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SOURCE: www.akaka.senate.gov Washington, D.C . . . President Barack Obama will sign the Congressional Gold Medal for Japanese American Veterans Act into law tomorrow in the Oval Office of the White House, announced Senator Daniel K. Akaka, a strong supporter [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.dol.gov Washington, D.C. . . . Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today issued the following statement on the president’s proclamation of October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month 2010. The theme for this year is “Talent Has No [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.dol.gov US Department of Labor’s ‘Add Us In’ initiative provides more than $2.4 million to improve employment opportunities for people with disabilities Washington, D.C. . . . As part of its “Add Us In” initiative, the U.S. Department of [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.hhs.gov Affordable Care Act will help states plan for health insurance exchanges The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today awarded nearly $49 million to help 48 states and the District of Columbia plan for the establishment [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.opm.gov Pilot brings best of private sector programs to enhance employee well-being Washington, DC . . . The Washington, DC campuses of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Department of the Interior (DOI), and the General Services [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.tomlatham.house.gov LEGISLATION WOULD GRANT FULL VETERAN STATUS TO GUARD AND RESERVE RETIREES Washington, Sep 28 – Legislation co-authored by Iowa Congressman Tom Latham to grant retired Guard and Reserve members full veteran status received the approval of the U.S. [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.va.gov Washington, D.C. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) policy on disclosure of adverse medical events was praised as a “valuable resource for all health care institution” in an article in a recent issue of the the New England [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.va.gov Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Erick K. Shinseki, today announced the publication of a final regulation in the Federal Register that makes it easier for Veterans to obtain Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care and disability compensation for [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.tricare.mil Falls Church, VA . . . TRICARE already meets or exceeds most of the new health care provisions which took effect Sept. 23, 2010, under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).  The PPACA provides new or [...] Read More

SOURCE: www.nteu.org Washington, D.C. . . . The National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) today offered its support for House legislation that would provide federal employees and their beneficiaries with a lump sum benefit payment as the first option under the [...] Read More