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Government Executive
The White House is expected to release a $4.8 trillion budget for fiscal 2021 that would boost spending for some national security and veterans programs, but includes major cuts to foreign aid and non-Defense agencies.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the Trump administration would increase military spending by 0.3% (to $740.5 billion) and decrease non-defense spending by 5% (to $590 billion,), which is below the budget cap Congress and the White House agreed to last summer.
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Military Times
The Pentagon has released an advisory about how service members can reduce the risk of catching the coronavirus, after the State Department issued a travel advisory to not travel to China where the virus originated.
The Pentagon said Department of Defense personnel who have returned from China in the last two weeks — or have been exposed to someone with the coronavirus and are having symptoms like a fever — should receive medical attention immediately, per recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Military.com
The Department of Veterans Affairs keeps "limited" research on how its care helps veterans with service-connected conditions recover, a government watchdog said in a new report. Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Mich., a retired Marine Corps lieutenant general, asked the Government Accountability Office to study whether VA care and benefits are helping veterans with service-connected disabilities get better. The subsequent GAO report found the results difficult to determine because the data wasn't easily available to compare and the majority of reevaluations of veterans' disability statuses did not change.
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Miltary.com
A decade-long effort to have the Department of Veterans Affairs provide service dogs to veterans with mental health issues passed a major hurdle with House passage.
The Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers, or PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act, would have the VA create a five-year pilot to give grants to one or more organizations to train and provide service dogs to veterans with post-traumatic stress and other post-deployment mental health issues.
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VAA Security Inc.
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VAA Security, Inc. is a subsidiary of the Veterans Association of America, Inc. that provides detailed training for security guards/officer openings throughout the continental US.
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Ellwood City Ledger
A bipartisan bill co-sponsored by U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb last year that would encourage veterans to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math is awaiting President Donald Trump's signature after passing Congress. The Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act was passed by the House after the Senate approved it in December. It was the companion piece to the bill introduced in January 2019 by U.S. Rep. Neal Dunn, R-Fla., and co-sponsored by Lamb, D-17, Mount Lebanon, and which originally passed the House in February 2019. The Senate version, proposed by U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., includes a requirement to study the bill's impact on veterans.
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Military Times
There's no shortage of resources for military veterans transitioning to civilian life. There are résumé guides, employment toolkits, published books — even entire government agencies — dedicated to this phase of your life. Honestly, it's a bit overwhelming. But sticking to a few basic rules for writing your résumé writing will make it far easier, and vastly boost your likelihood of success.
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By Lark Gould
 Identity cards are more consistent with what's portrayed in films about travelers trying to wend their way through World War II Europe than something we would see making its way to America. However, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) continues to remind travelers that the upcoming Real ID requirement and enforcement will start Oct. 1, 2020. At that time, every air traveler must present a Real ID-compliant driver’s license, state-issued enhanced driver’s license, or other acceptable form of identification to fly within the United States.
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USA Today
The United States continues to wield its global military dominance in wars and armed conflicts around the world. While the vast majority of Americans will never go to war, millions have.
The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs estimates that 41.89 million Americans have fought in wars, from the American Revolution in 1775 to Desert Storm in 1991. Since Sept. 11, 2001, the start of the Global War on Terror, 3.3 million veterans have served in the U.S. military.
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Military.com
One month after all disabled veterans were given commissary and exchange privileges, many are still running into base access issues.
The Department of Veterans Affairs said it is working with the Defense Department to make base access easier for all newly eligible veterans.
It was supposed to be simple.
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'Taxes on Pensions' Results
In the Jan. 28 issue of VAA Dispatch, we asked, "How do you feel about state taxes on military pension plans?"
Here's how readers responded:
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