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9 Aug 2007, 6:33 pm
Armed Forces service medal veteran -- any veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985. [read post]
4 Sep 2019, 1:00 pm by Public Employment Law Press
Prior to that, he served as a Senior Fellow for Veterans Affairs at the New York State Health Foundation and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Veterans Outreach Center in Rochester. [read post]
28 May 2018, 3:15 am by Jon Gelman
”Background: The Burn Pits Accountability Act (H.R. 5671) would evaluate the exposure of U.S. servicemembers and veterans to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals by:Requiring the Secretary of Defense to record whether servicemembers have been based or stationed at a location where an open burn pit was used or exposed to toxic airborne chemicals, including any information recorded as part of the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry, in the Periodic… [read post]
29 Jul 2022, 1:40 pm by Jon L. Gelman
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) was joined by Senate VeteransAffairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-MT), Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), House VeteransAffairs Committee Chairman Mark Takano (D-CA), and Senate and House colleagues, veterans service organizations (VSOs), veterans advocate Jon Stewart, and former United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin to push for… [read post]
1 Nov 2018, 4:35 pm by Chris Attig
Instead, I’ll pick up the story in 2002, when the VA Secretary issued an M-21 manual provision that found that the definition of the phrase “service in the Republic of Vietnam” in  38 C.F.R. [read post]
6 Sep 2008, 10:58 pm
The group of 10 United States Senators, led by Evan Bayh (D-IN) and Barack Obama (D-IL), sent a letter to Defense Secretary Robert M. [read post]
22 Nov 2008, 4:46 pm
The following information comes from the most recent Brain Injury Association of America Legislative Update: Defense Secretary Gates Responds to Senators' Letter on Cognitive Rehabilitation: United States Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has responded to the letter a group of Senators issued on August 4, 2008 calling on him to ensure official TRICARE coverage of cognitive rehabilitation. [read post]
31 Jul 2014, 6:42 am by Susan Schneider
Her study will compare similar colonial experiences between the Maori people of New Zealand and the American Indians in the United States and explore the influence of traditional food systems.The Champions of Change program featured USDA Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden, who discussed efforts to ensure that beginning farmers and the growing ranks of agriculture — women, young people, immigrants, socially disadvantaged producers, returning veterans and retirees… [read post]
16 Jun 2020, 5:14 am by Richard Altieri, Margaret Taylor
On June 1, President Trump spoke to governors and the public about deploying the military within the United States. [read post]
5 Feb 2016, 11:24 am by Elina Saxena
Sanders elaborated upon his experience as chair of the Senate Committee on VeteransAffairs and also firmly opposed privatizing the V.A. [read post]
20 Sep 2018, 9:30 pm by Bobby Chen
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to hire 50 additional veteran justice outreach specialists. [read post]
10 Aug 2022, 7:00 am by Jon L. Gelman
On the date of the enactment of this Act for claimants for dependency and indemnity compensation under chapter 13 of title 38, United States Code, and veterans whom the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines are--                    (A) terminally ill;                    (B) homeless;                 … [read post]
1 Aug 2015, 7:00 am by Staley Smith
  On Tuesday, Secretary of State John Kerry, Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew, and Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz provided testimony to the House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on the Iran nuclear deal before the House Foreign Affairs Committee. [read post]
1 Aug 2015, 7:00 am by Staley Smith
  On Tuesday, Secretary of State John Kerry, Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew, and Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz provided testimony to the House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on the Iran nuclear deal before the House Foreign Affairs Committee. [read post]
20 Sep 2020, 7:01 am by Shannon Culbertson, Alice Hunt Friend
As the United States shifts toward near-peer competitors like China and Russia, however, the role of special operations forces is unclear. [read post]
27 Mar 2023, 10:41 am by Avery Schmitz
ET: CSIS will host a discussion about the future of the trilateral security partnership between the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. [read post]
6 Sep 2008, 12:00 pm
Gates urging official TRICARE coverage of cognitive rehabilitation.The group of 10 United States Senators, led by Evan Bayh (D-IN) and Barack Obama (D-IL), sent a letter to Defense Secretary Robert M. [read post]
17 Apr 2019, 4:49 pm
   On 17 April, additional elements of this new policy were announced in speeches and remarks by US Secretary of State Pompeo and John Bolton, the 27th National Security Advisor of the United States. [read post]