by arhoden | Apr 17, 2025 | On Base, Veterans
House Veterans Affairs Committee Chair Mike Bost (R-Ill.) said he trusts that the administration’s job cuts at VA will not affect veterans’ benefits. “The amount of people who have been let go so far is minimal,” Bost told Military Times. “I trust [VA Secretary Doug...
by ADC | Apr 7, 2025 | On Base, Veterans
The U.S. economy added 228,000 jobs in March, according to data released Friday. The number is more than most economists predicted. The unemployment rate among post-9/11 veterans dropped from 4.3% to 3.1%, Military.com reported. The Bureau of Labor Statistics data was...
by ADC | Mar 26, 2025 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Veterans
Veterans advocate organizations told lawmakers Tuesday that they want them to beef up the Transition Assistance Program, known as TAP, that is designed to ease departing service members into the civilian workforce, Stars and Stripes reported. A DOD report recently...
by arhoden | Mar 25, 2025 | In Our Communities, On Base, Veterans
Colorado Non-Profit Celebrates 5-Year Anniversary The Home Front Military Network in the Colorado Springs area recently celebrated a milestone anniversary, five years after it became one organization merged from Peak Military Care Network and The Home Front Cares. The...
by ADC | Mar 24, 2025 | On Base, Three Questions, Veterans
With some federal jobs already cut and the promises that more will be soon, veterans and military spouses aren’t sure what to expect. We asked Ross Dickman, CEO of Hire Heroes USA, a nonprofit that helps veterans find jobs, about what veterans are experiencing and how...
by arhoden | Mar 20, 2025 | On Base, Veterans
More than 200 members of Congress have signed onto newly reintroduced legislation that would allow medically retired service members to get full veteran benefits and disability compensation, as Military.com reported. It would affect about 50,000 veterans who have less...
by ADC | Mar 19, 2025 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, On Base, Veterans
Pentagon officials said today that DOD will reduce its civilian workforce by 5% to 8%, AP reported. That amounts to dropping 45,000 to 72,000 positions. An official told AP that DOD will achieve the cuts three ways: terminating probationary employees, not filling...
by ADC | Mar 12, 2025 | Congress/DoD, On Base, Veterans
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) plans to introduce a bill that would give veterans, military spouses, veteran caregivers, survivors, Guard members and Reservists their jobs back if they were fired from the federal government in recent weeks. It would also force the...
by ADC | Mar 6, 2025 | Congress/DoD, Defense Budget, Military Families, On Base, Veterans
DOD leaders have begun laying off civilian employees they do not believe are “mission-critical.” Among the offices where employees have been cut so far are the Defense Health Agency, the Defense Logistics Agency, the Navy and the Uniformed Services University of the...
