News by subject: VET

Veterans Affairs Canada Today, Darrell Samson, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence, alongside Joël Lightbound, Member of Parliament for Louis-Hébert, announced that two Quebec...

B3 Group, An Octo Company is proud to announce that Dwight Hunt, Strategic Advisor for Veterans Initiates at Octo, has joined the Women Veterans Interactive Foundation (WVIF) Board of Directors. An organization for women Veterans by women Veterans,...

Today, smarTours, a leading provider of affordable trips to bucket list destinations, announced that starting on National Vietnam Veterans Day on March 29th the company will be offering $150 off any tour for veterans and active-duty military. The...

Law firm devoted to helping veterans apply for the VA Pension opens new office in Arizona.  Marcie Johnson, VA accredited attorney with The Johnson Firm, P.C., is here to help wartime veterans, or their surviving spouse, receive tax-free money to...

Today, Operation Homefront announced receipt of a momentous $20 million gift from MacKenzie Scott, the largest single donation the nationally recognized nonprofit has received in its 20-year history. This significant investment will not only allow...

Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) announced today it has received a $15 million donation from MacKenzie Scott to support the needs of post-9/11 wounded, ill and injured veterans. The gift ? the largest ever given to WWP by an individual ? will help fund...

Sarah Verardo, CEO of Veteran non-profit The Independence Fund, testified before the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs (SVAC) for the Honoring Our Commitment: Improving VA's Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers hearing. Her...

Blue Star Families (BSF), a national nonprofit dedicated to supporting military families and strengthening communities, today announced a $10 million gift from MacKenzie Scott, the largest single gift in the organization's history. Founded in 2009 by...

Today The Mission Continues announced it will receive a $10 million grant from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. The long-time veterans nonprofit will use the grant to make investments in innovation, data and technology, and in growing its ability to...

Team Rubicon today announced receipt of a seven million dollar donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott to support the organization's global humanitarian, disaster relief, and rebuilding initiatives.  ...

Paralyzed Veterans of America ? the nation's premier nonprofit of choice for disabled veterans, their families, and caregivers ? today announced it received a donation of more than $1 million from long-time partner and veteran supporter Penske...

PenFed Credit Union, the nation's second largest federal credit union, proudly sponsors over 30 military veterans and first responders with disabilities to attend a two-week in-residence training program where they are paired with their America's...

Launched in August 2020 by ACE Cash Express (ACE), a Populus Financial Group brand, the "Chip in for Charity" program allows customers to support an ACE charity partner of their choice simply by using their co-branded charity ACE Flare® Account by...

Lucas Oil Products, the world leader and distributor of high-performance automotive additives and lubricants, today announced a multi-year partnership with the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation. As part of the partnership, Lucas Oil will...

Construction of the first Fisher House on the grounds of a Veterans Affairs medical center in Kentucky started at the Sousley Campus of the Lexington VA Health Care System....

Vita Inclinata (Vita), developer and producer of helicopter and crane load stabilization and precision hardware, today announced retired three-star General Officer Paul Ostrowski, U.S. Army, has joined the company as a Senior Advisor. A known Capitol...

AlphaGraphics, a leading franchisor of printing and marketing solutions, has been named one of the top franchises for veterans after being elevated to a 5-star brand by VetFran, which is a program of the International Franchise Association....

PostNet, a global leader in high-quality printing and shipping solutions, has been recognized as one of the top franchises for veterans after being named a 5-star brand by VetFran, which is a program of the International Franchise Association....

During a hearing on VA Healthcare workforce issues on March 17 in the House Committee on Veterans Affairs (VA), Committee member Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL) urged the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Congress to address workforce shortages in...

Marking a significant day in women's history, "Rosie the Riveter" was born from a national hit song in 1942 that depicts Rosie as a woman who served the American war effort by producing war supplies ? including ships and ammunition ? during World War...

Operation Homefront, the national nonprofit celebrating 20 years of building strong, stable, and secure military families, has selected housing finance expert Faith Schwartz to its national board of directors. Schwartz has been instrumental in...

Power Home Remodeling (Power), the nation's largest full-service exterior home remodeling company, announced today two new policies to support their growing veteran and veteran spouse community, spearheaded by the Power Veterans Initiative (PVI). The...

The National Veterans Memorial and Museum opened a new special exhibition this month -- The Twenty-Year War: Our Next Greatest Generation -- on view at the museum and the accompanying virtual experience through October 2, 2022. Derived from "The...

The Mission Continues is launching the fourth cohort of the Women Veterans Leadership Program ? a professional experience designed to enable women veterans to leverage their leadership skills and military background to become change-makers in their...

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022, signed into law by President Biden on March 15, includes legislation to increase recruitment opportunities for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) in the Veterans Affairs (VA) health system....

Today, at HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition, the Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) and the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) launched a new value-driven framework for evaluating healthcare innovations. In contrast to existing frameworks,...

Charles Boggus, a military veteran who has served his country and veterans all over the world, found his home in California. Today, he finds himself concerned and disgusted with the business as usual destruction of our great State and Californians....

Paralyzed Veterans of America announces a new partnership with Excelsior College ? a private online higher education institution based in upstate New York ? to help bring practical adult education directly to America's veterans. As part of the...

An air force veteran filed a lawsuit Monday alleging housing discrimination based on his veteran status. Mark A. Baird, a war veteran, alleges that he was turned away from buying a home in Rancho Mirage, California because of hostility towards...

Keen Wealth Advisors, a financial advisory firm based in Overland Park, Kansas, is proud to announce that its team donated their time volunteering with the Veterans Community Project (VCP), a nonprofit organization, independent from federal funding,...

Blue Star Families, a national nonprofit dedicated to supporting military families and strengthening communities, today released the findings of its 2021 Military Family Lifestyle Survey, the largest and most comprehensive survey analyzing the top...

American International College (AIC) announced it has earned the 2022-2023 Military Friendly® School designation. Institutions earning the Military Friendly® School designation were evaluated using both public data sources and responses from a...

Trulieve Cannabis Corp.  ("Trulieve" or "the Company"), a leading and top-performing cannabis company in the United States, today launched its nationwide Supplier Diversity Initiative. The initiative provides education and professional development...

Paralyzed Veterans of America ? the nation's premier nonprofit of choice for disabled veterans, their families, and caregivers ? today announced the formation of a committee to represent the interests of veterans with multiple sclerosis. As the only...

FedLearn, the first-to-market online learning platform with content specialized and contextualized for the federal government and government contractor markets, announces the establishment of its board of advisors....

Digital Development Corporation (DDC) announced today that it welcomes social media partners to support the upcoming launch of its NFT, which features a generative art collection entitled "Peace 101" created in collaboration with 101-year-old Robert...

Laurel Bridge Software, Inc., a provider of imaging software solutions that enables health systems to orchestrate their complex medical imaging workflows, announces that they have been selected by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health...

Richard Hall, president and CEO of U.S. Oral Surgery Management (USOSM), recently received the Patriot Award from the U.S. Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, which are under the U.S. Department of...

60 years ago tomorrow, March 16, 1962, Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 (FTLF 739) was on a secret mission sanctioned by President Kennedy, to fly to Vietnam. This secret Vietnam reconnaissance mission went missing and no trace of the plane or its...

The head of the nation's largest veterans organization said The American Legion "welcomes any process that would lead to a stronger and more effective VA."...

Paralyzed Veterans of America National President Charles Brown released the following statement in response to today's Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) health care infrastructure recommendations to the Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR)...

Bechtel has partnered with Workforce Solutions, the operating arm of the Texas Workforce Commission, to provide more apprenticeships for U.S. veterans and transitioning service members at its solar energy projects on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The...

This March, the American Red Cross is honoring the critical partners who make its mission possible during its annual Red Cross Month celebration. Helping the Red Cross stay ready for emergencies throughout the year are some of our most generous...

Thousands of military veterans who were issued 3M earplugs between 2002 and 2015 as standard personal protection can still file for compensation. What the military didn't know is that a design defect did not allow the earplugs to sit properly in the...

During an official signing ceremony on March 9, the Adecco Group signed the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve's (ESGR) Statement of Support, a formal commitment to support the Guard and Reserve in their careers during and after their service....

Today, the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence announced that three Nova Scotia organizations will receive funding through the Veteran and Family Well?Being Fund (VFWF). Alongside Kody...

Paralyzed Veterans of America Executive Director Carl Blake today released the following statement on this week's nomination of Shereef Elnahal to serve as Under Secretary for Health of the Veterans Health Administration and Ray Jefferson to serve as...

Secure Measures, a premier public safety training and advisory firm in Los Angeles announced that their "Veteran Culture for First Responders" training has been formally endorsed by the International Public Safety Association (IPSA). Secure Measures...

Veteran Tickets Foundation (Vet Tix) and Stop Soldier Suicide (SSS) are teaming up to support the military and veteran communities. The two nonprofits have officially partnered to increase awareness of their respective missions and to advance their...

The president of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) issued the following statement in response to a bill designed to prevent Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) from practicing to the full extent of their licensure in...