WASHINGTON, May 21, 2013 – During the busy season of military transfers, adjusting to new communities and registering children for school, more than 2,000 museums across the nation will open their doors, free of charge, to service members and their families as a break from the summer challenges, a Defense Department official said today. From Memorial Day, May 27, through … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2013
SBA Announces New Initiative with Top Lenders To Help Veterans Become Entrepreneurs
WASHINGTON (5/21/2013) – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is announcing today the SBA Veteran Pledge Initiative, a commitment by its top national, regional and community lenders to collectively increase their lending activity to veterans by five percent per year for the next five years. Oftentimes, veterans face challenges in raising capital or have trouble … [Read more...]
VA and Veterans Service Organizations Announce Claims Initiative to Reduce Claims Backlog
WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Disabled American Veterans (DAV), and The American Legion announced a new partnership to help reduce the compensation claims backlog for Veterans. The effort—the Fully Developed Claims (FDC) Community of Practice—is a key part of VA’s overall transformation plan to end the backlog in 2015 and … [Read more...]
DOD Submits Requests for 2014 Overseas Funds, 2013 Reprogramming
WASHINGTON, May 20, 2013 – Defense Department officials have submitted two funding-related requests to Congress, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said here today. Officials are seeking $79.4 billion in overseas contingency operations funding for fiscal year 2014 and are asking Congress to allow Pentagon officials to reprogram $9.6 billion in fiscal 2013 funding, … [Read more...]
Navy Announces Fleet-Wide Women’s Uniform Survey
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Approximately 16,000 randomly selected female officers and enlisted are being asked to participate in the online survey on the fit, design and durability of Navy uniforms in a Fleet-wide survey announced in NAVADMIN 127/13. Letters were mailed April 30 to participants notifying them of their selection and providing instructions on accessing and completing … [Read more...]