WASHINGTON, Aug. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — At the launch of the White House’s Joining Forces initiative in April 2011, Siemens Corporation pledged to fill 10 percent of the company’s 3,000 open positions with veterans. Today, at an event with President Obama, it was announced that Siemens exceeded its goal and will increase its commitment to ...
WASHINGTON, July 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The American Legion has reacted strongly in support of legal action that alleges unlawful religious discrimination against America’s veterans on the part of the Houston National Cemetery. On Tuesday, June 28, Liberty Institute in Dallas filed court papers alleging that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the director ...
WASHINGTON, March 30, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Today Paralyzed Veterans of America (Paralyzed Veterans) National President Bill Lawson urged Congressional leaders to protect Department of Veterans Affairs heath care from politics. “Without a doubt, the Department of Veterans Affairs is the most effective health-care provider for veterans. The VA’s specialized services, including its system of spinal ...
H.R. 1 now being considered by the Senate WASHINGTON, March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — On Feb. 19, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2011, which would eliminate $75 million for approximately 10,000 new permanent supportive housing vouchers for chronically homeless veterans in fiscal year (FY) 2011. These ...
WASHINGTON, July 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The American Legion expressed outrage today over revelations that a VA medical center may have exposed veterans to serious infections through improperly cleaned dental equipment. Because cleaning protocols were not followed by workers at the John Cochran VA Medical Center in St. Louis, more than 1,800 veterans may have been ...
Temporary Closures Significantly Cut Post-9/11 GI Bill Pending Inventory WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced that the Education Call Center, closed on Thursdays and Fridays over the past two months, is again operating five days a week. “I am pleased by the progress these call center employees made ...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — In the midst of the great recession, a depressed job market is hitting veterans particularly hard. Unemployment numbers for all veterans continues to hover near 12 percent, but for service members who left the military in the past three years unemployment is 18 percent, nearly twice the national average. “The ...
For those who have been having problems with receiving their G.I. Bill: Vans to Help Veteran-Students WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki today announced further outreach to Veteran-students eligible for a special emergency payment of their education benefits. Veterans can now apply online beginning Oct. 2. Veteran-students can also ...
(Subject to Change) LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The following is being issued by American Legion: Saturday, Aug. 22 11:00 a.m. Veterans Job & Benefits Fair: Galt House Exhibit Hall, 2nd Floor (until 4:00 p.m.) (Open to ALL military veterans) 8:00 a.m. Color Guard Competition: Convention Center, Hall 2D, Level 2 – Until 11:00 ...
Real Warriors Campaign Helps Members of the Military, Veterans and their Families Post-traumatic stress is a common problem among American service members returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. To combat the stigma that keeps some members of the military, veterans and their families from seeking needed psychological help, the Department of Defense launched the Real Warriors ...