Category Archives: Veterans for Common Sense News

Army Suicides Doubled Last Month From June’s Total

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Team VCS

From the AP By Robert Burns WASHINGTON — Suicides among active-duty soldiers in July more than doubled from June, accelerating a trend throughout the military this year that has prompted Pentagon leaders to redouble efforts to solve a puzzling problem. … Continue reading →

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Veterans Affairs agency under investigation for conference spending

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Team VCS

From the Washington Post By Lisa Rein The Department of Veterans Affairs spent $5 million—and set aside $4 million more — last year for two training conferences whose organizers are under investigation for breaking ethics rules by improperly accepting gifts, congressional committees and … Continue reading →

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Auto Anxiety: Some Returning Veterans Struggle with Driving.

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Team VCS

(CBS News) By Lee Woodruff Veterans have many difficulties readjusting to civilian life. Thousands of them have trouble with the simplest things, such as driving a car. It can be a terrifying ordeal for some vets. Former Marine Sgt. Eric Campbell … Continue reading →

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Job-seeking veterans get help developing ‘personal brand’

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Team VCS

By Anna-Lysa Gayle, CNN Washington (CNN) – Veterans are getting a helping hand in developing their “personal brand” and hopefully raising their chances for employment. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce will distribute Personal Branding guides to veterans as part of a … Continue reading →

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Veterans group calls for legislative fix to VA contracting rule

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Team VCS

From federalnewsradio.com by Ruben Gomez Vietnam Veterans of America has thrown support behind a congressional effort to loosen a rule that governs service-disabled veteran-owned businesses working for the Veterans Affairs Department. “Congress may need to move to synchronize the standards … Continue reading →

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Troubled veterans left without health-care benefits

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Team VCS

More than 20,000 men and women exited the Army and Marines during the past four years with other-than-honorable discharges that can restrict their veterans health-care and disability benefits. Critics says those rules leave some troubled combat veterans struggling to find … Continue reading →

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War Wounds

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Team VCS

New York Times OP-ED COLUMNIST By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF IT would be so much easier, Maj. Ben Richards says, if he had just lost a leg in Iraq. Enlarge This Image Daniel Borris for The New York Times Maj. Ben Richards, … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Diagnoses: Records Show How Army Doctors Downgrade PTSD

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Team VCS

From Seattle Weekly.com By Keegan Hamilton Fri., Aug. 10 2012 at 6:00 AM How does one doctor diagnose an Iraq war veteran with PTSD while another says the same soldier has a less severe condition called adjustment disorder? Medical records shared by … Continue reading →

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Veterans secretary looks to ‘correct’ past failures

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Team VCS

From the Dayton Beach News Journal by Ray Weiss DAYTONA BEACH — The federal government is spending more money than ever for veterans’ medical and educational benefits, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki told an opening-ceremony AMVETS national convention crowd of … Continue reading →

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VA ADVANCE program ROI overestimated, says OIG

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Team VCS

VA also paid too much in interagency contracting fees to OPM, auditors say By David Perera Officials running human capital training and recruitment programs at the Veterans Affairs Department paid too much in interagency contracting fees to the Office of Personnel … Continue reading →

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