Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 10, 2014. Statement from Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Adm. John Kirby: “Five American troops were killed yesterday during a security operation in southern Afghanistan. Investigators are looking into the likelihood that friendly fire was the cause. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of these fallen.” Source:[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 9 – Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after the release of an audit of VA medical facilities: “Incompetent administrators and those who have manipulated wait-time data should be dismissed at once. Sen. McCain and I have agreed on legislation to let[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2014.  Following the release of a new report that revealed vast numbers of Oregon veterans have been unable to access care at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities, Oregon’s Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden called Monday for renewed accountability and dramatic action to turn around[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2014.  U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today released the following statement after reviewing the results of a nationwide internal audit into waitlist practices at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities. “This news is troubling.  It comes on the heels of news last week that at least eight[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2014.  Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) released the results from its Nationwide Access Audit, along with facility level patient access data, medical center quality and efficiency data, and mental health provider survey data, for all Veterans health facilities. Full details made public at VA.gov follow Acting[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 9, 2014.  The bipartisan, bi-state delegation that represents the Rock Island Arsenal today announced that the United States Army has allocated $110 million in funding for the Arsenal through the Arsenal Sustainment Initiative, which will help ensure that the Arsenal remains competitive as it bids on additional workload through[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 6, 2014. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Pfc. Matthew H. Walker, 20, of Hillsboro, Missouri, died June 5, in Paktika province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his unit was attacked by enemy fire. He was assigned[Read More…]

Reciprocity Would Allow Servicemen and Women to Rejoin Workforce Free of Certification Bureaucracy NORMAL, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2014.  U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), accompanied by State Senators Jason Barickman and Bill Brady, State Representative Dan Brady, and Pat Devaney, President of the Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois (AFFI), today called on[Read More…]

Chicago, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 6, 2014. Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement commemorating the anniversary: “Seventy years ago today, thousands of American forces and our allies participating in Operation Overlord crossed the English Channel and landed on the beaches of Normandy, France as part of the largest amphibious invasion in history. [Read More…]

President Barack Obama acknowledges veterans during the 70th French-American Commemoration D-Day Ceremony at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, France, June 6, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson) Normandy, France–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2014 – 11:16 A.M. CET PRESIDENT OBAMA:  President Hollande; to the people of France; friends;[Read More…]