Wounded Warrior Program Announces 32 Grants to Military, Vet Service Organizations
To support Veterans and ensure that all resources are available to them, the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) has announced the second phase of the 2021 Veterans Service Organization Partnerships.
USAA Can't Open Overseas Accounts
USAA has been unable to open new overseas accounts or amend existing ones for the past year because it does not hold a foreign banking license.
Texas Cuts Guard Benefits to Spend Millions on Border Mission
As Operation Lone Star, active-duty operations at the Texas/Mexico border, have been vastly expanded to a $300 million budget, Texas has cut its tuition assistance by $1.4 million. That is half of their entire budget.
California Orders Stimulus Checks to Auto-Owners Affected by COVID
There will be 4.5 million Californians who will receive assistance through the Golden State Stimulus II plan between October 31 and January 1 to car owners affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lenders of Car Loans Seeing Fewer Delinquencies
According to TransUnion's Credit Industry Insight Report, auto loan delinquencies remain exceptionally low for the second quarter of 2021 despite the short but deep recession last year and lingering unemployment.
Penn Mutual Life Insurance to Donate $3 Million to Veterans
Penn Mutual Insurance Company has pledged $3 million over 10 years to help The American College of Financial Services improve its programs and services for veterans.
VA Adapts Home Loans to Current Real Estate Market
To help service members purchase their dream house during the pandemic era, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has made certain adjustments to the VA home loan program to streamline the application procedure and eligibility criteria.
Military Supply of Prescription Drugs Not Yet Impacted
Military officials have avoided the shortages of prescription drugs caused by current national supply chain issues despite reports of increasing needs.
Marines Must Get Vaccine by Nov. 28 or Face Separation
Marines who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine by the Nov. 28 deadline will be booted out, the Marine Corps said on Oct. 25.
CVS replaces Walmart in TRICARE Pharmacy Network
Wal-Mart's decision to leave the Tricare pharmacy network after three years is attributed to its refusal to offer "more competitive discounts" to military health benefit holders, according to Express Scripts, the pharmacy benefit manager for the health insurance provider.
TBI, PTSD Discharges of Marines, Sailors Reviewed by Navy
Marines and sailors with mental health issues such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury and sexual trauma will have their discharge upgrade applications re-evaluated by the Navy.
Construction Prices Rise, Number of New Home Applications Fall
According to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA’s) Builder Application Survey (BAS), the number of mortgages for newly constructed homes plunged 16.2% from September 2020.
Officials from Southern Oregon Counties Ask for National Guard Help With Illegal Pot Farms
As part of a state of emergency declared by a southern Oregon county on the same day as a sharp increase in illegal cannabis farms, police raided a marijuana grow site that contained more than 2 tons of processed marijuana as well as 17,500 pot plants in the last two weeks.
Tricare and VA Announce CPAP Machine Recall
For those who have sleep apnea disorder, the Department of Veterans Affairs and Tricare are notifying patients that CPAP machines have been recalled. CPAP machines are used to treat sleep apnea, also known as sleep apnea syndrome, which is when breathing stops and starts intermittently while one is asleep.
Peoples Bank Hosts Carepackage Drive for Veterans, Military
Peoples State Bank's 10 retail branches in central, northern, and southeastern Wisconsin will conduct a military care donation campaign to help Wisconsin soldiers and veterans. The collection will be open through November 11th, Veteran's Day.
The VA is set to hire 2,000 New Employees to Process Benefit Claims
It has been announced that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) expects to add approximately 2,000 new employees from this month onwards to help with the expected growth in backlogged benefit claims. It is estimated that the number of claims backlogged has tripled since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021.
Kent State Veterans Helps Other Military Students Transition
After serving on the other side of the world for almost two years in an armored regiment of the United States Marine Corps, Mark Stillion said that it was a significant challenge just for him to walk to class at Kent State University.
Climate Finance Strategy Established by White House
The Biden administration has released a strategy report outlining its government-wide effort to face the threat of climate change on the day after the Labor Department released new guidelines on how to choose investments based on environmental, social and governance factors.
PenFed Credit Union CEO Schenck Wins AUSA's John Dixon Award
The second-largest federal credit union in the nation, PenFed Credit Union, recently announced that its president and CEO, James Schenck, won the Association of the United States Army's John W. Dixon Award.
Public Now Allowed to Lay Flowers on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
There has not been a wreath laid on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the general public in almost a century. The ceremony will commemorate the centennial of the Tomb. Earlier this year, members of the 3rd US Infantry Regiment conducted a memorial service at the tomb.