by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Oct 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Defense Department’s decision to place a for-profit university on probation has drawn fire from three Republican senators, who think the Pentagon acted unfairly when it restricted the school’s access to bases and prevented new students from enrolling...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Oct 13, 2015 | Benefits, Legislative, National, Politics
The 2016 National Defense Authorization Act passed by Congress last week will not reach the president’s desk until next week. President Barack Obama has said he will veto the bill because it bypasses caps on military spending. But the bill has not yet been...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Sep 23, 2015 | Legislative, National
The National Commission on the Future of the Army will soon focus on the issue of where to put the Army’s AH-64 Apache helicopters and one commissioner hopes it will find a “blended capability” solution, according to a report this week by Inside...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Sep 23, 2015 | Legislative
Spc. Alek Skarlatos, an infantryman with the Oregon Army National Guard, was awarded the Soldier’s Medal last week at the Pentagon for his actions last month in subduing a gunman on a European train traveling from Amsterdam to Paris. His childhood friend, Airman...
by jharris.msy@gmail.com | Sep 18, 2015 | Legislative
Over 400,000 military households’ DEERS records do not have all their families’ social security numbers. If they don’t add them before January they could owe fines through the IRS due to requirements in the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare.) DEERS say they are missing...
