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House Approves Plan of Economic Opportunity Branch

WASHINGTON — House lawmakers on Monday advanced plans to create a new branch of Veterans Affairs operations focused on economic opportunity, a move that advocates say could better highlight employment and education programs at the department. Veterans advocates have pushed for the new economic opportunity administration in recent months amid concerns that the benefits administration […]

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New V.A. Chief Plans to Shake Up Staff

In one of his first acts as President Trump’s Veterans Affairs secretary, Robert Wilkie intends to reassign several high-ranking political appointees at the center of the agency’s ongoing morale crisis and staffing exodus, according to three people familiar with his plans. Wilkie, who will be sworn in Monday, wants to form his own leadership team, […]

Lawmakers Demand DOD Drop Limits on GI Bill Transfers

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of 83 House lawmakers are blasting a Defense Department plan to change rules on troops transferring their GI Bill benefits to dependents, calling it unfair and devastating for military morale. “Once a service member meets the requirements for transferring Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to an eligible family member, we must […]

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Prosecutors Urge Court-Martial for Midshipman in Drug Case

WASHINGTON — Military prosecutors recommended a court-martial on Wednesday for a U.S. Naval Academy midshipman who is accused of distributing drugs to fellow midshipmen after he acquired them on the dark web, where people search for drugs through secret web browsers and buy them using encrypted channels, code names and virtual currencies. Midshipman Zachery Williams […]

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Immigrant Target for Army Discharge Sues for Citizenship

LOS ANGELES — A U.S. Army specialist born in South Korea has sued to demand a response to her American citizenship application after the military moved to discharge her. Yea Ji Sea, a 29-year-old from Gardena, California, who has served four years and is assigned to the duty station at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, filed […]

Inspector General Probes DOD Schools Handling of Student Misconduct

The Defense Department’s school system’s policies for dealing with serious student misconduct including sexual assault and sexual harassment are under scrutiny by the DoD Inspector General, according to an announcement from the IG. The evaluation is required in the Senate Armed Services Committee’s report that accompanies their version of the fiscal 2019 National Defense Authorization […]

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Army Reverses Course on Discharging Immigrant

The U.S. Army has reversed its decision to discharge an immigrant reservist who sued when he was booted from the military last month after enlisting with a promised path to citizenship, according to court filings and his attorney. Brazilian immigrant Lucas Calixto filed a lawsuit against the Army in late June, saying the Defense Department […]

83-Year-Old Charged With Posing as Marine Vet for Benefits

PENSACOLA, Fla. — An 83-year-old Florida man has pleaded guilty to pretending to be a veteran so he could receive hundreds of thousands of dollars in benefits. According to a statement from the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Florida, Richard Kohl claimed to serve with the Marines in the Korean war, forging government […]

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Army Ousts Recruits Lured by Promise of Citizenship as ‘Security Threats’

NEW YORK – In June, a young Pakistani student studying in Minnesota managed to get his hands on the documents that explained why he wouldn’t be allowed to join the United States Army. The electrical engineering student, who didn’t want his name revealed because of fear of reprisals if he goes back to Pakistan, “has […]

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Senate Panel Approves V.A. Nominee

WASHINGTON — Robert Wilkie, the latest choice by President Donald Trump to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, was easily approved Tuesday by the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, moving his nomination to a vote by the full Senate. The VA committee advanced Wilkie’s nomination with a voice vote Tuesday afternoon. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., was […]

“Dropped from Heaven to Hell”: Sudden Discharge Stuns Immigrant Ph.D. Candidate

SAN FRANCISCO — Growing up in eastern China, Panshu Zhao fell in love with America. He read the Bible his parents gave him, watched Hollywood movies and studied the ideals of democracy. He jumped at the chance to attend graduate school at Texas A&M University. In 2016, Zhao enlisted in the U.S. Army as part […]

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Military Spouse Wins Congressional Primary

Tatiana Matta, a Democrat candidate in California’s 23rd Congressional District, near Los Angeles, has won the primary election. She will be running against Republican incumbent Kevin McCarthy in November. Why is this significant? There are numerous mid-term elections this year and they all play a role in determining how Congress will work together (or not) […]

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