by Tim Francis | Oct 21, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Sources Sought
SOURCE: GAO.GOV DATE: JUL 1, 2021 We testified about our work on the Department of Veterans Affairs’ efforts to modernize its health information and financial IT systems, address cybersecurity, and more. For example, although potential hurdles remain, VA made...
by Tim Francis | Oct 21, 2021 | Legislation, Legislation Feed, Sources Sought
SOURCE: CONGRESS.GOV DATE: 10-21-21 Public Law No: 117-45 (10/08/2021) Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase the amounts payable for wartime disability compensation,...
by Tim Francis | Oct 19, 2021 | News, Sources Sought
SOURCE: US VETERANS MAGAZINE DATE: OCT, 2021 Veterans have an opportunity to use the land they fought to defend, getting assistance along the way. Army Veteran Jon Jackson deployed twice to Iraq and four times to Afghanistan between 2003-2015. Now, he channels that...
by Tim Francis | Oct 19, 2021 | News, Sources Sought
SOURCE: US VETERANS MAGAZINE DATE: OCT, 2021 By Navy Federal Military spouses often face hiring challenges due to their spouse’s occupation, and the global pandemic has exacerbated this even more. The unemployment rate of military spouses is nearly three times greater...
by Tim Francis | Oct 19, 2021 | News, Sources Sought
SOURCE: STRIPES DATE: OCT 15, 2021 FORT SMITH, Ark. (Tribune News Service) — While volunteering with Antioch for Youth & Family, a food pantry and outreach center, Army veteran Jay Witt made a connection and witnessed the impact of the nonprofit organization on...
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...
