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Stars and Stripes
More veterans would be allowed to shop at discounted on-base stores under legislation introduced in the Senate.
Sens. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, and John Boozman, R-Ark., introduced the Purple Heart and Disabled Veterans Equal Access Act of 2018 to extend commissary and exchange benefits to more veterans. The bill would open eligibility to shop at commissaries to all Purple Heart recipients, Medal of Honor recipients, former prisoners of war and veterans with disabilities connected to their military service. It would also extend eligibility to veteran caregivers.
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The Lemoore Navy News
The NEX is now able to deliver coupons right to its customers' fingertips by sending text messages to their wireless device. NEX customers in the continental United States can now sign up to connect with the NEX through their mobile device, which will give them access to special offers and coupons through SMS messages as well as special online offers. Customers can sign up for the mobile information by texting JOIN to 57662.
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Military Times
House lawmakers advanced plans to create a new branch of Veterans Affairs operations focused on economic opportunity, a move that advocates say could better highlight employment and education programs at the department.
Veterans advocates have pushed for the new economic opportunity administration in recent months amid concerns that the benefits administration is too overwhelmed with disability compensation and pension claims to focus on education programs, post-military jobs efforts and a host of other resources.
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Southgate Observer
Holland, a regional LTL transportation provider, has partnered with the Department of Labor and the Department of Veterans Affairs to create a professional truck driver apprenticeship program for veterans. The program offers veterans career training in the trucking industry as they integrate back into civilian life. In addition to paid training, eligible veterans can receive their Post-9/11 G.I. Bill funds while completing the apprenticeship.
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Four month average turn around with the VA’s Pension with Aid and Attendance
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The Fayetteville Observer via Stars and Stripes
The Army & Air Force Exchange Service has launched a new recruiting website to fill open jobs on Fort Bragg and other locations across the globe.
ApplyMyExchange.com is an online clearinghouse for job-seekers searching for work with the Department of Defense's largest retailer. It now includes specialized application pages for veterans and military spouses.
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Military.com
A Department of Veterans Affairs watchdog has discovered the agency spent about $10 million in unwarranted medical exams for military veterans, and warned another $101 million could be lost from similar procedures in the next five years. Last year, the Veterans Benefits Administration required nearly 20,000 disabled veterans to submit to unwarranted, follow-up medical exams — also known as "re-examinations" — to verify whether a disability was still present or had worsened, the VA inspector general estimated.
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Military.com
President Donald Trump has selected former VA White House Senior Advisor Thomas "Jake" Leinenkugel to lead a key commission focused on the department's mental healthcare programs. The Creating Options for Veterans' Expedited Recovery (COVER) commission will examine VA's evidence-based therapy model for treating mental health conditions, as well as the department's complementary and integrated mental health approaches.
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Military Times
A bipartisan group of 83 House lawmakers are blasting a Defense Department plan to change rules on troops transferring their GI Bill benefits to dependents, calling it unfair and devastating for military morale.
"Once a service member meets the requirements for transferring Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to an eligible family member, we must uphold our end of the commitment," the group stated in a letter to Defense Secretary Jim Mattis. "This change in policy is unacceptable, and we call upon you to swiftly reverse this decision."
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Military Times
Senators overwhelmingly approved Robert Wilkie as the next Veterans Affairs secretary, but the move came with political dissent for the first time in the department's 30-year history.
The final vote of 86-9 wasn't enough to seriously jeopardize Wilkie’s chances of taking over as the 10th VA secretary. But it did mark the first time since the agency became a Cabinet-level department that any senator has voted against a nominee for the top VA job — a post that usually rises above partisan congressional fights.
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By Lisa Mulcahy
 You're laser-focused on preparing for tomorrow's presentation — but the phone won't stop ringing. And the emails keep pouring in. Your staff members are popping in, one after another, to report fires you have to put out right this second. Yep, you're distracted. Juggling essential tasks doesn't have to result in chaos, though. Use these easy, science-driven multitasking tips to accomplish everything on your plate, without sacrificing accuracy or quality.
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The Heritage Foundation
America's military - engaged beyond capacity and in need of rebuilding - is at a crucial juncture. Its current "big-leap" approach to preparing for future conflict carries great risk in searching for revolutionary capabilities through force-wide commitments to major single-solution programs. The Heritage Foundation's Rebuilding America's Military Project recommends that the U.S. military instead adopt an iterative, experimentation-heavy approach that can achieve revolutionary outcomes at less risk through evolutionary improvements that build on each other until transformative tipping points are reached. Critical to this is a military culture that is immersed in the study of war and a force of sufficient capacity to prepare for the future while also handling current operational commitments.
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