by ADC | Mar 24, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Veterans
As the new House majority works to present a budget reduction plan that may still have military cuts on the table, key members are telling veterans their services are not on the chopping block. “Congress has always prioritized the VA budget,” House Veterans’ Affairs...
by ADC | Feb 22, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Veterans
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has reintroduced legislation to establish student veteran centers on college and university campuses, Stars and Stripes reported. “This legislation would help student veterans with the transition from military to civilian life, ensuring...
by ADC | Feb 16, 2023 | Energy, In Our Communities, On Base, Veterans
The Dayton Daily News looks at how VA staff in Dayton, Ohio helped one homeless veteran and her family find a home…. The Texas Governor’s Committee to Support the Military released a new report “with recommendations for policy changes and legislative action to improve...
by ADC | Jan 26, 2023 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs helped more than 40,000 homeless veterans find homes in 2022, it announced in a press release. VA had a goal of finding homes for 38,000 veterans. “There are thousands of formerly homeless veterans who are going to sleep tonight in...
by ADC | Jan 18, 2023 | Mental Health, On Base, Veterans
One More Day is a nonprofit focused on reducing suicide among veterans through community programs and outreach to active duty service members. On Base with ADC talked to Mike Holmes, a One More Day board member, about the organization and the challenges in ending...
by ADC | Jan 17, 2023 | Mental Health, On Base, Veterans
Effective today, military veterans in “acute suicidal crisis” can go to any Veterans Affairs or non-VA health care facility for emergency health care for free, even if they aren’t enrolled in VA care, the agency said in a Friday press release. “Veterans in suicidal...
by ADC | Dec 21, 2022 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Veterans
The omnibus spending bill Congress is considering this week includes a big boost for the Department of Veterans Affairs’ medical programs, as Military.com reported. The deal funds almost $119 billion for veterans medical care in fiscal year 2023 – which started Oct. 1...
by ADC | Dec 19, 2022 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Veterans
Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) are working on a compromise bill to limit the amount of money attorneys can earn when representing veterans in civil suits related to Camp LeJeune-linked illnesses, as Stars and Stripes...
by ADC | Dec 19, 2022 | In Our Communities, On Base, Veterans
Military and defense spending drive $56 billion in economic activity in San Diego, California, with more than 360,000 jobs in San Diego County directly or indirectly related to defense, according to a new economic impact report, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported…....
