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Microsoft training academy goes virtual, boosting efforts to prep veterans for tech careers
Veterans and transitioning service members will now be able to prepare for a career in tech from anywhere in the world without using their GI Bill benefits.
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Minority veterans groups hope new leadership promises mean better results for all vets
Several new groups focused on minority veteran issues are being elevated by policy makers in an effort to ensure their views are being considered.
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Veterans unemployment remains flat as pandemic enters its second year
The unemployment rate for all veterans in February was 5.5 percent, the same as in January,
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New congressional investigation to examine the link between veterans and extremist groups
The move follows a similar review by Defense Department officials announced last month.
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By the numbers: VA’s coronavirus response one year later
On March 4, 2020, VA officials announced their first recorded case of coronavirus in a patient from California. Since then, hundreds of thousands more have contracted the illness.
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VA’s next medical challenge: catching up on millions of missed veterans’ appointments
The department has delayed or cancelled more than 19 million medical appointments over the last year, but hopes to reschedule them in the months ahead.
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VA leaders will take part in DoD’s sexual misconduct review commission
Officials said the joint work will help establish better conditions for both current and former service members.
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This week in Congress: Annual parade of vets advocates on Capitol Hill forced online this year
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of March 1, 2021.
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With new leadership roles, Tester hopes to bridge gap between defense, veterans policy work
The Montana Democrat will serve as chairman of both the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee and the defense panel of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
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Son Tay Raid commander Leroy Manor dies at 100
Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Leroy Manor served as a pilot in WWII and planned the Son Tay Raid in Vietnam. He died just four days after his 100th birthday.
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