By Debbie Gregory. Veterans and organizations representing them have expressed considerable interest in the possible link between hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and immunization with air-gun injectors or other military-related blood exposures, which were common during the Vietnam War, since transfusions were used in great numbers. The virus also can be sexually transmitted or through […]
By Debbie Gregory. There are many ways to calculate the cost of war. Paying for a war doesn’t end when the fighting does. The initial fight in Iraq was meant to cost no more than $60 billion, a small fraction of the cost to date. The financial cost of the war in Iraq, through Fiscal […]
By Debbie Gregory. In the first successful override of a presidential veto since Obama took office, the House and Senate voted to reject President Obama’s veto of legislation allowing lawsuits against foreign sponsors of terrorism. This was Obama’s 12th veto of his presidency. S.2040/H.R.3815, known as the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, or JASTA, was vetoed because it was thought […]
By Debbie Gregory. H R 5620, the VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act of 2016, passed in the House on September 14, 2016 and now goes to the Senate for consideration. The bill was introduced by House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Jeff Miller (R-Fla.) The legislation provides for the removal or demotion of employees […]
By Debbie Gregory. The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a law that allows access to information from the federal government. It is often described as the law that keeps citizens in the know about their government. Now, Congress has been asked by a number of organizations to block new changes to the FOIA requested […]
By Debbie Gregory. Autonomous vehicles are becoming more common by the day, and new autonomous ships could change the future of the Navy. To that end, a team of senior Navy officials is examining the feasibility of turning over some jobs to unmanned vessels and submarines. Naval analyst Bryan Clark of the Center for Strategic […]
By Debbie Gregory. Apparently the skies are not so friendly when it comes to Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). The U.S. government has filed a lawsuit accusing United Airlines Inc for violating a pilot’s employment rights by failing to provide sick leave when he was called to active duty by the U.S. […]
By Debbie Gregory. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., has joined forces with Concerned Veterans for America and Veterans for Common Sense to put a halt to the VA’s purchase of luxury artwork. Citing the 70,000 veterans who continue to face “unreasonable delays” when attempting to obtain medical care from the embattled agency, Buchanan is working to […]
By Debbie Gregory. General Joseph Dunford, the 19th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, pushed back against critics who think the military is top heavy with high-ranking officers. “No, right now it is not my sense that we have too many general officers,” Dunford said recently. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) chairman of the Senate […]
By Debbie Gregory. Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) will be the host of the September 7th live televised “town hall” style forum featuring Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. They will take questions on national security, military affairs and veterans issues from NBC News and an audience comprised mainly of military veterans and active […]
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