Posts tagged with ‘Department of Defense’

  • VetsHQ News Update

    Veterans news update for April 6

    By on April 6, 2015

    Jacksonville VA cancelled nearly 60,000 vets’ health appointments in 14 months (Jacksonville.com) In February, the assistant director of the...

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  • Veterans GOOD NEWS for April 2

    By on April 2, 2015

    April is Paralyzed Veterans Awareness Month (BusinessWire) April marks Paralyzed Veterans of America Awareness Month and the 69th anniversary of the...

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  • Army apologizes to vets affected by chemical weapons in Iraq

    By on March 26, 2015

    Update: The Army is reaching out to unit members regarding potential exposure. Soldiers who served in Iraq with the...

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  • VetsHQ News Update

    Veterans news update for March 20

    By on March 20, 2015

      Federal watchdog: DoD slow in addressing sexual assault of men (Stars & Stripes) Although the Department of Defense...

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  • Veterans GOOD NEWS for March 17

    By on March 17, 2015

    Program to teach troops civilian skills before transition (Military Times) The Defense Department will launch a new pilot program...

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  • VetsHQ News Update

    Veterans news update for Feb. 26

    By on February 26, 2015

    Veterans advocacy group: Fix VA health care now (Military Times) A veterans advocacy group says a complete overhaul of...

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  • VetsHQ News Update

    Veterans news update for Feb. 19

    By on February 19, 2015

    Waste in Afghanistan: How U.S. trashed troops’ health and squandered millions (Fast Company) When the United States military began...

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  • VetsHQ News Update

    Veterans news update for Feb. 13

    By on February 13, 2015

    Watchdog: DoD ignored risks, continued to burn trash in Afghanistan (Stars & Stripes) The U.S. military knowingly put troops’...

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  • VetsHQ News Update

    Veterans news update for Feb. 5

    By on February 5, 2015

    The missing context behind stat of 22 veteran suicides a day (The Washington Post) The statistic that there are...

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  • VetsHQ News Update

    Veterans news update for Jan. 30

    By on January 30, 2015

    At troubled Phoenix VA, delays continue in one department (USA Today) Eight months after a health care scandal rocked...

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