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Military Times
If you have suggestions on how to save money on building the F-35 fleet, or on how to reorganize Veterans Affairs hospitals to be more efficient, President Donald Trump wants to hear from you.
An executive order signed by Trump Monday afternoon calls for a "comprehensive plan for reorganizing the executive branch" to include a plan from every federal department by early September to "improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability of that agency."
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Veterans Association of America wants to know...
Do you think the "Veterans Choice Program" accommodates more of your needs than the VA itself?
- Yes, I think it gives veterans a greater access to private care and specialty medicine.
- I'm not really sure since there have been so many flaws in the program.
- It appears that the "choice program" allows veterans health care outside of the scope of the VA.
- I don't think complete coverage for certain specialty access is 100% available.
- It appears that the program is a work in progress.
Please provide your unique response as we take each them very seriously..
As a reminder, we assess all answers with the utmost of care and consideration. Survey results revealed in next week's VAA Dispatch.
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Feb. 28 and March 7 survey results: Do you think President Trump's initiative for more Defense Spending is to create another war?
Commercial Carrier Journal
Being designated a MVE helps military veterans find the top-rated employers to target for civilian careers, USA Truck says. MVEs are selected annually based on employers whose recruiting, training and retention plans best serve veterans.
"Nearly 30 percent of our driver team members are U.S. military veterans," says James D. Reed, president and CEO of USA Truck. "Clearly, we put a premium on hiring veterans, and we're honored to have our efforts recognized by such a prestigious organization."
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Navy Time
USAA has made its Military Retirement Comparison Tool available to all service members, following changes to the Department of Defense's retirement plan. The aim of the new tool is to help military families make informed financial decisions based upon their retirement plan.
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Four month average turn around with the VA’s Pension with Aid and Attendance
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Military.com
The Veterans Affairs Department is researching how to improve the quality of care for veterans in rural areas with serious or chronic conditions.
A telehealth collaborative care study announced in January is surveying about 800 veterans in rural areas in Texas and Georgia who have been diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV. Led by Dr. Michael Ohl, the survey focuses on regions where VA has an HIV specialty clinic.
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Small Business Trends
It's tough to find good help these days. According to one recent survey by Silicon Valley Bank, 4 out of 5 U.S. businesses are planning to increase their headcount over the course of 2017 — but 90 percent of executives say they're finding it extremely challenging to track down the right talent to help their businesses grow.
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Military.com
The brave men and women who stand in defense of our nation have experienced the unfortunate realities of combat that most of us only see portrayed in war movies. Many of these heroes who have displayed immense strength and courage often are living with unseen injuries.
According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, as many as 20 percent of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans have post-traumatic stress disorder. These invisible battle scars make it difficult to identify veterans and active duty service members living with mental illness. Too often we learn who needs help too late.
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Bearing Arms
Disgraced former General and CIA director David Petraeus has shamefully come out against a bill restoring an Obama-era executive order that stripped away gun rights away military veterans without due process.
A coalition of retired admirals and generals, including former CIA director and retired Army Gen. David Petraeus, are protesting "irresponsible and dangerous" legislation they say would put mentally ill veterans in harm's way by giving them easy access to firearms.
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Sports Illustrated
Drayton Florence grew up in a military household and went on to have an 11-year NFL career. When he got into tech after his playing career, he decided to use his skills to help military veterans.
Florence helped develop the Vets 22 app, which aims to give veterans easy access to resources including housing solutions, employment opportunities, discounts, chat features and crisis hotlines. Researchers estimate an average of 22 military veterans commit suicide every day.
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Military Times
Republican defense lawmakers want the government to stop shortchanging military widows and widowers of their benefits, but they'll need help from budget planners to do it. Veterans groups have pushed for a solution to the problem for almost three decades, calling it an unfair practice that strips thousands of dollars in benefits payouts from veterans’ survivors without good justification
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WBBM-TV
An attorney for U.S. Army Veteran Miguel Perez Jr. filed an appeal to stop his deportation.
Perez has lived in the U.S. since he was 8 years old. He served two tours of duty in a war zone with special forces, but when he came home from the military, he was suffering from PTSD and that led him to make some poor decisions, his attorney Chris Bergin said.
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