by ADC | Jul 27, 2021 | COVID-19, On Base, Veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs is giving all its frontline health care workers two months to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or risk losing their jobs, the department announced Monday in a press release. “I am doing this because it’s the best way to keep our...
by ADC | Jul 23, 2021 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base, Veterans
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is trying again to pass legislation allowing GI Bill benefits to be applied to business startup costs instead of schooling. “Higher education is essential for many [veterans], but some have a different calling,” one of the sponsors,...
by ADC | Jul 15, 2021 | On Base, Veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs will not meet a 2022 goal of clearing all legacy appeals, officials told lawmakers this week. It has made progress, going from 472,000 unresolved appeals in November 2017 to fewer than 135,000 today, according to Federal News...
by ADC | Jul 12, 2021 | Military Families, Mission Support/Community Partnerships, Veterans
Military families at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana are testing a new app that lets them “sublet” their child care spots when they don’t need child care, Military Times reported. Families at several other Air Force bases will start using it this month…. The federal...
by ADC | Jul 12, 2021 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, Defense Budget, Military Families, NDAA, On Base, Veterans
Here are some stories you may have missed over the past week: The United States military mission in Afghanistan will officially end Aug. 31. “The likelihood that there’s going to be a Taliban overrunning everything and owning the whole country is highly unlikely,”...
by ADC | Jul 2, 2021 | COVID-19, On Base, Veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs is considering whether to make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for all employees. VA Secretary Denis McDonough said it may be necessary for the protection of the staff and the veterans they serve, Military Times reported. “My goal has...
by ADC | Jul 1, 2021 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Military Families, On Base, Veterans
Congress is in the thick of spending discussions before leaving D.C. for the July 4th break. Here are some of this week’s developments so far: The House Appropriations Committee approved its $280 billion military construction and veterans affairs spending bill...
by ADC | Jun 24, 2021 | On Base, Veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs will continue using telehealth to give veterans more efficient health care, VA Secretary Denis McDonough told the Senate Appropriations Committee Wednesday. The care option became more prominent during the COVID-19 pandemic. “There’s...
by ADC | Jun 22, 2021 | Military Families, On Base, Veterans
More than four times as many post-9/11 service members have died by suicide than did in combat, according to a new study from Brown University. The authors argue that the federal government needs to do more work in defense communities to tackle the crisis. The study...
