Author Archives: Team VCS

Princeton Trails Columbia in Welcoming Vets to Ivy League

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Team VCS

From Bloomberg February 16, 2012, 10:12 AM ESt By Andrew Theen (Updates with Dartmouth’s comment in 25th paragraph.) Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) — John Around Him left Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota for the Army and served in the 2003 … Continue reading →

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Efforts lag to improve care for National Guard

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Team VCS

From the Washington Post By Lauren Everitt, Andrew Theen and Gulnaz Saiyed, Published: February 14 Despite years of efforts to improve health care and support networks for the National Guard and military reserves, these service members report higher rates of mental health … Continue reading →

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New VA Resources to Prevent Suicide

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Team VCS

VA Introduces Text Messaging to Expand Efforts to Prevent Suicide Veterans Crisis Line Provides Confidential Help to Veterans and Families WASHINGTON (Feb. 15, 2012) – The Department of Veterans Affairs is expanding its efforts to prevent suicide through several new … Continue reading →

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Senate investigates Veterans Affairs program

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Team VCS

Dayton Business Journal Date: Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 8:14am EST The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs   has until March 2 to provide detailed information about its process for verifying veteran-owned small businesses as eligible to win set-aside contracts to a Senate committee, … Continue reading →

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Good News for Veterans in the FY 2013 Budget–VCS Supports VA Budget as three steps in the right direction

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Team VCS

Below is a copy of email sent to members by our ED. This week the Department of Veterans Affairs released its Fiscal Year 2013 budget request, a request of 140.3 billion. The highlights are as follows: The $140.3 billion for … Continue reading →

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VA Budget Deals With Homelessness and Jobs

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Team VCS

February 13, 2012 (Military.com) – The Department of Veterans Affairs sent Congress a proposed budget of $140 billion for fiscal 2013 on Monday, which includes a 33 percent increase in funding to tackle homelessness and a $1 billion request for … Continue reading →

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Is VA Choosing Corrupt Contractor Over Veterans?

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Team VCS

From disabledveterans.org founder and VCS Staff member by BENJAMIN KRAUSE on FEBRUARY 15, 2012 The Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) recent response to allegations of its back door dealings to avoid hiring veterans was nothing short of embarrassing. It was like watching the … Continue reading →

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Veterans Affairs Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Seeks Ten Percent Increase to Cope with New Veterans’ Demands

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Team VCS

WASHINGTON – With more than 1 million active-duty personnel scheduled to join the ranks of America’s 22 million Veterans during the next five years, the President has proposed a $140.3 billion budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs for the … Continue reading →

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US Military Suicides High –VCS Stats used

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Team VCS

  From the Global Post US military suicides high even as wars wind down The military has finally admitted to the problem, but hasn’t been able to curb the Michael MoranFebruary 10, 2012  Some soldiers who survived the war have … Continue reading →

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Post-9/11 veterans unemployment drops in Jan.

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Team VCS

From the Army Times By Rick Maze – Staff writer Posted : Friday Feb 3, 2012 10:43:25 EST Amid a host of new and planned programs to help veterans find jobs, the government reported Friday that the unemployment rate for … Continue reading →

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