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Military Times
Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie accused union officials of politicizing veterans mental healthcare by saying the ongoing government shutdown could cost some veterans their lives.
In a letter to the American Federation of Government Employees leadership, Wilkie demanded an apology for the "reckless comments" and asked for officials to "outline the steps you plan to take to ensure AFGE leaders demonstrate proper respect for our nation's heroes."
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By Kristin Brandenburg
 The Uniform Military Code of Justice has served as the governing body of laws for all branches of the military since it was enacted nearly 70 years ago. Over time, changes were made piecemeal as needed, but there hadn't been a holistic, overarching review of the existing laws that are on the books until recently. As of Jan. 1, a number of changes to the Uniform Military Code of Justice (UCMJ) are in effect — the result of an effort to modernize and standardize definitions and penalties as they relate to accusations and convictions of service members.
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Military Times
Fewer than 2 percent of congressional staffers have served in the military, despite years of warning from advocates about the need to include veterans' perspective in policy work and pledges from lawmakers to help separating service members find work.
According to figures released by HillVets, only about 200 of the 13,000-plus congressional staff have military backgrounds. That equates to about 1.6 percent of the Capitol Hill workforce, not including elected officials.
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Military Times RebootCamp
Army veteran David Shanley-Dillman pretty much lives paycheck-to-paycheck since a recent string of financial issues depleted his family's savings.
And because he works for the Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service, one of the agencies impacted by the ongoing government shutdown, the former military police officer is about to find out what it's like to live on no paycheck at all.
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By Seth Sandronsky
 On the 2016 campaign trail, President Trump vowed that Mexico would pay for a wall on its border with the U.S. from California east to Texas. That was then, and this is now: day 19 of a partial federal government shutdown. As Trump took to television yesterday to make a case for building a southern border wall that congressional Democrats oppose, we turn to some of the real-world effects on small businesses and the customers they serve.
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University of Arkansas
U.S. military veterans are needed to complete an anonymous 7-minute online survey. Completing the survey gives you a chance to win a $25 Amazon.com gift card.
If you are over the age of 18 and are considered a veteran of any United States military branch, you qualify for this research study. You will be asked questions reflecting your personal beliefs and attitudes towards mental healthcare.
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Military Times Rebootcamp
Dawn Sweeney, president & CEO of the National Restaurant Association, writes: "Often veterans hear, 'Thank you for your service.' In 2019, the National Restaurant Association is adding to that, 'Now, how can we serve you?'
As the country's second largest private-sector employer, the food-service industry can add actions to our words with meaningful job and career opportunities for our veterans and their families. Today, more than 238,000 veterans are working in restaurants and food-service operations, and we expect their ranks to grow as the industry adds 1.6 million new jobs by 2027."
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Stars and Stripes
More than 500,000 servicemembers are now enrolled in the Defense Department's new Blended Retirement System, the largest change to the military's retirement benefit since World War II, according to the Pentagon.
More than 400,000 servicemembers opted in before the enrollment deadline Dec. 31, the Pentagon announced, and another roughly 150,000 new servicemembers have been automatically enrolled since the new system became available Jan. 1, 2018.
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Trib Live
Veterans' affairs officials are cautioning military veterans to be aware of private contractors offering to process claims for them following the announcement that an Allegheny County company in Pennsylvania was fined $10,000 after an employee falsely held himself out as an accredited veteran's services agent.
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Inside Higher Ed
Veterans of the U.S. military tend to be underrepresented at the nation's selective four-year institutions and overrepresented at community colleges and for-profit institutions, according to a new report from Ithaka S+R.
Student veterans accounted for about 5 percent of all undergraduate and graduate student enrollment in 2016, the report found, but represented 13 percent of students enrolled at for-profits. And nearly one in three veterans who receive GI Bill benefits attend for-profits.
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Harvard Business Review
You've got more to do than could possibly get done with your current work style. You've prioritized. You've planned. You've delegated. You've tried to focus. The next frontier is increasing your efficiency so that you can spend less time and still do a good job. Exactly which strategies will work best for you will vary person-by-person and situation-by-situation.
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