by Mark Wasserbauer | Aug 3, 2016 | Legislative, National
For Immediate Release: July 20, 2016 WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) announced that a bill she introduced to increase job opportunities for veterans has passed Congress and is headed to the President’s desk to be signed into law. Rural communities...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Aug 2, 2016 | Benefits, Medical
Patricia Kime, Military Times 2:23 p.m. EDT July 27, 2016 (Photo: Damien Salas, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall) The Defense Health Agency has taken steps to ensure that Tricare beneficiaries will see little disruption in their health services when two contractors take...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jul 26, 2016 | Legislative, National, National Guard, News, Politics, Veterans
Representative Tim Walz (D-MN) announced his intention to seek the Ranking Member seat on the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee in a letter to his colleagues, following Rep. Corrine Brown’s recent departure from the Ranking Member position. In an...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jul 26, 2016 | Benefits, Medical
New regional TRICARE contracts were awarded on July 21, 2016. The East Region contract goes to Humana Government Business, Inc. of Louisville, Kentucky. The West Region contract goes to Health Net Federal Services, LLC of Rancho Cordova, California. Under the new...
by Mark Wasserbauer | Jul 25, 2016 | National Guard, News
By: Jake Allen July 24, 2016 … Updated: July 24, 2016 at 7:54 am Sherry Jenkins, a retired Air Force chief master sergeant, got to rock ‘n’ roll all day and all night with one of her favorite bands Monday. Jenkins and her husband, Tim, were invited...