June 16, 2011 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Free Saturday events build on President Obama's Fatherhood and Mentoring Initiative: Strong Fathers, Strong Families. WASHINGTON -- All across the U.S., public housing authorities are gearing up for Father’s Day weekend. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is excited that approximately 200 … [Read more...]
Reaching Today’s Veterans Where They Are
June 16, 2011 Posted by Sonja Batten Under the leadership of Secretary Eric Shinseki, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is undergoing a remarkable transformation that has dramatically improved Veteran access to the services they have earned. Because so many of today's Veterans are familiar and comfortable with web-enabled applications and smartphones, our opportunities … [Read more...]
Army’s New School System Ensures Soldiers Live, Fight, and Learn Together
June 15, 2011 By Rob McIlvaine ARLINGTON, Va. -- The new "One Army School System," made up of active and reserve component schools will take the teachers to the students when and where they need the training -- rather than when the Army can give it. "Right now, each component of the Army -- the Army Reserve, the National Guard, and the active component -- has their own … [Read more...]
Stop Loss Special Pay Program Continues to Accept Claims
June 16, 2011 By Lt. Col. Tim Beninato, Army G-1 Public Affairs WASHINGTON, June 15, 2011 -- The deadline to submit claims for Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay was recently extended to October 21, 2011. This marks the sixth time the deadline has been extended by Congress. According to Army officials, more than 100,000 claims from Soldiers, veterans and beneficiaries have … [Read more...]
“Army Homefront Fund” Launches to Help Wounded Warriors
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, June 15th, 2011) -- Army senior leaders and the president and chief executive officer of Operation Homefront, Jim Knotts, marked the launch of the "Army Homefront Fund" during a ceremony here, June 13, 2011. "There are all kinds of great organizations out there," said Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli, "and they do wonderful … [Read more...]