1. 100000 Jobs Mission in Chicago Seeks Veterans.
2. Some veterans hired on spot at job fair.
3. Brownsboro Road site officially chosen for new Louisville VA hospital.
4. Investigation by states shuts down GIBill.com.
5. Information Innovators Inc. Wins a VA T4 Improve Veteran Mental Health.
6. Jerry Hill Honors San Mateo Veteran at Ceremony.
7. Retraining program for veterans available at Daytona State.
8. The State Of Affairs For Veterans Seeking Jobs.
9. Shinseki, Michigan Gov. Try To Help Unemployed Vets.
10. Vet-Targeted Website To Be Turned Over To Feds.
11. America's First Black Marines Awarded Congressional Gold Medal.
12. VA Expands Mental Health Services.
13. Veterans' Hospital In Florida To Get 16 New Mental Health Employees.
14. VA Says It Will Target LPCs When Hiring Additional Mental Health Employees.
15. VA Plans To Cut Staffing At Regional Management Offices.
16. GAO: Costly Health IT Delays Plague VA, DoD Center.
17. Indiana University Aims To Adapt VA Telehealth Network To Treatment Of Brain Injuries.
18. Bill Gives VA 10 Days To Announce Data Breaches.
19. Subcommittee Also Approved Two Other Measures That Would Affect VA.
20. Las Vegas-Area Organizations Help Homeless Vets Find Shelter.
21. San Diego's War On Veterans: A PTSD Controversy.
22. Mental Health Group Urges Increased Assistance For Military, Families.
23. Families Team Up, Raise Funds For Vets Groups.
24. Workshop Helps Veterans Develop Franchise Ideas Into Businesses.
25. VA / VSO-MSO Hearings as June 29, 2012:
26. Today in History:
1. 100000 Jobs Mission in Chicago Seeks Veterans. eNews Park Forest The 100000 Jobs Mission hiring event is being held in collaboration with the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES), Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs (IDVA), JP Morgan Chase, Joining Forces, University of Illinois at Chicago
2. Some veterans hired on spot at job fair. The Detroit News But now the 26-year-old is ready to start a position in human resources for the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs in Austin, and she couldn't be happier. "I love the uniform, but I'm ready to take it off and look cute for work," she said. Scorzelli ...
3. Brownsboro Road site officially chosen for new Louisville VA hospital. The Courier-Journal The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has chosen a property near Brownsboro Road and the Watterson Expressway as the site for a new, $883 million hospital that will open in 2018, according to documents provided by the office of Senate Minority Leader ...
4. Investigation by states shuts down GIBill.com. FederalNewsRadio.com Under a settlement announced Wednesday by 20 states' attorneys general, the Department of Veterans Affairs will take control of a website that consumer fraud investigators say has been used to mislead military members into making poor use of their GI ...
5. Information Innovators Inc. Wins a VA T4 Improve Veteran Mental Health. Virtual-Strategy Magazine T4 Prime Contractor partners with experienced Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business and industry experts to enhance primary-behavioral health care provider integration for Veterans | Virtual Strategy Magazine is an online publication devoted ...
6. Jerry Hill Honors San Mateo Veteran at Ceremony. Patch.com Chavez is the lead case manager at the Next Step Center, an affiliate of the Vietnam Veterans of California, which has an office at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' campus in Menlo Park. "Helping the men and women who have served our country in ...
7. Retraining program for veterans available at Daytona State. Daytona Times Certain military veterans have a new option for enrollment at Daytona State College using a specialized grant beginning July 1. The Veterans Retraining Assistance Program, offered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, is designed for unemployed ...
8. The State Of Affairs For Veterans Seeking Jobs. NPR posted audio "All Things Considered" conducted with Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki for its Wednesday program. Shinseki, who is Detroit for what NPR calls a "job fair" for vets, said VA is hosting the fair because such events give employers the "opportunity to meet" vets and "see their skills," their "discipline," and "their motivation." He stressed that employers should not be afraid to hire vets because of concerns about post-traumatic stress disorder and that VA has a number of programs in place to help lower the unemployment rate for young male vets, including the Post-9/11 GI Bill. When pressed by the NPR interviewer, Shinseki said he did not know if anyone can say why the unemployment rate is high for such vets, but he emphasized that VA is "focused" on bringing it down. He also said that going forward VA will continue hosting events like the one in Detroit. Michigan Radio "Thousands are expected at Detroit's Cobo Center this week, for events meant to help veterans gain a foothold in the job market. The National Veterans Small Business Conference and Expo, and an accompanying job fair and veterans open house, is being touted as a major event to connect veterans with job opportunities." On Wednesday, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder was at the Cobo Center, as was Shinseki, who addressed the National Veterans Small Business Conference and Expo. Shinseki told those in attendance that they have an "extraordinary opportunity" to help unemployed vets. He added that he wants vets "employed and small business contracts rolling before the end of the summer."
9. Shinseki, Michigan Gov. Try To Help Unemployed Vets. Detroit News Michigan gov. Rick Snyder "briefly spoke at a convention and career fair for veterans at Cobo Center Wednesday afternoon to call attention to the high unemployment rate amongst ex-servicemen." Snyder also "walked through booths in the National Veteran Small Business Conference career fair, shaking hands and engaging in small talk with veterans looking for work."
10. Vet-Targeted Website To Be Turned Over To Feds. AP "A California-based company accused of preying on veterans for their education benefits agreed Wednesday to pay $2.5 million to 20 states and turn over its...GIBill.com" website to the US Veterans Affairs Department. The "consumer protection settlement between the states and QuinStreet Inc. was filed Wednesday in a Frankfort, Ky., court." On Wednesday, VA Deputy Secretary Scott Gould "called the settlement a 'positive step toward ensuring our veterans have the education opportunities they've earned." Gould also said "predatory, aggressive and deceptive marketing directly inhibits our ability to ensure" that vets understand their options when it comes to attending college. New York Times "Under a consumer protection settlement with 20 state attorneys general filed Wednesday in Frankfort, QuinStreet Inc. will turn over its GIBill.com Web site to the Department of Veterans Affairs and pay $2.5 million to the states involved." Veterans "have been the targets of aggressive recruiting by for-profit colleges, which are required to get at least 10 percent of their revenues from sources other than federal student loan or Pell grants. A loophole provides that veterans' benefits count toward that 10 percent." Huffington Post "Attorneys general in 20 states announced a settlement Wednesday with an online marketing company that aims to connect for-profit college recruiters with veterans who have generous educational benefits from the government. The group of top prosecutors claimed that QuinStreet Inc. uses 'false, deceptive and misleading representations,' such as the domain name www.gibill.com, that have the potential to deceive users into believing that the site is somehow endorsed by the federal government." Veterans "groups and members of Congress have stepped up criticism of for-profit colleges over the past year, arguing that such schools are targeting service members -- and their generous federal tuition benefits -- as a way of increasing revenues."
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