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Mark Esper, newly appointed Secretary of Defense, established a task force to deal with cancer-causing chemicals found in water sources on military bases. Concerns were initially raised when an environmental advocacy group concluded that at least 175 military installations nationwide are contaminated by fluorinated compounds known as PFAS. Esper told reporters at the Pentagon last […]

The Veteran’s Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, a bill introduced by Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga. and Jon Tester, D-Mont. in February, will go into effect December of this year. This new law will provide Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for veterans that are eligible for disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, clothing allowances, and indemnity compensation for any […]

As more and more veterans find themselves in need of healthcare following service in both Iraq and Afghanistan, it becomes more and more important for this care to be readily available for every former servicemember upon their return home. Unfortunately, new data from the spatial-analytics firm Esri shows that healthcare covered by Veterans Affairs is […]