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• Veterans Roundup: Carter Visits “Pathbreaking” IVMF, New Veteran Suicide Data and “Bad Paper” and more

  VA Secretary Talks of Progress in Recent Months, Outlines Challenges Going Forward Heath Druzin (@Druzin_Stripes), Stars and Stripes. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Bob McDonald spoke with Stars and Stripes about the VA’s progress over the past few months and the issues that st… more

• Veterans Roundup: New MyVA Advisory Committee Named, Los Angeles VA Wait Times Under Scrutiny

  J. Michael Haynie Appointed to Newly Created VA Advisory Committee On Friday, Dr. Mike Haynie, Executive Director and founder of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families and Vice Chancellor of Veterans and Military Affairs at Syracuse University, was appointed to the new… more

• Veterans Roundup: Liars in Ranks, a New SecDef at the Helm, and Much More

  Lying in the Military is Common, Army War College Study Says Dan Lamothe (@DanLamothe), The Washington Post. A study by two Army War College professors reveals that lying is very common in the military and may actually be encouraged by the military. The study concludes that freq… more

• Veterans Roundup: Report Recommends Abolishing Tricare, Obama Requests More Money for VA, Brian Williams in Hot Water

  Army Revokes Silver Star Award for Green Beret Officer, Citing Investigation Dan Lamothe (@DanLamothe), The Washington Post. Maj. Mathew L. Golsteyn was recently stripped of the Silver Star he received for actions during an attack in Afghanistan in 2010. Golsteyn was allegedly i… more

• Veterans Roundup: We Made it to 200 Editions! Plus VA Construction, Whistleblowers, the SOTU, Snipers, and More

  Firing Line Eric Katz (EricM_Katz), Government Executive. The process to fire government employees is a lengthy one. Private sector workers are three times more likely to be fired than civil servants in the federal system. Employees at agencies complain management is too compla… more