by Rikki Almanza | Feb 3, 2025
Several Veterans organizations have urged President Donald Trump to reverse his executive order suspending the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program, USRAP, expressing concern for Afghan interpreters and their families who supported U.S. military operations. The order,...
by Rikki Almanza | Jan 30, 2025
In a move fulfilling a campaign promise, President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order on Monday reinstating Service Members who were discharged for refusing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The order, which Trump has called an “unjust” policy,...
by Rikki Almanza | Jan 28, 2025
Update 1: it is currently unclear if and how the Trump administration’s separate offer to all federal employees to resign in exchange for eight month’s severance will impact the VA. Update 2: All VA grant, loan, and financial assistance programs have been...
by Rikki Almanza | Jan 24, 2025
While first responders worked to combat the Los Angeles Fires, a group of wildland firefighters and Marine Corps Veterans made a special stop to visit 108-year-old Joe Harris, a World War II Veteran and one of the last surviving members of the historic 555th Parachute...
by Rikki Almanza | Jan 22, 2025
President Donald Trump has named former Georgia congressman Doug Collins as his choice for VA Secretary, a candidate with both legislative experience and a military background. Collins, 58, had not been widely speculated as a contender for the role, a surprise to many...
by Rikki Almanza | Jan 16, 2025
Companies looking to retain employees for extended periods may benefit from hiring Veterans, who tend to stay with the same employer longer than their non-Veteran counterparts. This finding comes from the 2024 Workplace Wellness Survey, WWS, by the Employee Benefit...
