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After Court Settlement, VA Takes Over GIBill.com and Other Sites

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Team VCS

From VA’s blog June 27, 2012 by Alex Horton In a legal win for Veterans, VA is taking control of the formerly privately-owned website GIBill.com. This means Veterans will be better protected against deceptive marketing practices launched by businesses eager to cash … Continue reading →

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For-profit schools cash in on the GI Bill

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Team VCS

By Aaron Smith @CNNMoney June 26, 2012: 10:46 AM ET   Veterans are the intended beneficiaries of the post-9/11 GI Bill, but for-profit private schools are raking in hundreds of millions of dollars from the government. NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The GI … Continue reading →

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We must attend to veterans mental health needs

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Team VCS

From the Arizona Republic by Sharon M. Helman During June, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the nation recognize national PTSD Awareness Month. We are taking time to focus on post-traumatic stress disorder and the other mental-health needs of our … Continue reading →

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$5B CAMO SNAFU:Army looks to change uniforms.

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Team VCS

PHOTO:Bryan Bedder/The Daily Uniforms in the camouflage lab at the Natick Soldier Center in Natick, Mass. PHOTO:Bryan Bedder/The Daily The camouflage lab at the Natick Soldier Center in Natick, Mass. NATICK, Mass. — The Army is changing clothes. Over the … Continue reading →

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VA Continues Outreach for PTSD Awareness Month

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Team VCS

VA Continues PTSD Outreach with AboutFace Campaign Veterans Provide Video Testimonials on Experiences with PTSD WASHINGTON (June 20, 2012) – In observance of June as PTSD Awareness Month, the Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) … Continue reading →

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Army to Renew Efforts to Combat High Suicide Rates

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Team VCS

  by Jeremy Schwartz Austin American-Statesman FORT HOOD — The Army chief of staff on Friday said he will dispatch top Army officials to major installations across the country to study suicide prevention efforts in hopes of lowering record suicide … Continue reading →

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FINS: Hiring of Military Veterans May Reach 240,000 – White House

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Team VCS

VCS ED Quoted in the Wall Street Journal    By Damian Ghigliotty Since the Obama administration appealed to private companies to hire veterans, more than 70,000 vets and military spouses have found jobs, making President Barack Obama’s goal for industry … Continue reading →

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VA Supports Family and Friends Seeking to Encourage Vets to Get Mental Health Services

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Team VCS

Media Campaign Promotes “Coaching Into Care” Program   WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs recently completed a media campaign for its call center “Coaching Into Care,” a telephone service which provides assistance to family members and friends trying to encourage their Veteran … Continue reading →

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A beautiful Department of Veterans Affairs Mental Health Center, but is it enough?

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Team VCS

VCS ED quoted.  By GARY PETERSON AND MARK EMMONS  Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif. Published: June 22, 2012 The new Mental Health Center at the Palo Alto Veterans Hospital in Palo Alto, opens Friday, June 22. The Mental Health Center … Continue reading →

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Advanced Technology Identifies “Core” Brain Abnormality in Gulf War Illness

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Team VCS

  Written by Anthony Hardie, 91outcomes.com (91outcomes.com) – A discovery by a Minneapolis medical researcher may lead to a new test to help identify Gulf War Illness, a unique disease that affects 250,000 veterans of the 1991 Gulf War, according … Continue reading →

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