Veterans Report: VA ID Card Warnings and CHAMPVA Dental‏

25 NOVEMBER 2013 Warning: VA ID Cards Are Easily Scanned Low Cost VGLI Alternative from $1 a Day DoD Considers Closing CONUS Commissaries Wounded Warrior Care Makes Strides Study Shows Vets Struggle to Translate Experience Transportation & Logistics Jobs for Vets Chenega Committed to Hiring Veterans Featured Deal: Extra 10%* Off Select PCs & Tablets VA Loans: A Buyer's Advantage in a Sellers' Market Law Prohibits Employment Discrimination PFC Lynch to Speak at CCME Defending Earned Military Benefits The Candy Bomber Returns Coast Guard to Reduce TA Benefit CHAMPVA Offers Dental Insurance A Veteran's Story: A Female Vet and PTSD The Legion Offers Emergency Funds Hearing Probes VA Med Center Conditions Homeownership Report Released Vet Job Opportunities in Arizona WWII Conference Streamed Online Print and Post This Week's Veterans Report Headline Military News Warning: VA ID Cards Are Easily ScannedAnyone with a smartphone and a bar code app can scan any Department of Veterans Affairs identification card issued since 2004. Read More Low Cost VGLI Alternative from $1 a DayVGLI too much? Protect your family for less. Read More DoD Considers Closing CONUS CommissariesThe Defense Commissary Agency has been asked by the Defense Department to submit a plan for closing stateside commissaries. Read More Wounded Warrior Care Makes StridesNovember marks Warrior Care Month, a time to honor the contributions of those who provide medical and non-medical care to wounded warriors. Read More Study Shows Vets Struggle to Translate ExperienceAccording to a recent survey, more than 70 percent of hiring managers admit having a hard time making business sense of military experience. Read More Transportation & Logistics Jobs for VetsVeterans looking for jobs in the transportation and logistics industry have access to a very strong resource. Read More Chenega Committed to Hiring VeteransStart your civilian career with a global technology and industrial leader that can provide endless opportunity. Read More Featured Deal: Extra 10%* Off Select PCs & TabletsSave an extra 10 percent off tablets and PCs with this exclusive military offer. Read More VA Loans: A Buyer's Advantage in a Sellers' MarketVeterans may have a leg up with VA loans when it comes to winning bidding wars in a sellers' market. Read More Law Prohibits Employment DiscriminationEmployees who satisfy the eligibility requirement are entitled to re-employment as long as they are a member of the U.S. armed service. Read More PFC Lynch to Speak at CCMEJessica Lynch, the first successfully rescued POW since WWII, will provide the keynote for this year's Council of College and Military Educators' (CCME) 2014 Professional Development Symposium in Savannah GA. Read More Defending Earned Military BenefitsThe Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission (MCRMC) was authorized by Congress to examine all forms of military compensation. Read More The Candy Bomber Returns65 years after the Berlin Airlift, its renowned 'candy bomber,' 93 year old retired General Gail Halvorsen boarded a vintage C-47 Skytrain on November 9, 2013 to celebrate the anniversary. Read More Coast Guard to Reduce TA BenefitThe Coast Guard will soon announce the return of a 75/25 cost-share based Tuition Assistance Program for Fiscal Year 2014. Read More CHAMPVA Offers Dental InsuranceThe VA is offering eligible veterans and family members to purchase affordable dental insurance beginning Nov. 15. Read More A Veteran's Story: A Female Vet and PTSDFormerly homeless veteran Casondra Williams PTSD went undiagnosed and untreated for years until she asked the VA for help. Read her story. Read More The Legion Offers Emergency FundsThe American Legion's National Emergency Fund is ready to assist American Legion family members and posts as the Midwest recovers from a series of violent storms.Read More Hearing Probes VA Med Center ConditionsDuring a Nov. 13 congressional hearing, two "whistleblowers" described the culture of negligence that has compromised patient safety at the G.V. Montgomery VA Medical Center in Jackson, Miss. Read More Homeownership Report ReleasedThe U.S. Census Bureau has released a brief which uses the ACS 3-year estimates to focus on homeownership rates and home values for smaller areas. Read More Vet Job Opportunities in ArizonaArizona State Parks is partnering with the Department of Veterans Affairs to offer a new program providing job opportunities for homeless or returning U.S. military veterans.Read More WWII Conference Streamed OnlineThe 2013 International Conference on World War II was streamed live online, free of charge, Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 21-23. Read More