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Washington Blade
On the day after Veterans Day, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law legislation giving service members who obtained "other than honorable" or "dishonorable" discharges for being LGBTQ access to state veterans benefits.
Although the DD-214 discharges can only be changed by the U.S. government, the new law — called the Restoration of Honor Act (S.45B/A.8097) — ensures service members discharged under "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" or administrative bans on LGBTQ service have access to New York State benefits intended for veterans.
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Military Times
In a post-Veterans Day legislative blitz, House lawmakers passed nine veterans policy measures, including a sweeping bill expanding women veterans support services that had been at the heart of a committee controversy last month.
That bill, the Deborah Sampson Act, passed with an overwhelming vote and would require more oversight of women's healthcare within the Department of Veterans Affairs, establish a new Office of Women's Health in the agency and extend coverage of healthcare for newborn children of veterans from seven to 14 days.
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Show your pride as a Veteran and an American with these "Honor Their Sacrifice" shirts designed and printed in the USA. Add Personalization with your group name on most items to create an exciting, unified look in your organization. Deadline to order is November 21, 2019.
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Military Times
Social media platforms are developing new tools to improve transparency and eliminate fraudulent accounts, but they must do more to protect users, including service members and veterans, from scams, fake news and foreign interference, advocates and lawmakers said.
In a House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing about the exploitation of veterans on Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms, advocates said the companies aren't doing enough to stop the spread of online disinformation, financial fraud and political manipulation.
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Veterans' Pulse:
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Military.com
New commissary and exchange customers will be granted on-base access in two phases, based on whether they have a Department of Veterans Affairs health insurance card, according to new information released by the Pentagon.
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Military Times
Bureau of Labor statistics on unemployment in America tell an unpleasant story. Between 2009 and 2011 unemployment among civilians age 18–24 who had never been in military service remained consistently around 16%. Unemployment among America's military veterans in that same age range, however, jumped from around 20 percent in 2009 and 2010 to 30% in 2011.
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Forbes
Veteran H.V. MacArthur writes: "One of the things I find most disheartening is working with vets who are struggling with their performance in their new roles in the civilian workplace. As a veteran, myself, I know I felt completely blind as to what I needed to shift to set me up for success.
If you or someone you know is about to or is in the middle of transitioning out of the military, below are some tips to help make that transition smoother."
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VAA Security Inc.
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You may use your existing security license, and/or, if not, we will provide classroom training to obtain your 8-hour and 16-hour certifications for eventual approval of your license via state application for armed and unarmed security.
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.
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.
Click Here for further information and/or for membership enrollment.
Military Times
Education advocates are hoping new bipartisan legislation can help advance long pursued reforms on how much money for-profit colleges can accept from student veterans' education benefits.
The new bill — dubbed the Protect VETS Act — would close the "90/10 loophole" in federal funding rules regarding for-profit education institutions. Under current law, schools cannot receive more than 90% of their tuition dollars from federal sources, but military and veterans’ education benefits are not counted against that cap.
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mHealth Intelligence
The nationwide program, unveiled this past spring by the VA and Apple, now gives veterans access to all of their health data through the Health Records portal on Apple's mHealth platform.
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Hospice News
As U.S. veterans age with the general population, hospices nationwide are designing programs and engaging in partnerships designed to meet the unique medical, psychological and emotional needs of veterans during the end of life.
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Forbes
If you want to be a great leader, you’ll have no shortage of advice from articles, books, pop culture or experts. From setting a vision and giving people a sense of purpose to empowering innovation and stomping adversaries, there are scores of tips for successful leadership.
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