How AI voicebots threaten the psyche of US service members and spies
Artificial intelligence voice agents with a wide range of capabilities can now guide interrogations worldwide, Pentagon officials told Defense News.
By Aliya Sternstein
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Report: Vets wait decades for help on military toxic exposure issues
Advocates are pushing for reforms after finding that vets average a three-decade wait for full help with toxic exposure conditions.
VA disputes science panel’s findings on proposed Agent Orange diseases; decision not expected until late 2020
VA maintains it will wait for the outcome of two studies before rendering a decision on new Agent Orange benefits
By Patricia Kime
The greater threat to military veterans: An invisible enemy or broken promises?
The author of this commentary says the government needs to diagnose and treat conditions associated with toxic environmental exposures, and factor those costs, to include compensatory and survivor benefits, into the equation when calculating the actual cost of war.
By Sherman Gillums Jr.
New interactive map helps ‘blue water’ Vietnam veterans locate ship positions
Veterans can use a new interactive tool to locate their ships' positions off Vietnam. Meanwhile, VA is processing Blue Water Navy claims.
By Patricia Kime
Study results on new Agent Orange diseases not expected until ‘late 2020’ says VA secretary
In a letter to Montana Sen. Jon Tester, Wilkie said the studies must be analyzed and reviewed before a decision is made.
By Patricia Kime
Congress to VA: Tell us your plan for adding diseases to Agent Orange presumptives list
The federal funding bill contains a provision that will require VA to respond on whether it plans to add new diseases to the list of conditions linked to herbicide exposure.
By Patricia Kime
Vietnam vet’s widow wins dispute with Navy over prescription bill
Her husband died in 1999 from cancer linked to Agent Orange.
By Lana Ferguson, The Island Packet via the AP
Maryland man faked being an Army Criminal Investigation agent, police say
Police say that a Maryland man who impersonated an FBI agent in Delaware two years ago is in trouble again. Police say that this time the man impersonated an Army Criminal Investigation agent.
Senators ramp up pressure on proposed Agent Orange presumptive conditions
Democrats took to the floor of the Senate Wednesday to press for a decision on new Agent Orange presumptives.
By Patricia Kime
Here’s why State Department agents joined on with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit
Having the Department of State Liaison Element "in the MEU’s ‘hip pocket’ rapidly expedites planning and coordination in a crisis moment."
By Philip Athey
Senate Dems blast OMB for delaying VA decision on new Agent Orange presumptives
Senate Veterans Affairs Committee members have written the Trump administration to press for a decision on proposed Agent Orange presumptive diseases.
By Patricia Kime