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Military Times
The Army is rebooting its family readiness groups to make a shift "from a spouse group or spouse program to a commander's program for soldier and family readiness," according to the chief of the Army's family programs branch. Commanders will be able to shape the group into what their soldiers and families need, said Col. Steve Lewis.
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Military.com
The Department of Veterans Affairs' Office of Inspector General found in its latest report that veterans' sensitive personal information was stored unprotected on two servers, which OIG staff say might expose vets to fraud and identity theft.
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WLNY-TV
Anyone can be the target of a scam, but a recent report finds members of the military and veterans tend to lose more money to con artists.
A study from the Better Business Bureau found current and former service members who fell for a scam lost an average of $200, 32% more than the general public.
"When it comes to employment scams, it's really important for you to pay attention for those work-from-home, flexible job opportunities in particular," said Melissa Bittner, from the Better Business Bureau.
Bittner says current service members are also frequently the target of moving scams.
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Military Times
Summer is barely over, but it's time to start thinking about the holidays, especially when it comes to getting packages overseas in time for the troops.
The U.S. Postal Service helps with your planning. They've just announced recommended mailing deadlines to get those goodies overseas in time for Christmas. To get them there in time for Hanukkah, which starts on Dec. 22 this year, subtract three days from the deadlines.
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Politico
The House voice-voted a bill this summer that would hike veterans' mortgage fees by more than half a billion dollars over the next 10 years — with $86 million of that going toward helping offset the U.S. deficit. The money is mostly to be used for the benefit of disabled vets by expanding both housing grants for them and a scholarship program for the children of military members killed in the line of duty. The legislation is putting veterans' advocates in a tough spot: Everyone supports the underlying programs for disabled vets, but while some groups are willing to eat the higher fees to get the legislation passed, others are drawing a line.
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Nextgov
Launched in 2011, the national voluntary research initiative enables former military personnel to share their DNA with the Veterans Affairs Department to boost research on how genes and other factors like military exposure can impact people's overall health. The agency's ultimate hope is that this "will make it even easier for Veterans nationwide to take part in this landmark research effort," Secretary Robert Wilkie said in a recent announcement.
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AVweb
Although there's a healthy cohort of ex-military pilots in the pointy ends of numerous U.S. airliners, a Wisconsin senator says there are plenty of veterans of other trades who could earn those epaulets. Democrat Tammy Baldwin, along with Sen. John Hoewven, R-N.D., has reintroduced the American Aviator Act that would offer funding for veterans to train to become airline pilots.
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Apply Today! Send an email inquiry to rworks@vetsaa.org, or call 1-800-590-2173. All veterans MUST be registered with the VAA organization to obtain gainful employment.
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Augusta Free Press
Are you aware of the new "jobs program" targeting veterans? If hiring veterans, know about this malware threat. Protect your employees and the company.
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