in 2011. "The Post-9/11 GI Bill is incredibly important because it reduces the financial burdens of higher education so that veterans have an opportunity

  • New law identifies no additional defense cuts, official says

    The legislation President Barack Obama signed into law Aug. 2 to raise the nation's debt ceiling and control long-term spending does not specifically call for more spending cuts than Defense Department officials already were planning, a senior Pentagon official said Aug. 4. The president asked

  • Panetta: DOD will help nation meet fiscal challenges

    Though defense spending must and will be part of the solution to the national financial struggle, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta told the Defense Department workforce in a message Aug. 3, budget reductions must take sound strategy and policy into account. President Barack Obama signed a bill Aug.

  • Programs helps disabled vets become entrepreneurs

    Retired Army 1st Sgt. Renee Floyd wasn't about to let a disability stop her from realizing her dream of having her own business. Applying 21 years of experience as an Army mechanic, she launched BRF Mobile Lube Service in Phenix City, Ala., in 2009 and began traveling to people's homes and

  • DOD continues to study dust, burn pit health effects

    The Defense Department continues to be concerned that airborne dust and smoke may pose health risks to deployed service members, the department's chief of health assurance said here yesterday. However, R. Craig Postlewaite told the Pentagon Channel, there is no evidence to suggest that service

  • Amputee returned to duty

    After months of surgeries and rehabilitation, continuous physical therapy sessions and a full medical evaluation board an explosive ordnance technician gets to remain an Airman."It's exactly what I've been working so hard for," said Staff Sgt. David Flowers, a seven-year veteran who lost his right

  • VA issuing first payments to caregivers

    The Department of Veterans Affairs will send out more than $430,000 in stipend payments to nearly 200 family caregivers of veterans in July. These family caregivers were the first to complete their caregiver training under the program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers. The first

  • USO center to care for wounded warriors, families

    Officials gathered here June 28 to break ground on a USO center that will offer a "home away from home" to wounded warriors and their families. The event also marked the official launch of Operation Enduring Care, USO's $100 million support initiative. "It's a symbol of America's commitment to our

  • Family Matters Blog: Spouses praise new employment program

    I attended the launch of the Defense Department's Military Spouse Employment Partnership (June 29) at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington. Through this new program, officials hope to expand career opportunities for military spouses worldwide, and to recognize the numerous job skills and

  • DOD launches military spouse employment partnership

    In an effort to address military spouses' employment challenges, the Defense Department launched a program June 29 to expand career opportunities for military spouses worldwide, and to recognize the skills and talents they bring to the employment table.Flanked by military spouses and corporate

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