Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 14, 2013. Today, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Oversight Committee member Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) introduced the Support Earned Recognition for Veterans (SERV) Act, a bipartisan bill to eliminate abuses in the Veterans benefit system and ensure that only individuals who have[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 12, 2013. GEORGE LITTLE: I’d like to start by providing you with an update on the assistance that the Department of Defense is providing in support of relief operations in the Philippines. As soon as we received reports of the devastation wrought by Typhoon Haiyan, Secretary Hagel immediately[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 9, 2013. At the request of the government of the Philippines, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has directed U.S. Pacific Command to support U.S. government humanitarian relief operations in the Philippines in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan. The initial focus includes surface maritime search and rescue (SAR), medium-heavy[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2013. Each year, Veterans Day provides us with the opportunity to recognize, honor, and thank the men and women who have served in our Nation’s armed forces.  As President Obama has said: “For their service and sacrifice, warm words of thanks from a grateful nation are more[Read More…]

Experienced military truck and bus drivers will more easily be able to obtain civilian commercial driver‘s licenses under proposed FMCSA regulatory changes WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2013.  A new study released today by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recommended a series of regulatory changes to further[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 8, 2013.  The November 2013 “Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan,” a report to Congress in accordance with Section 1230 and 1231 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181), as amended; to include section 1221 of the NDAA[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2013 – In declaring Nov. 11 as Veterans Day, President Barack Obama said the nation’s obligations to those who have served endure long after the battle ends. Here is the text of the presidential proclamation: On Veterans Day, America pauses to honor every service member who has ever[Read More…]

Hug-a-Veteran is just one of many weeklong events held by DePaul University in recognition of Veterans Day. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2013.  There is a long tradition at DePaul University of observing Veterans Day by honoring those who served and are serving in the military. Several special events are planned on DePaul’s[Read More…]

  WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2013.  As Veterans Day approaches, U.S. Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), Congressmen Jeff Denham (R-Calif.) and Tim Walz (D-Minn.), Co-Chairs of the Congressional Veterans Jobs Caucus, announced today their introduction of the United We Stand to Hire Veterans Act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would[Read More…]

VA Offices Vary Widely in Treatment of Veterans Disability Claims, Male Survivors Face Additional Hurdles WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2013.  The Department of Veterans Affairs grants disability claims for military sexual trauma-related PTSD at significantly lower rates than other PTSD claims, according to a new report released today. Women veterans are disproportionately[Read More…]