Veteran Resources - Veteran-Related General News Items

King, Moran Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Streamline Veteran Disability Claims Process

The legislation would make permanent a pilot program created by Congress in 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Angus...

HUBZone and Service-Disabled Veteran Small Business Opportunity Day

ABOUT SLAC SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is one of 10 Department of Energy (DOE)...

Sleep apnea device improves Veteran’s health and sleep

Maureen Dyman Communications Director, Michael E. DeBakey VA For years, Air Force Veteran Deanna King struggled with fatigue...

WEBINAR: Veteran Recruiting & Retention: Practical Strategies for a Veteran-Inclusive Workplace (2/20/2024)

Event Detail If you are a solar employer interested in recruiting more veterans to your company, join us...

Exploring brain health and confronting veteran suicides

Veteran suicide Each year, the Department of Veteran Affairs releases its report on veteran suicides, revealing a concerning...

Yoga breathes new life into veteran mental health care

(Source: El Paso Matters) By Michael Novotny, M.H. During my last duty assignment at Fort Carson in Colorado,...

Homelessness among veterans jumps more than 7% (Military Times)

By Leo Shane III  The number of homeless veterans rose more than 7% from 2022 to 2023, the largest such yearly jump since...

VA has screened 5 million veterans for toxic exposures

(Source: The American Legion) Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it has screened 5 million veterans...

The changing face of America’s veteran population

Today, there are more than 18 million living veterans in the United States, representing about 6% of the country’s...

Thank You For Your…Sacrifice

Among the few things that Congress “shall have the power” to do is to:  “To declare War…; To raise and support Armies…; [and]...