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Academics

Valley Forge Military College, Albright Make Dual Admission Deal

Valley Forge Military College (VFMC) and Albright College recently signed an agreement to officially partner for dual admission. This allows VFMC cadets who complete their associate’s degrees at the two-year private college to transfer to Albright, where they can finish the remaining coursework needed to earn bachelor’s degrees. The program is now available to prospective […]

Veterans

Time to Battle For Homeless Veterans

The number of homeless living in San Antonio is on the rise. According to the homeless point-in-time count, there are 3,066 homeless people, which is an increase of 323 from 2017. The estimated number of homeless veterans in 2018 was up 230. This is not including individuals who are living or staying in shelters overnight. […]

Policy

Purple Heart Vets Will Get Disability Claims Moved Quicker

Veterans who earned a Purple Heart during their military service will now have their veterans disability claims moved ahead of other requests, Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie announced on Tuesday. “Those who hold the Purple Heart, the recognition of wounds taken in battle, will now receive priority consideration when it comes to claims,” he told members of the House […]

Veterans

JPMorgan Chase Invests $150,000 to Support Veterans Cybersecurity Training Program

JPMorgan Chase has invested an additional $150,000 in Cyber Florida and its host institution, the University of South Florida, to launch a new iteration of the successful New Skills for a New Fight (NSNF) program, which provides free cybersecurity training to help local veterans gain the skills needed to fill vital positions in the local […]

Veterans

IBM Just Appointed The First African-American Woman to Command a US Navy Ship to Its Board

IBM appointed Admiral Michelle J. Howard, the first African American woman to command a U.S. Navy ship, to its board, the company announced Tuesday. A former U.S. Navy officer, Howard was the first woman to become a 4-star admiral in addition to becoming the first African-American woman to command a U.S. Navy ship, according to IBM’s […]

Policy

Why the Military Is Losing the Battle for The Best, Brightest Cybersecurity Talent

What do GPS satellites, F-35s, and the new Department of Veterans Affairs health care records management system have in common? The latest Defense Department annual assessment of cyberthreats has found disturbing weaknesses in each of these systems. Read More

Policy

Military Veterans Budget Increases

The Department of Military Veterans will be getting more money over the next three years to carry out its mandate of supporting military veterans and their dependents. This will see houses built, bursaries awarded and memorials erected. The Department of Military Veterans has been allocated R701 million in 2020/21 and R743 million in 2021/22, up […]

Veterans

Program Helps Service Members Transition From Military Life to Academic Life

Georgetown University is a long way from Texas and an even longer way from Afghanistan. Wesley Hughes is well aware since he spent time in both places while serving in the Army. “I graduated high school. A month later I was in basic training,” Hughes said. Now 26, he’s at Georgetown in his third year […]

Funding

Gov. Tom Wolf Wants to Offer First-of-Its-Kind College Tuition Benefit to Pa. National Guard Member Families

Gov. Tom Wolf wants to break new ground with a new incentive program to entice members of the Pennsylvania National Guard to re-enlist for six years by offering them a tuition assistance plan for their spouses or children. The Pennsylvania National Guard Military Family Education Program, or Pennsylvania GI Bill of Rights as Wolf refers […]

Policy

VA’s Stone: ‘We Are Not Privatizing’

Talk of the possible privatization of the Department of Veterans Affairs is a hot topic in the veterans community. But as far as Dr. Richard Stone – VA’s Executive in Charge of the Veterans Health Administration – is concerned, the department’s recent efforts are counter to any efforts at privatizing the health-care system. Stone said […]

Veterans

Comcast and Bunker Labs Launch Digital Boot Camps for Military Veteran Entrepreneurs in Seattle

Comcast Washington and Bunker Labs Seattle have launched a new pilot program for increasing digital business skills and aptitude for military Veteran entrepreneurs and military spouses – Bunker Labs Digital Boot Camps. The new program will empower these individuals by teaching them how to use digital tools and technology to start, run and grow a […]

Policy

Federal Judge Finds Male-Only Military Draft Unconstitutional

More than 45 years after the military draft ended, a federal judge has ruled that a law requiring men but not women to register for it is unconstitutional. In a ruling issued late Friday in Houston, U.S. District Judge Gray Miller denied the government’s motion to stay a lawsuit originally brought by the National Coalition […]

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