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Mailroom: One Veteran’s Story of struggles through VA’s Tech Mess
How VA’s Tech Mess affects Disabled Veterans VA’s Information Technology is huge. Yet, for years, VA has failed to deliver fully functional systems that benefit…
MMQB: Tech Fix for Obamacare Website, VA Websites still Broke
MMQB: Tech Fix for Obamacare Website, VA Websites still Broke At the root of the shutdown was Obamacare. Yet, the Administration is unable to put…
Hurdles New Student Veterans Face
Stars and Stripes wrote a good article about struggles student veteran face when they start college after the military, but it was a little short…
This Week’s News Links: The shutdown is off for now
Time to get to work. Here are some of the news topics I came across this week that I thought you’d find interesting now that…
VIDEOS: Here are YouTube Clips of VA’s $5ml Ads
VA recently owned up to spending $5ml in 6 weeks on ads that ran before and during the VA shutdown. Many of the benefits the…
VA’s Big Bad Budget for Advertising
VA’s Big Bad Budget for Advertising Last week, VA was reported to have spent $1 million on advertising just before the shutdown. But sources reveal…
Commentary: Veterans say Secretary Shinseki not doing enough
Veterans would benefit from a similar performance for VA funding as what Hank Paulson pulled off in 2008 to fund U.S. and international banking. I…
Today’s VSO Rally a Bust – Great Sound Bytes Though
In the audience, more reporters where present than veterans. The message: VSO’s do not like it when the government is shut down; so, please re-open….
MMQB: Are Politics and Nonprofit Status Strangling Veterans Rights?
Congress is mired in conflict over the shutdown. John Kerry is fighting to extend our War in Afghanistan. Vets are divided on the Million Vets…
Recent Military Retiree to Politicians: We will Remember!
“We will remember this come election time…heck… I just might run against you!” said Isaac Peterson in a letter. Isaac, a recent retiree after 21…
Cracks Forming through Challenges to Park Closures
Three unique solutions to the nationwide park closures by NPS have surfaced. To the embarrassment of the NPS, it does appear that the Administration’s policy…
Disability Pay Feeds My Boy: Veteran and Single Mom Speaks Out
ST. LOUIS – “I depend solely on my disability payments from the VA every month. It puts a roof over our heads, clothes on my…