Veterans unemployment held steady in September as national outlook improved

by Tim Francis | Oct 19, 2021 | News, Sources Sought

SOURCE: ARMY TIMES DATE: OCT 8, 2021 Bureau of Labor Statistics officials on Friday announced the unemployment rate for all veterans last month was 3.6 percent, the same as in August. It’s only the second time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic in America in...

DoD killed off Troops to Teachers program that helped thousands.

by Tim Francis | Oct 19, 2021 | News, Sources Sought

SOURCE: MILITARY TIMES DATE: OCT 14, 2021 Veterans advocates are scrambling for ways to revive the military’s 28-year-old Troops to Teachers initiative after Defense Department officials officially closed down the transition assistance program earlier this month. The...

VA pushes for employment inclusivity during Compensated Work Therapy Vocational Rehabilitation Week

by Tim Francis | Oct 19, 2021 | News, Sources Sought

VA pushes for employment inclusivity during Compensated Work Therapy Vocational Rehabilitation Week SOURCE: US DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS DATE: OCT 18, 2021 WASHINGTON — In recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, the Department of Veterans...

California Gubernatorial Recall Election – September 14, 2021

by admin | Sep 9, 2021 | News

For the first time in nearly 20 years, California will hold an election that asks voters if they want to remove its Governor from office.

SBA Disabled Veteran Entrepreneur Webinars – Session 2: Government Contracting

by admin | Aug 28, 2021 | Event, News

Are you a service-disabled veteran who owns a business? Join this webinar to learn and evaluate if your company has what it takes to win a government contract! Register here!  You can also download the below flyer in PDF to distribute to your veteran business owner...

U.S. Army Afghanistan veteran enlists the help of his Congressmember to rescue five former Afghan Interpreters

by admin | Aug 20, 2021 | Legislation, News

When now retired U.S. Army Reserve Lieutenant Colonel Elton Johnson, Jr., served in Afghanistan in 2011, he was briefly the Acting Commanding Officer of the Afghan National Army, Special Operations Advisory Group (ANASOAG).  ANASOAG was primarily a joint multinational...