WASHINGTON, November 08, 2013 - Every day is Veterans Day in the federal sector’s quest to help former servicemen and women find employment, Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez said yesterday during an event to honor to the nation’s military veterans. At the department’s annual veterans’ recognition, Perez said federal agencies working together have made … [Read more...]
VA Meets President’s Mental Health Executive Order Hiring Goal
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7, 2013 - The Veterans Affairs Department has hired 815 peer specialists and peer apprentices, exceeding the hiring goal set in a 2012 presidential executive order aimed at improving access to mental health services for veterans, service members and military families. On June 3, VA officials announced the department had met another goal established by the … [Read more...]
Alabama Veterans Caught In Disability Compensation Appeals Backlog, Allsup Reports
Belleville, Ill., November 06, 2013 - Veterans with disabilities in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Texas, California and North Carolina are among those facing the longest lines of pending appeals for service-connected disabilities at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Offices, according to an analysis of VA data by Allsup, which provides veterans disability appeals … [Read more...]
VA Announces Big Expansion of ‘VetSuccess on Campus’
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30, 2013 - As a new school year begins, a Department of Veterans Affairs official announced today that VA will nearly triple the number of colleges and universities it partners with to offer on-campus vocational and rehabilitative VA counseling through its “VetSuccess on Campus” program. Curt Coy, VA’s deputy undersecretary for economic … [Read more...]
AF Tuition Assistance Application Window Delayed for FY14
WASHINGTON (AFNS, August 30, 2013) - Airmen applying for tuition assistance in fiscal 2014 will see several changes in both eligibility for and administration of the program. Due to these changes, the application window for classes beginning on or after Oct. 1 will not open until Sept. 9 to allow for system updates. This program is applicable to Guard and Reserve only when … [Read more...]